MS 2515 (P006083)
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 2515Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
78.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 23.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(N01)# , TAK4~a# A# GU
2. 3(N01) , NI~a MUSZEN MASZ
3. 1(N01) , SI LA2 AN
4. 2(N01) , MUSZEN AD~a GI
5. 1(N01) , LA2 NA~a
6. 1(N01) , KASZ~c MAR~a
column 2
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] 2(N01)# , [...]
3. 1(N01) , GU NUNUZ~a1
4. 1(N01) , GU4@g HI@g~a AL
5. 3(N01) , TAK4~a A EN~a
6. 2(N01) , SI GISZ3~b NE~a
7. 1(N34) , BA NUNUZ~a1 AN BAR
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] 1(N01)# , X AN
3. 1(N01) , 4(N57) KU6~a NI~a
4. 3(N01) , UDU~a KA~a
5. 1(N01) , AN U2~b DA~a
6. 1(N01) , DARA4~c1 ZATU822 A
7. 2(N01) , GI6 A
column 4
1. [...] , [...] X
2. 1(N01) , LA2 SIG2~a1 GISZ3~b
3. 1(N01) , UD5~a
4. 1(N01) , DIM~a GI
5. 1(N01) , AL NA~a 2(N57)
6. 1(N01) , NA~a MA NUNUZ~a0
7. 2(N01) , GI6 KUR~a NUNUZ~a0
column 5
1. [...] , [...]
2. 1(N01) , AN NI~a
3. 1(N01) , NI~a GISZ3~b AN MA
4. , BA IB~a URI3~a |SZE~a.NAM2|
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N14) 7(N01) , UD5~a
2. 9(N01) , UTUA~a
3. 8(N01) , UDUNITA~a
4. 2(N14) 6(N01) , NUN~b
5. 1(N14)# 8(N01)# , [...]
column 2
1. 1(N34) 1(N14) 8(N01) , UDU~a
2. 1(N01) , GU4@g
3. 1(N34)# [...] , NUNUZ~a1# [...]
obverse
column 1
1. 4(N01)# , TAK4~a# A# GU
2. 3(N01) , NI~a MUSZEN MASZ
3. 1(N01) , SI LA2 AN
4. 2(N01) , MUSZEN AD~a GI
5. 1(N01) , LA2 NA~a
6. 1(N01) , KASZ~c MAR~a
column 2
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] 2(N01)# , [...]
3. 1(N01) , GU NUNUZ~a1
4. 1(N01) , GU4@g HI@g~a AL
5. 3(N01) , TAK4~a A EN~a
6. 2(N01) , SI GISZ3~b NE~a
7. 1(N34) , BA NUNUZ~a1 AN BAR
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] 1(N01)# , X AN
3. 1(N01) , 4(N57) KU6~a NI~a
4. 3(N01) , UDU~a KA~a
5. 1(N01) , AN U2~b DA~a
6. 1(N01) , DARA4~c1 ZATU822 A
7. 2(N01) , GI6 A
column 4
1. [...] , [...] X
2. 1(N01) , LA2 SIG2~a1 GISZ3~b
3. 1(N01) , UD5~a
4. 1(N01) , DIM~a GI
5. 1(N01) , AL NA~a 2(N57)
6. 1(N01) , NA~a MA NUNUZ~a0
7. 2(N01) , GI6 KUR~a NUNUZ~a0
column 5
1. [...] , [...]
2. 1(N01) , AN NI~a
3. 1(N01) , NI~a GISZ3~b AN MA
4. , BA IB~a URI3~a |SZE~a.NAM2|
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N14) 7(N01) , UD5~a
2. 9(N01) , UTUA~a
3. 8(N01) , UDUNITA~a
4. 2(N14) 6(N01) , NUN~b
5. 1(N14)# 8(N01)# , [...]
column 2
1. 1(N34) 1(N14) 8(N01) , UDU~a
2. 1(N01) , GU4@g
3. 1(N34)# [...] , NUNUZ~a1# [...]
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): 78.0 high × 76.0 wide × 23.0 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 2515
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No:
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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 09:17:23 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-02-02 at 15:13:34 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:13:20 | 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 2515 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006083.
MS 2515 artifact entry (No. P006083). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006083
MS 2515 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006083 (Accessed: November 10, 2025).
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year = {2002},
month = {feb 21},
title = {MS 2515 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006083},
}
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