MS 4703 (P253713)
Tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMuseum Number
MS 4703Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
uncertain (mod. uncertain)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
-Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [n(disz) x a-ra2 1(disz)-kam]
2. [n(disz) a-ra2 2(disz)-kam]
3. [n(disz) a-ra2 3(disz)]-kam
4. [n(disz) a-ra2 4(disz)]-kam
5. [n(disz) a-ra2 5(disz)]-kam
6. 1(disz)# [a-ra2] 6(disz)-kam
7. 2(disz)# a-[ra2] 7(disz)-kam
8. 2(disz)# a-[ra2] 8(disz)-kam
9. 2(disz)# a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
10. 1(disz)# a-ra2 1(u)-kam
11. 1(disz)# a-ra2 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 1(disz) a-ra2 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
2. 1(disz) a-ra2 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
3. 1(disz) a-ra2 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
4. 2(disz) a-ra2 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
blank space
rest broken
obverse
1. [n(disz) x a-ra2 1(disz)-kam]
2. [n(disz) a-ra2 2(disz)-kam]
3. [n(disz) a-ra2 3(disz)]-kam
4. [n(disz) a-ra2 4(disz)]-kam
5. [n(disz) a-ra2 5(disz)]-kam
6. 1(disz)# [a-ra2] 6(disz)-kam
7. 2(disz)# a-[ra2] 7(disz)-kam
8. 2(disz)# a-[ra2] 8(disz)-kam
9. 2(disz)# a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
10. 1(disz)# a-ra2 1(u)-kam
11. 1(disz)# a-ra2 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 1(disz) a-ra2 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
2. 1(disz) a-ra2 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
3. 1(disz) a-ra2 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
4. 2(disz) a-ra2 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
blank space
rest broken
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s):
- This text is a school text.
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: MS 4703
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced:
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2015-05-05 at 09:55:46 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2014-09-29 at 11:47:07 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Transliteration | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:45:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2007-02-05 at 17:13:28 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Transliteration | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:38:34 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (170094) (170094)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifacts
“MS 4703 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253713.
MS 4703 artifact entry (No. P253713). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253713
MS 4703 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253713 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).
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