MS 2387 (P006029)

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 2387

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

81.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N01) , SAGSZU A GU DU
2. 1(N01) , I GI6
3. 1(N01) , NUN~a SIG7
4. 1(N01) , TI
5. 1(N01) , AN LA2 NUNUZ~a1
6. 1(N01) , UD5~a
7. 2(N01) , SAG@g DA~a
8. 1(N01) , KU~b1 ZATU697~a
column 2
1. 9(N01) , X AN DU URI3~a
2. 1(N01) , ZATU694~c SA~a GIR3@g~c
3. 2(N01) , LA2 NUNUZ~a1 ZATU776
4. 4(N01) , A NI~a NE~a
5. 1(N01) , I MAR~a
6. 2(N01) , TUN3~a A NI~a
7. 1(N01) , NA~a U2~b
8. 1(N01) , EN~a APIN~a AB~b
9. 1(N01) , AN DA~a ZATU837~a
column 3
1. 1(N01) , [...]
2. 1(N01) , X [...]
3. 1(N01) , [...]
4. 1(N01) , [...]
5. 1(N01) , ZATU821# [...]
6. 1(N01) , AN# LU2#?
7. 1(N01) , NAR GA2~a2
8. 2(N01) , MUSZEN X BA
9. 2(N01) , MA#? AN DA~a#
10. 1(N01) , NI~a NIM~b2# X
column 4
1. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
2. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
3. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
4. 1(N01)# , [...]
5. 1(N01)# , X NE~a# [...]
6. 2(N01)# , DA~a#? [...]
7. 2(N01)# [...] , [...]
8. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , X E2~b?
2. 2(N01) , GIR3~c
3. [...] , X
4. [...] , X
5. [...] 3(N01)#? , X NI~a#
6. [...] , X
7. , BA#
column 3
1. 1(N34) 6(N01) , UDU~a
2. 1(N01) , NE~a GU4
3. , NIN SIG 1(N57) BA ZATU821 GI
column 2
1. 2(N01) , U8
2. 1(N14) 3(N01) , UD5~a
3. 1(N14) 7(N01) , UTUA~a#
4. 2(N01) , UDUNITA~a
5. 2(N14) 1(N01) , NUN~b#
6. 1(N14) 1(N01) , MASZ2#

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	P006029
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P006029

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	81.0 mm × 58.0 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 2387
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 15:13:32	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:19	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2387 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006029.

MS 2387 artifact entry (No. P006029). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006029

MS 2387 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006029 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2387 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006029},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006029},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2387 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006029.

MS 2387 artifact entry (No. P006029). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006029

MS 2387 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006029 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2387 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006029},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006029},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006029
LB  - CDLI:P006029
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - MS 2387 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006029
ER  -