MS 2516 (P006084)
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 2516Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
77.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 18.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 2(N20) 3(N05) , BA
1.b. 1(N05) , GI
2.a. 1(N14) 4(N01) , UDU~a
2.b. 3(N01) , GI
3. 1(N52) , BA#
4. , [...]
column 2
1.a. 2(N20) 1(N05) ,
1.b. 3(N05) , GI
2.a. 1(N14) 3(N01) , UDU~a
2.b. 5(N01) , GI
3. 1(N52) ,
4. 2(N01) , SZU2
5. 3(N01) , KID~b#
6. 1(N01)# , [NAR SU~a]
column 3
1.a. 2(N20) 2(N05) , BA
1.b. 2(N05)# [...] , GI#
2.a. 1(N14) 5(N01) , [UDU~a]
2.b. [1(N01)] , [GI]
3. 1(N52)# ,
4. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1.a. [...] 2(N20)# [...] , [...]
1.b1. [5(N20) 2(N05)] , [BA]
1.b2. [...] , [GI]
2.a. 5(N14) 1(N01) , UDU~a
2.b1. 4(N14) 2(N01) , [BA]
2.b2. 9(N01) , GI#
3. 3(N52)# ,
4. 2(N01) , SZU2
5. 3(N01) , KID~b
6. 1(N01) , NAR SU~a
7. 1(N34) , NIM~a
column 2
1. , [...]
obverse
column 1
1.a. 2(N20) 3(N05) , BA
1.b. 1(N05) , GI
2.a. 1(N14) 4(N01) , UDU~a
2.b. 3(N01) , GI
3. 1(N52) , BA#
4. , [...]
column 2
1.a. 2(N20) 1(N05) ,
1.b. 3(N05) , GI
2.a. 1(N14) 3(N01) , UDU~a
2.b. 5(N01) , GI
3. 1(N52) ,
4. 2(N01) , SZU2
5. 3(N01) , KID~b#
6. 1(N01)# , [NAR SU~a]
column 3
1.a. 2(N20) 2(N05) , BA
1.b. 2(N05)# [...] , GI#
2.a. 1(N14) 5(N01) , [UDU~a]
2.b. [1(N01)] , [GI]
3. 1(N52)# ,
4. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1.a. [...] 2(N20)# [...] , [...]
1.b1. [5(N20) 2(N05)] , [BA]
1.b2. [...] , [GI]
2.a. 5(N14) 1(N01) , UDU~a
2.b1. 4(N14) 2(N01) , [BA]
2.b2. 9(N01) , GI#
3. 3(N52)# ,
4. 2(N01) , SZU2
5. 3(N01) , KID~b
6. 1(N01) , NAR SU~a
7. 1(N34) , NIM~a
column 2
1. , [...]
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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): 77.0 high × 60.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Undetermined
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: MS 2516
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
- Elevation:
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- Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
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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 2516 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006084.
MS 2516 artifact entry (No. P006084). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006084
MS 2516 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006084 (Accessed: November 8, 2025).
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