MS 4492 (P006295)
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 4492Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
95.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 20.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N34) 9(N01) , U8
2. 2(N14) 5(N01) , UDUNITA~a
3. 5(N14) , UTUA~a
4. 1(N34) 2(N14) 7(N01) , UD5~a
5. 2(N14) 9(N01) , MASZ2
6. 1(N14) 5(N01) , SZE3# U8#?
7. 7(N01) , SZE3 UDUNITA~a#
8. , X
column 2
1. 1(N14) , KIR11
2. 3(N14) 1(N01) , KUR~a SILA4~c
3. 2(N14) , SAL MASZ
4. 1(N14) 5(N01) , MASZ KUR~a
5. 3(N01) , SAL# SZE3# SILA4~c#
6. 2(N01) , [...] SZE3# SILA4~c#
7. , |U4x1(N57)| BAR
column 3
1. 2(N01)#? , X X
2. 3(N01)#? , KUR~a# X
3. X , X X
4. , X X
5. , |SZE~a.NAM2| UDU~a
reverse
column 1
1.a1A. 4(N01) , SZE~a
1.a1B1. 1(N01) , UD5~a
1.a1B2. 3(N01) , MASZ2
1.a2. 4(N34) 4(N14) 2(N01) , DUB~a BA UDU~a
1.b1. 2(N34) 2(N14) 4(N01) , DARA4~c2
1.b2. 1(N34) 5(N14) 6(N01) , MASZ2 UD5~a
1.b3. 2(N14) 2(N01) , SZE3 UDU~a
1.c. 1(N34)# 2(N14) 1(N01) , |U4x1(N57)| BAR
2. 6(N01) , |SZE~a.NAM2| DARA4~c2 UDU~a
3. , |DU8~cxUDU~a| DA~a PA~a# [...]
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N34) 9(N01) , U8
2. 2(N14) 5(N01) , UDUNITA~a
3. 5(N14) , UTUA~a
4. 1(N34) 2(N14) 7(N01) , UD5~a
5. 2(N14) 9(N01) , MASZ2
6. 1(N14) 5(N01) , SZE3# U8#?
7. 7(N01) , SZE3 UDUNITA~a#
8. , X
column 2
1. 1(N14) , KIR11
2. 3(N14) 1(N01) , KUR~a SILA4~c
3. 2(N14) , SAL MASZ
4. 1(N14) 5(N01) , MASZ KUR~a
5. 3(N01) , SAL# SZE3# SILA4~c#
6. 2(N01) , [...] SZE3# SILA4~c#
7. , |U4x1(N57)| BAR
column 3
1. 2(N01)#? , X X
2. 3(N01)#? , KUR~a# X
3. X , X X
4. , X X
5. , |SZE~a.NAM2| UDU~a
reverse
column 1
1.a1A. 4(N01) , SZE~a
1.a1B1. 1(N01) , UD5~a
1.a1B2. 3(N01) , MASZ2
1.a2. 4(N34) 4(N14) 2(N01) , DUB~a BA UDU~a
1.b1. 2(N34) 2(N14) 4(N01) , DARA4~c2
1.b2. 1(N34) 5(N14) 6(N01) , MASZ2 UD5~a
1.b3. 2(N14) 2(N01) , SZE3 UDU~a
1.c. 1(N34)# 2(N14) 1(N01) , |U4x1(N57)| BAR
2. 6(N01) , |SZE~a.NAM2| DARA4~c2 UDU~a
3. , |DU8~cxUDU~a| DA~a PA~a# [...]
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 95.0 high × 66.0 wide × 20.0 thick
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Undetermined
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: MS 4492
- 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 09:17:06 | 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 4492 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006295.
MS 4492 artifact entry (No. P006295). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006295
MS 4492 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006295 (Accessed: September 7, 2025).
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