MS 2427 (P006040)

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 2427

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

134.0 mm × 102.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. 2(N01)# , [...] MUSZEN# SZA3~a1 AN
3. 1(N01) , DA~a U2~b AN
4. 1(N01) , KU6~a ERIM~a
5. 1(N01) , ZATU823
6. 1(N01) , HASZHUR A
7. 1(N01) , NAM2
8. 1(N01) , GUG2 A NIMGIR
9. 2(N01) , NA~a SAL GI
11. 1(N01) , URUDU~a NUNUZ~a1
12. 1(N01)# , IB~a#? NIM~a
13. [...] , [...] AN# KU6~a#? X
column 2
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] , [...]
3.a1. [...] 3(N14)# , NUNUZ~a1#
3.a2. 1(N01) , UDU~a
3.b. , BAN~b DUB~b
4. 1(N01) , EN~a U2~b GIR3~c
5. 1(N01) , AN BAR NI~a
6. 1(N01) , LA2 GUG2
7. 1(N01) , GA2~a2 NI~a NE~a
8. 1(N01) , LA2 NI~a GISZ3~b
9. 1(N01) , GISZ3~b AB~b
10. 1(N01) , GAL~a AL
11. 1(N01) , KASZ~c A AN ZATU694~c
12. 1(N01) , NI~a NA~a
13. 2(N01) , SAR~a SZU
14. 3(N01) , PIRIG~b1 ME~a SIG7
column 3
1. 1(N01)# , DUG~b#? X NI~a
2. 1(N01) , NA~a NUNUZ~a0 KASZ~c
3. 1(N01) , KASZ~c MA AN
4. 1(N01) , MA UR5~a
5. 1(N01) , NI~a AMA~a KU6~a
6. 1(N01) , NI~a GIR3~c
7. 1(N01) , GI NI~a IG~b#
8. 1(N01) , ZATU659
9. 1(N01) , SZE3 U2~b SU~a PIRIG~b1
10. 1(N34) , NI~a NUNUZ~a1 AN MUNSZUB~b
11. 1(N01) , KU~b1 KASZ~c
12. 1(N01) , |PIRIG~b1xUR2|
13. 2(N01) , AN UR~a SAG@g
14. 1(N01) , SILA4~c
column 4
1. 1(N01) , TAK4~a A GU
2. 2(N01) , AN BUR~a A
3. 2(N01) , MAR~a I?
4. 1(N01) , NI~a AL A
5.a1. 2(N01) , HI@g~a
5.a2. 2(N34) ,
5.b. , AL
6. 1(N01) , DU BAN~b?
7. 2(N01) , GUB3~a 1(N57)
8. 1(N01) , DUR2 E2~b
9. 1(N01) , KU~b1 AN
10. 1(N01) , MAR~a MUSZEN MASZ
11. 1(N01) , |PIRIG~b1xUR2|
12. 1(N01) , SAGSZU GU AN
13. 1(N01) , NI~a LA2 MUNSZUB~b
14. 1(N01) , [...] MUSZEN MASZ
15. 1(N01) , X [...]
column 5
1. 1(N01) , SAGSZU
2. 1(N01) , MASZ KASZ~c
3. 1(N01) , NAM~d NI~a
4. 1(N01) , DU AN
5. 1(N01) , DUB~b NUNUZ~a1
6. 1(N01) , SAG SZU GI
7. 2(N01) , SILA4~c
8. 5(N01) , NI~a NE~a
9. 2(N01) , DAR~b NI~a
10. 1(N01) , DUB~b GIR3~c
11. 1(N01) , NI~a GUM~b
12. 1(N01) , AN GU NUNUZ~a1
13. 1(N01)# , MUSZEN# [...]
14. [...] , [...]
15. [...] , [...]
column 6
1. 1(N01) , MUNSZUB~b NI~a
2. 2(N01) , AD~a MUNSZUB~b
3. 1(N01) , GUG2 NI~a
4. 2(N01) , NI~a A
5. 1(N01) , TAR~a NI~a AL
6. 1(N01) , X GU DAR~b
7. 1(N01) , DU KA~a
8. 1(N01) , SZEG9? A
9. 1(N01) , MAR~a U2~b DU
10. 1(N01) , SILA4~c NI~a
11. 1(N01) , DA~a SAG@g
12. 1(N01) , X NI~a KASZ~c
13. 1(N01)# , X [...]
14. [...] , [...]
15. [...] , [...]
column 7
1. 1(N01) , KASZ~c NA~a NAR
2. 1(N01) , KU6~a
3. 1(N01) , NA~a NI~a DUB~b
4. 1(N01) , BAHAR2~b
5. 1(N01) , GAL~a
6. 1(N01) , GU DAR~b
7. 1(N01)# , X KASZ~c# DA~a#
8. 1(N01) , TUM~a# E2~b#
9. 8(N01)# , KU~b1#? A AN E2~a
10. 2(N01) , SZUBUR
11.a. 2(N34) , NUNUZ~a1 E2~b SAR~a
11.b1. 2(N01) [...] , UDU~a
11.b2. 1(N01) , TUN3~a
12. 1(N01)# , X [...]
13. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N34) , NUNUZ~a1 BAR? DUG~b
2. , 1(N57) BA
3. 1(N01) , E2~a SI IB~a# [...]
column 2
1. 4(N01) , U8#
2. 3(N14) 9(N01) , UD5~a#
3. 1(N14) 6(N01) , UTUA~a
4. 1(N14) 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a
5. 3(N14) 6(N01) , NUN~b
6. 2(N14) 1(N01) , MASZ2
7. , SIG RAD~a ZATU821 GI
column 3
1. 2(N34) 7(N01) , UDU~a
2. 1(N01) , TUN3~a DILMUN
3. 8(N34) 3(N14) , NE~a NUNUZ~a2
4. 1(N01) , SU~a PIRIG~b1
5. , |SZE~a.NAM2| [...] BA

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Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 134.0 high × 102.0 wide × 23.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Seal no.:
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 2427
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-03-04 at 00:42:40 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:19 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MS 2427 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006040.
MS 2427 artifact entry (No. P006040). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006040
MS 2427 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006040 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-22]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2427 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006040},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006040},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006040
LB  - CDLI:P006040
M1  - 2025/5/22/
TI  - MS 2427 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006040
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