MS 4488 (P006291)
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 4488Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
111.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 22.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N01) , U4# U8# NE~a# URI3~a#? X GA2~a1#?
1.b1. 1(N01) , X
1.b2. 1(N01) , X X
2.a. 1(N01) , UD5~a# X BU~a#
2.b. , X
3.a. 1(N01) , X X
3.b. 1(N01) , X
4.a. 1(N01) , X X
4.b. , X X
5.a. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a# X
5.b. , KISZIK~a X X
6.a. 1(N01) , U8# EN~a X
6.b. , X
7.a. 1(N01) , UD5~a# MUD BU~a
7.b. , X X
8.a. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a#? X
8.b. , UR2 X KI
9.a. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a#? BU~a GI
9.b. SZU# E2~a# X ME~a#
10.a. 1(N01) , UD5~a# MUD# X X
10.b. , X X
column 2
1.a. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a# SZU#? [...]
1.b. , X ME~a#
2.a. 1(N01) , X X
2.b. , X [...]
3.a. 1(N01) , X EN~a#
3.b. , X [...]
4.a. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a# X BU~a
4.b. , MAR~a# X [...]
5.a. 1(N01) , SAL# NE~a# X
5.b. , X X
6.a. 1(N01) , GI6# ESZGAR# TUR# TI X
6.b. , [...]
7.a. 1(N01) , KIR11# KASKAL# X
7.b. 1(N01) , X
8. 1(N01) , GI6# ESZGAR# KASKAL# X X
9. 1(N01) , KIR11# X MUSZ3~a#? HAL#?
10. 1(N01) , KIR11# 3(N57) A TE A KU3~a
11. 1(N01) , NE~a UDUNITA~a NIMGIR
12. 1(N01) , [...] X EN~a# SI KI
13. 1(N01)# , U4# UDUNITA~a# EN~a# EN~a# BU~a# X
reverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N01) , U4 GU U8 GI
1.b. , GAL~a ZATU751~a
2. 1(N01)# , KIR11 HI U2~b X PAP~a
3.a. 1(N01) , U4 SILANITA SZU SANGA~a X
3.b. , GA2~a2 LAGAB~b
4.a. 1(N01) , GI6 SILANITA PAP~a
4.b. , GA2~a2 LAGAB~b
5.a. 1(N01) , SILA4~c DIM~a
5.b. , |LAGAB~bxSUH3| ME~a
6.a. 1(N01) , DARA4~a1 UD5~a X X RU
6.b. , UDU~a SZE3
7.a. 1(N01) , KIR11# NE~a X X
7.b. , GA2~a2# LAGAB~b#
8. 1(N01) 1(N08) , U8 KU~b1 UR~a
9. 1(N02)? , SILA4~c KUR~a SZUBUR AN MUSZ3~a
10. 1(N01) , X ESZGAR DIM~a X 3(N57) NAGA~a
11. 1(N01) , KIR11 X X
column 2
1.a. 1(N01) , GI6 MASZ2 GI6
1.b. , X
2. 1(N02)? , MASZ2 GI BU~a# X GAL~a
3. 1(N01) , U4 SILANITA X NIM~b1 GAL~a
4. 1(N01) , GI6 MASZ2 NIM~b1? GAL~a |GA2~a2xNIM~b1|? PA~a?
5. 1(N01) , SILANITA E2~a EN~a GAL~a ME~a X
6.a. 1(N01) , KIR11 AN SZU HI
6.b. , GA2~a2 LAGAB~b
7. 1(N01) , KIR11 E2~a# ZATU786# X
8. , X EN~a X NIM~b1# BA#
column 3
1. 4(N14) 6(N01) , UDU~a EN~a NIM~b1 PA~a KI
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N01) , U4# U8# NE~a# URI3~a#? X GA2~a1#?
1.b1. 1(N01) , X
1.b2. 1(N01) , X X
2.a. 1(N01) , UD5~a# X BU~a#
2.b. , X
3.a. 1(N01) , X X
3.b. 1(N01) , X
4.a. 1(N01) , X X
4.b. , X X
5.a. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a# X
5.b. , KISZIK~a X X
6.a. 1(N01) , U8# EN~a X
6.b. , X
7.a. 1(N01) , UD5~a# MUD BU~a
7.b. , X X
8.a. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a#? X
8.b. , UR2 X KI
9.a. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a#? BU~a GI
9.b. SZU# E2~a# X ME~a#
10.a. 1(N01) , UD5~a# MUD# X X
10.b. , X X
column 2
1.a. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a# SZU#? [...]
1.b. , X ME~a#
2.a. 1(N01) , X X
2.b. , X [...]
3.a. 1(N01) , X EN~a#
3.b. , X [...]
4.a. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a# X BU~a
4.b. , MAR~a# X [...]
5.a. 1(N01) , SAL# NE~a# X
5.b. , X X
6.a. 1(N01) , GI6# ESZGAR# TUR# TI X
6.b. , [...]
7.a. 1(N01) , KIR11# KASKAL# X
7.b. 1(N01) , X
8. 1(N01) , GI6# ESZGAR# KASKAL# X X
9. 1(N01) , KIR11# X MUSZ3~a#? HAL#?
10. 1(N01) , KIR11# 3(N57) A TE A KU3~a
11. 1(N01) , NE~a UDUNITA~a NIMGIR
12. 1(N01) , [...] X EN~a# SI KI
13. 1(N01)# , U4# UDUNITA~a# EN~a# EN~a# BU~a# X
reverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N01) , U4 GU U8 GI
1.b. , GAL~a ZATU751~a
2. 1(N01)# , KIR11 HI U2~b X PAP~a
3.a. 1(N01) , U4 SILANITA SZU SANGA~a X
3.b. , GA2~a2 LAGAB~b
4.a. 1(N01) , GI6 SILANITA PAP~a
4.b. , GA2~a2 LAGAB~b
5.a. 1(N01) , SILA4~c DIM~a
5.b. , |LAGAB~bxSUH3| ME~a
6.a. 1(N01) , DARA4~a1 UD5~a X X RU
6.b. , UDU~a SZE3
7.a. 1(N01) , KIR11# NE~a X X
7.b. , GA2~a2# LAGAB~b#
8. 1(N01) 1(N08) , U8 KU~b1 UR~a
9. 1(N02)? , SILA4~c KUR~a SZUBUR AN MUSZ3~a
10. 1(N01) , X ESZGAR DIM~a X 3(N57) NAGA~a
11. 1(N01) , KIR11 X X
column 2
1.a. 1(N01) , GI6 MASZ2 GI6
1.b. , X
2. 1(N02)? , MASZ2 GI BU~a# X GAL~a
3. 1(N01) , U4 SILANITA X NIM~b1 GAL~a
4. 1(N01) , GI6 MASZ2 NIM~b1? GAL~a |GA2~a2xNIM~b1|? PA~a?
5. 1(N01) , SILANITA E2~a EN~a GAL~a ME~a X
6.a. 1(N01) , KIR11 AN SZU HI
6.b. , GA2~a2 LAGAB~b
7. 1(N01) , KIR11 E2~a# ZATU786# X
8. , X EN~a X NIM~b1# BA#
column 3
1. 4(N14) 6(N01) , UDU~a EN~a NIM~b1 PA~a 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): 111.0 high × 75.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Undetermined
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: MS 4488
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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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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| 2018-03-04 at 11:31:03 | Johnson, J. Cale | Atf | Johnson, J. Cale | CDLI | approved |
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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 15:13:40 | 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 4488 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006291.
MS 4488 artifact entry (No. P006291). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006291
MS 4488 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006291 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
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month = {feb 21},
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}
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