MS 2517 (P006085)
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 2517Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
56.0 mm × 92.0 mm × 21.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] X
column 2
1. [...] , [...] X
2. 2(N01)# , AN BAR BA U2~b
3. 4(N01)# , X NI~a
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] , [...] NI~a#
3. 1(N01)# , URI3~a# IB~a
4.a. 3(N01) ,
4.b. 1(N01) ,
4.c. , TAK4~a KASZ~c |1(N57).AB2|?
5. 2(N01) , GUG2 NI~a
6. 2(N01) [...] , X [...]
column 4
1. 1(N01)# [...] , X [...]
2. 2(N01) , ZATU749~b DARA4~c1 A
3. 2(N01) , GU GA2~a2 ZATU694~c
4. 2(N01) , AN GU DU
5.a. 1(N14) 1(N01) , NA~a# AL
5.b. 1(N01) , MASZ DUR~b
6. 2(N01) , URI3~a A
7. 3(N01) , E2~b NAR#
column 5
1. , KU6~a# RAD~a# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. 2(N34)# , NE~a NUNUZ~a2
3. 1(N01)# , TUN3~a
4. [...] , [...] X X KU6~a RAD~a X
column 2
1. , [...]
column 3
1. , [...] AN# SUM~b# KI#?
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] X
column 2
1. [...] , [...] X
2. 2(N01)# , AN BAR BA U2~b
3. 4(N01)# , X NI~a
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] , [...] NI~a#
3. 1(N01)# , URI3~a# IB~a
4.a. 3(N01) ,
4.b. 1(N01) ,
4.c. , TAK4~a KASZ~c |1(N57).AB2|?
5. 2(N01) , GUG2 NI~a
6. 2(N01) [...] , X [...]
column 4
1. 1(N01)# [...] , X [...]
2. 2(N01) , ZATU749~b DARA4~c1 A
3. 2(N01) , GU GA2~a2 ZATU694~c
4. 2(N01) , AN GU DU
5.a. 1(N14) 1(N01) , NA~a# AL
5.b. 1(N01) , MASZ DUR~b
6. 2(N01) , URI3~a A
7. 3(N01) , E2~b NAR#
column 5
1. , KU6~a# RAD~a# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. 2(N34)# , NE~a NUNUZ~a2
3. 1(N01)# , TUN3~a
4. [...] , [...] X X KU6~a RAD~a X
column 2
1. , [...]
column 3
1. , [...] AN# SUM~b# KI#?
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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): 56.0 high × 92.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Undetermined
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: MS 2517
- 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 2517 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006085.
MS 2517 artifact entry (No. P006085). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006085
MS 2517 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006085 (Accessed: November 8, 2025).
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year = {2002},
month = {feb 21},
title = {MS 2517 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006085},
}
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