MS 2440 (P006057)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Photo

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2440

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

100.0 mm × 65.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N34) , SZE~a
1.b. , SZUR2~b BU~a ERIM~a
2. 2(N46) 7(N19) , GAL~a# AN#
3. 1(N01) , GADA~a NA~a#
4. 2(N01) , NU11@t NA~a
5. 1(N01) , LAGAR~a
6. 2(N01) , SZU TUN3~a
7. 2(N01) , TAG~a1
column 2
1. 2(N01) , GISZIMMAR~b1
2. 1(N01) , SZITA~a1 NAGAR~a
3. 1(N01) , ME~a NAGAR~a
4. 1(N01) , NAGAR~a# SZU#
5. 2(N01) , TAK4~a# MAR~a#
6. 1(N01) , SZUM#
7. 1(N01) , ZATU695#? SUM~b#?
8. 1(N01) , ZATU831 BUR~a
9. 1(N01) , GAN~a BUR~a
10. 6(N01) , BAN~b
11. 6(N01) , A LISZ? GESZTIN~a
column 3
1. 3(N01) , LISZ NU11
2. 2(N01) , SAL
3. 1(N01) , GU4# ZATU669# IB~a#
4. 1(N01) , X DU# DAR~b# KISZ#
5. , ZATU624~b
6. , EN~a PAP~a TUR
column 4
1. 1(N01) , SIG2~b
2. 1(N01) , TUG2~a
3. 1(N01) , SZU NA2~a#
4. 3(N01) , ZATU628~a GA2~a1#
5. 1(N01) , GISZ NA2~a
6. 1(N01) , X SZAH2~a
7. 1(N01) , URI#
8. 1(N01) , A# ZATU831# NUN~a#?
9. 1(N01) 1(N08) , UR5~a
10. 1(N01) , GUM~b
11. 1(N01) , ZATU824 GAL~a
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , ZATU824 TUR
2. 1(N01) , SI
3. 2(N01) , ZATU719
4. 3(N01) , |SAL.KUR~a|
5. , EN~a PAP~a KA2~a SAL

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

Period	Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P006057
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P006057

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	100.0 mm × 65.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 2440
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2016-11-04 at 11:05:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:33	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:20	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2440 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006057.

MS 2440 artifact entry (No. P006057). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006057

MS 2440 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006057 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2440 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006057},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006057},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006057
LB  - CDLI:P006057
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - MS 2440 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006057
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2440 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006057.

MS 2440 artifact entry (No. P006057). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006057

MS 2440 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006057 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2440 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006057},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006057},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006057
LB  - CDLI:P006057
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - MS 2440 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006057
ER  -