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MS 5099 (P254170)

Administrative bulla excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Pre-Writing (ca. 8500-3500 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 5099

Period

Pre-Writing (ca. 8500-3500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object bulla
unopened
surface a
1. 1(N14~t)? 1(N01~t)? ,
blank space
seal impressions
seal 1
(no linguistic content)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Pre-Writing (ca. 8500-3500 BC)
Consult word list of Pre-Writing (ca. 8500-3500 BC)

Collections

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Bulla Artifact type comments:
with token(s)
Material: Clay
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Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Undetermined

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MS 5099
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Pre-Writing (ca. 8500-3500 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2018-01-27 at 12:26:42	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry		CDLI	approved

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Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“MS 5099 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P254170.

MS 5099 artifact entry (No. P254170). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254170

MS 5099 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254170 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {MS 5099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254170},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
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M1  - 2025/12/10/
TI  - MS 5099 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MS 5099 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P254170.

MS 5099 artifact entry (No. P254170). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254170

MS 5099 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254170 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).

@misc{2004MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {MS 5099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254170},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P254170
LB  - CDLI:P254170
M1  - 2025/12/10/
TI  - MS 5099 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254170
ER  -