MS 4486 (P006289)
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 4486Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
74.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 21.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 3(N01) , 1(N26)
1.b. 1(N42~a) ,
2.a1. 2(N01) , DU8~c
2.a2. 2(N01) , ZATU726~d
2.a3. 2(N01) , SIG2~a1
2.b. 1(N25) 1(N28~c) ,
3.a. 5(N01) , ZATU845
3.b. 1(N30~c) ,
4.a. 1(N14) , 4(N57) GAR
4.b. 1(N42~a) ,
5.a. 5(N01) , SZA@g
5.b. 1(N28~c) ,
column 2
1.a. 5(N01) , |(SZAxHI@g~a)~a|
1.b. 1(N28~c) ,
2.a. 5(N01) , DU8~c@g
2.b. 1(N28~c) ,
3.a. 5(N01) , SAG TUG2~a#?
3.b. 1(N25)? ,
4. 1(N39~a) 1(N57) 1(N39~a) 1(N24) 1(N26) , SZE~a
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N01) , SUHUR BA
2. 3(N01) , 4(N57) SUHUR
3. 1(N08) 1(N57) 1(N08) , MU SZESZ~a MAH~a GIR~b
4. 2(N01) , SZESZ~a ZATU714 |ZATU759xKU6~a|
5. 3(N08)# [...] , SZESZ~a MAH~a
6. [...] , [...] SUHUR#? KU6~a
column 2
1. 2(N14) , AB~b |KU6~a+KU6~a| 1(N02)
2. 1(N01) , ZATU846 1(N02)
3. 2(N01) , KI@n UZ~a
4. 1(N01) , UDU~a |MAH~axX|
5. 1(N08) , AB~b GIR~b
6. 4(N08) , |(SUKUD+SUKUD)~b| X
column 3
1.a. 1(N39~a) 1(N24) , ZATU714
1.b1. 1(N24) , ZATU714?
1.b2. 1(N39~a) , HI@g~a
2. , MU
obverse
column 1
1.a. 3(N01) , 1(N26)
1.b. 1(N42~a) ,
2.a1. 2(N01) , DU8~c
2.a2. 2(N01) , ZATU726~d
2.a3. 2(N01) , SIG2~a1
2.b. 1(N25) 1(N28~c) ,
3.a. 5(N01) , ZATU845
3.b. 1(N30~c) ,
4.a. 1(N14) , 4(N57) GAR
4.b. 1(N42~a) ,
5.a. 5(N01) , SZA@g
5.b. 1(N28~c) ,
column 2
1.a. 5(N01) , |(SZAxHI@g~a)~a|
1.b. 1(N28~c) ,
2.a. 5(N01) , DU8~c@g
2.b. 1(N28~c) ,
3.a. 5(N01) , SAG TUG2~a#?
3.b. 1(N25)? ,
4. 1(N39~a) 1(N57) 1(N39~a) 1(N24) 1(N26) , SZE~a
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N01) , SUHUR BA
2. 3(N01) , 4(N57) SUHUR
3. 1(N08) 1(N57) 1(N08) , MU SZESZ~a MAH~a GIR~b
4. 2(N01) , SZESZ~a ZATU714 |ZATU759xKU6~a|
5. 3(N08)# [...] , SZESZ~a MAH~a
6. [...] , [...] SUHUR#? KU6~a
column 2
1. 2(N14) , AB~b |KU6~a+KU6~a| 1(N02)
2. 1(N01) , ZATU846 1(N02)
3. 2(N01) , KI@n UZ~a
4. 1(N01) , UDU~a |MAH~axX|
5. 1(N08) , AB~b GIR~b
6. 4(N08) , |(SUKUD+SUKUD)~b| X
column 3
1.a. 1(N39~a) 1(N24) , ZATU714
1.b1. 1(N24) , ZATU714?
1.b2. 1(N39~a) , HI@g~a
2. , MU
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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): 74.0 high × 67.0 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 4486
- 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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- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2018-02-12 at 09:17:05 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-02-02 at 15:13:39 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:13:25 | 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 4486 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006289.
MS 4486 artifact entry (No. P006289). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006289
MS 4486 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006289 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
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