MS 2393 (P006035)
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 2393Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
110.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 21.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , SZE~a# X [...] UR3~b2
2. 1(N14) 5(N01)# , SZE~a APIN~a# TAK4~a U2~b
3. 2(N01) , DU DU GIR3~c
4. 2(N14) , AN SZE~a
5. 3(N05) , 3(N57) |EN2.E2~b| AN
6. 5(N05) 4(N08~c) , UNUG~a 3(N57) |EN2.E2~b|
7. 2(N01) 3(N08) , 3(N57) |EN2.E2~a| GU7
column 2
1. 1(N01) , SAL |1(N57).SZUBUR|
2. 1(N01) , SZE~a GUKKAL~c
3. 1(N01) , 3(N57) SANGA~a
4. 1(N01) , UNUG~a SAG? GISZ3~b
5.a. 1(N20) 5(N05) , UNUG~a GI
5.b. 4(N03) ,
6.a. 4(N05) , UNUG~a TUR@g AB~a
6.b. 2(N03) ,
7. 2(N01) , UNUG~a ZATU826 RAD~a
8. 1(N01) , PAP~a SAL GIR3~c
9. 4(N01) , SI SAL KI BU~a
10. 2(N01) 3(N08) , TAK4~a U2~b DUG~a GAR
column 3
1. 4(N01) , SZE~a APIN~a 3(N57) SANGA~a
2. 1(N01) 1(N08) , AN# NAM2# NAR#
3. 5(N14) , ZATU659# SAG
4. 1(N14) , LISZ SAL
5. 1(N14) , SZU DARA4~c4 ZATU749~b
6. 2(N14) , KAB GISZ3~b SAL
7. 1(N14) , TUR@g UNUG~a
8. 2(N03) , SI RU
column 4
1. 5(N01) , AN SZE~a
2.a. 1(N04)? , HI@g~a UNUG~a GI
2.b. 3(N02)#? ,
3. 1(N19) 5(N04) , TAK4~a U2~b APIN~a
4.a. 2(N19) , HI@g~a 3(N57) |EN2.E2~b|
4.b. 3(N01) , UH?
5. 1(N04) , HI@g~a AN
6. 1(N19) , UNUG~a GI
7.a. 1(N01) , SI X RU SZE~a BU~a
7.b. , 1(N08~b)
8. , GU7# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N45) 5(N14) 4(N01) 1(N08) , SZE~a GU7
2. 6(N19) 5(N04) 1(N08) ,
column 2
1. 1(N34) 2(N19) 3(N04) 2(N08) , SZE~a GU7
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , SZE~a# X [...] UR3~b2
2. 1(N14) 5(N01)# , SZE~a APIN~a# TAK4~a U2~b
3. 2(N01) , DU DU GIR3~c
4. 2(N14) , AN SZE~a
5. 3(N05) , 3(N57) |EN2.E2~b| AN
6. 5(N05) 4(N08~c) , UNUG~a 3(N57) |EN2.E2~b|
7. 2(N01) 3(N08) , 3(N57) |EN2.E2~a| GU7
column 2
1. 1(N01) , SAL |1(N57).SZUBUR|
2. 1(N01) , SZE~a GUKKAL~c
3. 1(N01) , 3(N57) SANGA~a
4. 1(N01) , UNUG~a SAG? GISZ3~b
5.a. 1(N20) 5(N05) , UNUG~a GI
5.b. 4(N03) ,
6.a. 4(N05) , UNUG~a TUR@g AB~a
6.b. 2(N03) ,
7. 2(N01) , UNUG~a ZATU826 RAD~a
8. 1(N01) , PAP~a SAL GIR3~c
9. 4(N01) , SI SAL KI BU~a
10. 2(N01) 3(N08) , TAK4~a U2~b DUG~a GAR
column 3
1. 4(N01) , SZE~a APIN~a 3(N57) SANGA~a
2. 1(N01) 1(N08) , AN# NAM2# NAR#
3. 5(N14) , ZATU659# SAG
4. 1(N14) , LISZ SAL
5. 1(N14) , SZU DARA4~c4 ZATU749~b
6. 2(N14) , KAB GISZ3~b SAL
7. 1(N14) , TUR@g UNUG~a
8. 2(N03) , SI RU
column 4
1. 5(N01) , AN SZE~a
2.a. 1(N04)? , HI@g~a UNUG~a GI
2.b. 3(N02)#? ,
3. 1(N19) 5(N04) , TAK4~a U2~b APIN~a
4.a. 2(N19) , HI@g~a 3(N57) |EN2.E2~b|
4.b. 3(N01) , UH?
5. 1(N04) , HI@g~a AN
6. 1(N19) , UNUG~a GI
7.a. 1(N01) , SI X RU SZE~a BU~a
7.b. , 1(N08~b)
8. , GU7# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N45) 5(N14) 4(N01) 1(N08) , SZE~a GU7
2. 6(N19) 5(N04) 1(N08) ,
column 2
1. 1(N34) 2(N19) 3(N04) 2(N08) , SZE~a GU7
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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): 110.0 high × 71.0 wide × 21.0 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 2393
- 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 09:17:11 | 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 2393 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006035.
MS 2393 artifact entry (No. P006035). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006035
MS 2393 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006035 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-07]},
year = {2002},
month = {feb 21},
title = {MS 2393 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P006035},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006035},
}
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