MS 2387 (P006029)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMuseum Number
MS 2387Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
81.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 17.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N01) , SAGSZU A GU DU
2. 1(N01) , I GI6
3. 1(N01) , NUN~a SIG7
4. 1(N01) , TI
5. 1(N01) , AN LA2 NUNUZ~a1
6. 1(N01) , UD5~a
7. 2(N01) , SAG@g DA~a
8. 1(N01) , KU~b1 ZATU697~a
column 2
1. 9(N01) , X AN DU URI3~a
2. 1(N01) , ZATU694~c SA~a GIR3@g~c
3. 2(N01) , LA2 NUNUZ~a1 ZATU776
4. 4(N01) , A NI~a NE~a
5. 1(N01) , I MAR~a
6. 2(N01) , TUN3~a A NI~a
7. 1(N01) , NA~a U2~b
8. 1(N01) , EN~a APIN~a AB~b
9. 1(N01) , AN DA~a ZATU837~a
column 3
1. 1(N01) , [...]
2. 1(N01) , X [...]
3. 1(N01) , [...]
4. 1(N01) , [...]
5. 1(N01) , ZATU821# [...]
6. 1(N01) , AN# LU2#?
7. 1(N01) , NAR GA2~a2
8. 2(N01) , MUSZEN X BA
9. 2(N01) , MA#? AN DA~a#
10. 1(N01) , NI~a NIM~b2# X
column 4
1. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
2. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
3. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
4. 1(N01)# , [...]
5. 1(N01)# , X NE~a# [...]
6. 2(N01)# , DA~a#? [...]
7. 2(N01)# [...] , [...]
8. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , X E2~b?
2. 2(N01) , GIR3~c
3. [...] , X
4. [...] , X
5. [...] 3(N01)#? , X NI~a#
6. [...] , X
7. , BA#
column 3
1. 1(N34) 6(N01) , UDU~a
2. 1(N01) , NE~a GU4
3. , NIN SIG 1(N57) BA ZATU821 GI
column 2
1. 2(N01) , U8
2. 1(N14) 3(N01) , UD5~a
3. 1(N14) 7(N01) , UTUA~a#
4. 2(N01) , UDUNITA~a
5. 2(N14) 1(N01) , NUN~b#
6. 1(N14) 1(N01) , MASZ2#
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N01) , SAGSZU A GU DU
2. 1(N01) , I GI6
3. 1(N01) , NUN~a SIG7
4. 1(N01) , TI
5. 1(N01) , AN LA2 NUNUZ~a1
6. 1(N01) , UD5~a
7. 2(N01) , SAG@g DA~a
8. 1(N01) , KU~b1 ZATU697~a
column 2
1. 9(N01) , X AN DU URI3~a
2. 1(N01) , ZATU694~c SA~a GIR3@g~c
3. 2(N01) , LA2 NUNUZ~a1 ZATU776
4. 4(N01) , A NI~a NE~a
5. 1(N01) , I MAR~a
6. 2(N01) , TUN3~a A NI~a
7. 1(N01) , NA~a U2~b
8. 1(N01) , EN~a APIN~a AB~b
9. 1(N01) , AN DA~a ZATU837~a
column 3
1. 1(N01) , [...]
2. 1(N01) , X [...]
3. 1(N01) , [...]
4. 1(N01) , [...]
5. 1(N01) , ZATU821# [...]
6. 1(N01) , AN# LU2#?
7. 1(N01) , NAR GA2~a2
8. 2(N01) , MUSZEN X BA
9. 2(N01) , MA#? AN DA~a#
10. 1(N01) , NI~a NIM~b2# X
column 4
1. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
2. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
3. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
4. 1(N01)# , [...]
5. 1(N01)# , X NE~a# [...]
6. 2(N01)# , DA~a#? [...]
7. 2(N01)# [...] , [...]
8. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , X E2~b?
2. 2(N01) , GIR3~c
3. [...] , X
4. [...] , X
5. [...] 3(N01)#? , X NI~a#
6. [...] , X
7. , BA#
column 3
1. 1(N34) 6(N01) , UDU~a
2. 1(N01) , NE~a GU4
3. , NIN SIG 1(N57) BA ZATU821 GI
column 2
1. 2(N01) , U8
2. 1(N14) 3(N01) , UD5~a
3. 1(N14) 7(N01) , UTUA~a#
4. 2(N01) , UDUNITA~a
5. 2(N14) 1(N01) , NUN~b#
6. 1(N14) 1(N01) , MASZ2#
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 81.0 high × 58.0 wide × 17.0 thick
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Undetermined
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: MS 2387
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
- Elevation:
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- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
- Dates Referenced:
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2018-02-12 at 09:17:10 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-02-02 at 15:13:32 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:13:19 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-02-21 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“MS 2387 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006029.
MS 2387 artifact entry (No. P006029). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006029
MS 2387 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006029 (Accessed: November 6, 2025).
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}
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