MRAH O.4995 (P005573)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Collection(s)

Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

MRAH O.4995

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N14) 7(N01) , AL
1.b01. , (DA~a# [...] KU6~a)a
1.b02. , (KISZIK~a SZUBUR NA~a)a
1.b03. , (BU~a NA~a MUD)a
1.b04. , (MUD)a
1.b05. , (|GI&GI| 3(N57))a
1.b06. , (ZATU819? X)a
1.b07. , (EZINU~a? EN~a)a
1.b08. , (BARA3 DU)a
1.b09. , (GI6? LAM~b SZU)a
1.b10. , (SAL E2~a)a
1.b11. , (BU~a SAL)a
1.b12. , (SZUBUR)a
1.b13. , (DIM~a)a
1.b14. , (KAL~b2 NIMGIR)a
1.b15. , (|GISZxSZU2~a| NIMGIR)a
1.b16. , (LA2 SUM~b)a
1.b17. , (URI3~a ZATU773~a)a
2.a. 2(N01) , EN~a TUR
2.b1. , (AN EN~a)a
2.b2. , (SI UR~a)a
3.a. 3(N01) , |U4x1(N57)| TUR
3.b1. , (UDU~a E2~a PIRIG~b1?)a
3.b2. , (LAL2~a BU~a)a
3.b3. , (3(N57) KI DU)a
4.a. 1(N01) , |U4x2(N57)| TUR
4.b. , (HI DU TA~c)a
5.a. 9(N01) , |U4x3(N57)| TUR
5.b1. , (DIN E2~a)a
5.b2. , (GIR3~c NI~a)a
5.b3. , (SZUBUR RAD~a MUSZEN)a
5.b4. , (1(N57)? EN~a NIM~b1)a
5.b5. , (PAP~a)a
5.b6. , (TUR3~a U2~b? DU)a
5.b7. , (AN UB HI)a
5.b8. , (TAK4~a A)a
5.b9. , (U2~b# [...])a
column 2
1.a. 1(N14) 9(N01) , AL
1.b01. , (GUL KITI)a
1.b02. , (ESZDA AN)a
1.b03. , (NA~a SZUBUR KISZIK~a)a
1.b04. , (EN~a PAP~a)a
1.b05. , (GI DIM~a)a
1.b06. , (EN~a TUR#)a
1.b07. , (E2~a SZUBUR)a
1.b08. , (|GI&GI| 3(N57))a
1.b09. , (AMA~a AN EN~a)a
1.b10. , (EN~a NA~a NIM~b2)a
1.b11. , (MA MA)a
1.b12. , (EN~a NA~a NIM~b2)a
1.b13. , (GI# [...] NA~a)a
1.b14. , (AN KI)a
1.b15. , (EN~a NUNUZ~a0? GA2~a1?)a
1.b16. , (LA2 TE)a
1.b17. , (KASZ~c X)a
1.b18. , (SZU2 URI3~a)a
1.b19. , (TU~a EN~a# [...])a
2.a. 6(N01) , TUR EN~a
2.b1. , (KASZ~c AN NA~a ME~a)a
2.b2. , (|(HIx1(N57))&(HI+1(N57))| EN~a)a
2.b3. , (PAP~a)a
2.b4. , (GIR3@g~b 3(N57))a
2.b5. , (UR~a? URI3~a)a
2.b6. , (X [...])a
3.a. 4(N01) , |U4x1(N57)| TUR
3.b1. , (SZU PAP~a)a
3.b2. , (EN~a# [...])a
3.b3. , (EN~a#? X)a
3.b4. , (AN ZATU735~a? DU)a
3.b5. , (ERIM~a [...])a
4.a. 1(N14) 3(N01) , |U4x3(N57)| TUR
4.b02. , (TAK4~a BARA2~a)a
4.b03. , (SZU2 PAP~a)a
4.b04. , (E2~a LAM~b MUD)a
4.b05. , (|BU~a+DU6~a| GUL)a
4.b06. , (AN TAK4~a# U8#?)a
4.b07. , (GA2~a1 EN~a GU)a
4.b08. , (3(N57) E2~a# [...])a
4.b09. , (X [...])a
4.b10. , ([...])a
4.b11. , ([...])a
4.b12. , ([...])a
4.b13. , ([...])a
reverse
column 1
1. 3(N14) 6(N01) , AL#
2. 8(N01) , EN~a TUR
3. 7(N01) , |U4x1(N57)| TUR
4. 1(N01) , |U4x2(N57)| TUR
5. 2(N14) 2(N01) , |U4x3(N57)| TUR
column 2
1. 1(N34) 1(N14) 4(N01) , 1(N57) 2(N57) MUN~a1 SU~a PAP~a NIM~b2 |DARA3~cxKAR2| AL#?
seal 1
  (no linguistic content)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Seals

P006268 & P005573 same seal (H. Hameeuw)

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002857 (composite) (P455567) S002857 - Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P005573

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Talon 1
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium
Museum Number MRAH O.4995
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-09 at 12:13:24 Durham, Madelyn Artifact metadata, Other metadata Durham, Madelyn Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-08 at 08:58:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-10-26 at 13:20:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-12-11 at 22:55:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-11-17 at 03:06:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-08-14 at 02:05:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-07 at 18:55:28 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:08 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MRAH O.4995 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P005573.
MRAH O.4995 artifact entry (No. P005573). (2026, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005573 (Original work published 2001)
MRAH O.4995 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005573 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {MRAH {O}.4995 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005573},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005573},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MRAH O.4995 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P005573.
MRAH O.4995 artifact entry (No. P005573). (2026, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005573 (Original work published 2001)
MRAH O.4995 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005573 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {MRAH {O}.4995 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005573},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005573},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/9/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P005573
LB  - CDLI:P005573
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - MRAH O.4995 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005573
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