MS 4542 (P006322)

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, Norway

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4542

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

68.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 2(N34)# 2(N14)# [...] , X X [...]
2. 2(N34)# [...] , X X
3. , SAL PU2#? EN~a# X [...]
column 2
1.a. [...] 1(N14)# 2(N01)# , X X
1.b. 1(N14)# , X
2.a. [...] , [...] X
2.b. 5(N01)# , UR~a MU
3. 1(N14)# 5(N01)# , 3(N57)# BAN~b
4. 1(N14)# 3(N01)# , E2~a#? X
reverse
column 1
1. 6(N34) 2(N14) 3(N01) , DARA4~c2 |DU8~cxUDU~a|# SANGA~a NUN~a GAL~a SZITA~a1

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	P006322
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P006322

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	68.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 4542
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:40	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:25	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 4542 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006322.

MS 4542 artifact entry (No. P006322). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006322

MS 4542 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006322 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 4542 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006322},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006322},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006322
LB  - CDLI:P006322
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - MS 4542 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006322
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 4542 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006322.

MS 4542 artifact entry (No. P006322). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006322

MS 4542 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006322 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 4542 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006322},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006322},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006322
LB  - CDLI:P006322
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - MS 4542 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006322
ER  -