MSVO 1, 001 (P005068)
Administrative, Uruk III, uncertain · c. 3200 BCE–2900 BCE
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| Designation | MSVO 1, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P005068 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1926-0561 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| Language | Proto-cuneiform |
| Period | Uruk III · c. 3200 BCE–2900 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr) |
| Coordinates | 32.7181, 44.7796 |
English translation
By Englund, Robert K. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 1.a | 25 bur3 4 iku field, in barley, of the chief exchange agent, |
| obverse col 1 1.b | 2 bur3, male and female laborers, |
| obverse col 1 1.c | 47(+) bur3 field, irrigated; |
| obverse col 1 2.a | 30 bur3 2 eše3 4 iku field, in barley, of the equid herder, |
| obverse col 1 2.b | 2 bur3, male and female laborers, |
| obverse col 1 2.c | 42 bur3 1 eše3 5 iku field, irrigated; |
| obverse col 1 3.a | 31(+) bur3 1 iku field, in barley, of the chief justice, |
| obverse col 1 3.b | 4 bur3, male and female laborers, |
| obverse col 1 3.c | 38 bur3 1 eše3 2 iku field, irrigated; |
| obverse col 2 1.a | 20(+) field, in barley, of the wife of the lord, |
| obverse col 2 1.b | 2(+) bur3, male and female laborers, |
| obverse col 2 1.c | ... field, irrigated; |
| obverse col 2 2.a | 14(+) bur3 2 eše3 field, in barley, of the priest of NIRU (Jemdet Nasr), |
| obverse col 2 2.b | 2 bur3 ... male and female laborers, |
| obverse col 2 2.c | ... field, irrigated; |
| obverse col 2 3 | ... of NIRU, measured fields of the households; |
| reverse col 1 1 | 1 šar2 50 ... bur3 field, in barley, |
| reverse col 1 2 | 12(+) bur3, male and female laborers, |
| reverse col 1 3 | 3 šar2 25(+) bur3 field, irrigated; |
| reverse col 2 1 | 5 šar2 34 bur3 3 iku, total field, measured land of NIRU, agricultural household. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1.a | 2(N50) 4(N14)# 4(N01) , GAN2# |SZE~a&SZE~a|# GAL~a SZAB~a | |
| 1.b | 2(N14)# , GURUSZ~a SAL | |
| 1.c | 4(N50)# 7(N14)# [N] , GAN2 KI A | |
| 2.a | 3(N50)#? 2(N22) 4(N01) , |SZE~a&SZE~a| GAN2# GIR3@g~b# PA~a | |
| 2.b | 2(N14) , GURUSZ~a SAL | |
| 2.c | 4(N50) 2(N14) 1(N22) 5(N01) , GAN2 KI# A# | |
| 3.a | 3(N50)# [...] 1(N14) 1(N01) , |SZE~a&SZE~a| BA [GAN2] NAM2# DI# | |
| 3.b | 4(N14) , GURUSZ~a# [SAL] | |
| 3.c | 3(N50)# 8(N14)# 1(N22)# 2(N01) , GAN2# KI# A# | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1.a | [2(N50) N] , [|SZE~a&SZE~a| GAN2] EN~c# SAL# | |
| 1.b | [2(N14) N?] , [GURUSZ~a SAL] | |
| 1.c | [N] , [GAN2 KI A] | |
| 2.a | 1(N50) [n?] 4(N14) 2(N22)# , |SZE~a&SZE~a|# ME~a# |NI~a.RU| | |
| 2.b | 2(N14)# [n?] , GURUSZ~a# SAL# | |
| 2.c | [N] , [GAN2 KI A] | |
| 3 | , U4 |NI~a.RU| A#? KI BU~a AB~a# | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [1(N45)] 5(N50)# [N] , [GAN2 |SZE~a&SZE~a|] | |
| 2 | 1(N50)# [2(N14) n] , [GURUSZ~a SAL] | |
| 3 | 3(N45)# 2(N50)# 5(N14)# [N] , [GAN2 KI A] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 5(N45)# 3(N50)# 4(N14)# 3(N01) , LAGAB~b GAN2 BU~a KI |NI~a.RU| AB~a APIN~a# | |
Sources & licences
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