MSVO 1, 004 (P005071)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 055591

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

75.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1.a1. 5(N34) 2(N14) , 1(N57) GAL~a SZAB~a
 en: 320 (ninda), the length, of the chief exchange agent,
1.a2. 4(N14) 2(N01) , 1(N58)
 en: 42, the width:
1.b1. 7(N14) , GAN2#
 en: 7 bur3 field,
1.b2. [1(N22) 2(N01) 4(N08)?] , [KI] BAR#
 en: 1 eše3 2 4/10 iku, perimeter land;
  calculation: 320 × 42 = 13,440 sar, = 7 bur3 + 8 4/10 iku
2.a1. 5(N34) 2(N14) , 1(N57) PA~a GIR3@g~b
 en: 320, the length, of the equid herder,
2.a2. 4(N14) 5(N01) , 1(N58)
 en: 45, the width:
2.b1. 6(N14) , GAN2
 en: 6 bur3 field,
2.b2. 2(N14) , KI BAR
 en: 2 bur3, perimeter land;
  calculation: 320 × 45 = 14,400 sar, = 6 bur3 + 2 bur3
3.a1. 5(N34) 5(N14) 4(N01)? , 1(N57) NAM2 DI
 en: 354, the length, of the chief justice,
3.a2. 3(N14) 7(N01) , 1(N58)
 en: 37, the width:
3.b1. 7(N14)# , [GAN2]
 en: 7 bur3 field,
3.b2. 5(N01)# , BAR#
 en: 5 iku, perimeter land;
  calculation: 354 × 37 = 13,098 sar, = 7 bur3 + 4 98/100 iku
4.a1. 5(N34) 5(N14) 4(N01)#? , [1(N57) ...]
 en: 354, the length, of the ...,
4.a2. 3(N14)# 7(N01)# , 1(N58)
 en: 37, the width:
4.b1. <7(N14) , GAN2>
 en: 7 bur3 field,
4.b2. 5(N01) , KI BAR
 en: 5 iku, perimeter land;
  calculation: 354 × 37 = 13,098 sar, = 7 bur3 + 4 98/100 iku
5.a1. 5(N34)# [...] , [1(N57) ...]
 en: 290, the length, of the ...,
5.a2. [...] , [1(N58)]
 en: ..., the width:
5.b1. 3(N14)# , [GAN2]
 en: 3 bur3 field,
5.b2. 1(N01) 7(N08) , [KI BAR]
 en: 1 7/10 iku, perimeter land;
  calculation: 354 × 37 = 13,098 sar, = 7 bur3 + 4 98/100 iku
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N45)# , EN~a [GAN2]
 en: 1 šar2 field of the lord;
  calculation in bur3: 30 × 2 = 60
2. 3(N50) , KI BU~a
 en: 30 bur3 field, measured;
  calculation in bur3: 7 + 6 + 7 + 7 + 3 = 30
3. 2(N14) 2(N01) 1(N08) , GISZ KI BAR
 en: 2 bur3 2 1/10 iku, wooded perimeter land;
  calculation in iku: 8 4/10 + 36 + 5 + 5 + 1 7/10 = 56 1/10 (text has 38 1/10, leaving out 2 bur3 of 2.d.)
column 2
1. 1(N45) 3(N50)# 2(N14)# 2(N01)# 1(N08) , GAN2 X GU4@g |NUN~a+NAM2| IL |HIxLAGAB~a|
 en: 1 šar2 32 bur3 2 1/10 iku field, ... .
  calculation: 1 šar2 + 30 bur3 + 2 bur3 2 1/10 iku = 1 šar2 32 bur3 2 1/10 iku

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 75.0 high × 56.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: MSVO 1, 4

    [Englund1991MSVO1] Englund, Robert K., Jean-Pierre Grégoire, and Roger J. Matthews. 1991. The Proto-Cuneiform Texts from Jemdet Nasr. I: Copies, Transliterations and Glossary. Materialien Zu Den Frühen Schriftzeugnissen Des Vorderen Orients (MSVO), Band 1. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

    75x56x18 - nearly complete surface measurement text - first edited C. Allotte de la Fuÿe, RA 27 (1930) 65-71 - discussed by P. Steinkeller, Jb. f. Wirtschaftsgeschichte 1987/S, 13ff.

  • history: OECT 7, 99

    [Langdon1928OECT7] Langdon, Stephen H. 1928. The H. Weld-Blundell Collection in the Ashmolean Museum. Pictographic Inscriptions from Jemdet Nasr, Excavated by the Oxford and Field Museum Expedition. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts, Vol. 7. London: Oxford University Press.

  • history: JESHO 39, p.1-41, p. 12

    [Liverani1996landscape] Liverani, Mario. 1996. “Reconstructing the Rural Landscape of the Ancient Near East.” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 39: 1–41.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 055591
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
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  • Excavation No: Ashm 1926,638
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-02-19 at 21:23:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-09-28 at 17:13:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-07 at 18:55:27 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:18 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:12:59 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MSVO 1, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005071.
MSVO 1, 004 artifact entry (No. P005071). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005071
MSVO 1, 004 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005071 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005071},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005071},
}


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