MS 2437 (P006054)

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 2437

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

104.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 5(N01) , EN~a PA~a E2~b
1.b. 8(N01) , SAL
2.a. 4(N01) , URU~a1 PA~a
2.b. 1(N14) 3(N01) , SAL
3.a. 7(N01) , TAK4~a SAG
3.b. 3(N01) , SAL
4.a. 3(N01) , NAR A
4.b. 2(N01) , SAL
5.a. 1(N01) , EN~a HI SZA3~a1
5.b. 5(N01) , SAL
6.a. 3(N01) , UR~a
6.b. 3(N01) , SAL
7.a. 2(N01) , IDIGNA BU~a SZE~a
7.b. 3(N01) , SAL
8.a. 1(N01) , GAN2 HI
8.b. 3(N01) , SAL
9.a. 2(N01) [...] , IM~a#
9.b. 9(N01) , SAL
10.a. [...] , [...] X SAL
10.b. 5(N01) , SAL
column 2
1. 3(N01) , SAL ZATU628~a UR~a AB2
2.a. 1(N01) , 3(N57) RU
2.b. 3(N01) , SAL
3.a. 5(N01) , SANGA~a
3.b. 8(N01) , SAL
4.a. 3(N01) , EN~a HAL
4.b. 5(N01) , SAL
5.a. 4(N01) , EN~a U8 A
5.b. 3(N01) , SAL
6.a. 2(N01) , |(UDU~axTAR)~b| SZA
6.b. 7(N01) , SAL
7.a. 3(N01) , UR~a GISZ3~a
7.b. 1(N14) , SAL
8.a. 2(N14) , SANGA~a TE RAD~a
8.b. 1(N14) 5(N01) , SAL#
9.a. 5(N01) , ZATU659#
9.b. 6(N01)# , SAL#
10.a. 3(N01) , |KU6~a+KU6~a|#
10.b. 2(N01) , SAL
11.a. 3(N01) , DU AB2
11.b. 7(N01) , SAL
12.a. 3(N01) , ZATU826
12.b. 7(N01) , SAL
13.a. 1(N01) , GAN2 PIRIG~b1
13.b. 3(N01) , SAL
column 3
1.a. 3(N01) , ZATU686~b#? DARA3~c?
1.b. 8(N01) , SAL
2.a. 7(N01) , RU SZUBUR
2.b. 6(N01) , SAL
3.a. 4(N01) , MASZ GI4~a
3.b. 4(N01) , SAL
4.a. 5(N01) , KA~a KASZ~c
4.b. 3(N01) , SAL
5.a. 1(N01) , KAL~b2 SZUBUR
5.b. 3(N01) , SAL
6.a. 4(N01) , ZATU795
6.b. 7(N01) , SAL
7.a. 3(N01) , E2~b PAP~a
7.b. 4(N01) , SAL
8.a. 1(N01) , URI3~a BAR
8.b. 3(N01) , SAL
9.a. 4(N01) , DUG~a GA~a
9.b. 1(N14) , SAL
10.a. 3(N01) , GIR3~c 1(N02)
10.b. 3(N01) , SAL
11.a. 1(N01) , DIM~a 3(N57) BAR TUR3~a
11.b. 3(N01) , SAL
12.a. 1(N01) , 3(N57) AMAR
12.b. 2(N01) , SAL
13. 2(N01) , SAL ZATU628~a SZU SZU ME~a
14.a. 3(N01) , SI KI HI
14.b. 8(N01) , SAL
15.a. 1(N01) , SZU SZAGAN SZUBUR
15.b. 5(N01) , SAL
reverse
column 1
1.a. 3(N01) , SZUBUR MU
1.b. 5(N01) , SAL
2.a. 8(N01) , DU GIR3~c BAHAR2~b
2.b. 3(N01) , SAL
3.a. 2(N01) , SAL KI HI SI
3.b. 2(N01)? , SAL
4.a. 4(N01) , 3(N57) KASKAL
4.b. 6(N01) , SAL
5.a. 4(N01) , ZATU659 BAHAR2~b
5.b. 6(N01) , SAL
6.a. 4(N01) , ZATU659 X DI ZATU795
6.b. 4(N01) , SAL
7.a. 5(N01) , DIN KU6~a HAL
7.b. 7(N01) , SAL
8.a. 2(N01) , U4
8.b. 9(N01) , SAL
9.a. 2(N01) , KASKAL SZUBUR
9.b. 3(N01) , SAL
10.a. 2(N01) , NU SZUBUR
10.b. 3(N01) , SAL
11.a. 1(N01) , BAR PAP~a RU
11.b. 2(N01) , SAL
12.a. 3(N01) , HI GAN2? PA~a
12.b. 3(N01) , SAL
column 2
1.a. 1(N01) , SZIDIM AN BA GI
1.b. 2(N01) , SAL
2.a. 1(N01) , UR? BU~a
2.b. 5(N01) , SAL
3.a. 2(N01) , KU6~a ERIM~a
3.b. 2(N01) , SAL
4.a. 2(N01) , NIMGIR ZATU703
4.b. 6(N01) , SAL
5.a. 1(N01) , TI@t MES
5.b. 1(N01) , SAL
6.a. 3(N01) , AB~a TE DU
6.b. 4(N01) , SAL
7. 2(N01) , USZ~a SZUR2~b BU~a
8.a. 1(N01) , ZATU659 KU6~a
8.b. 2(N01) , SAL
9.a. 1(N01) , BU~a KU6~a SZE~a
9.b. 5(N01) , SAL
10.a. 1(N01) , ZATU795 SZUBUR
10.b. 1(N01) , SAL
11. 2(N01) , DU EN2 ZATU628~a SAL
12.a. 1(N01) , KU~b1 MUN~a1
12.b. 1(N01) , SAL
column 3
1. 1(N34) 2(N01) , SAG

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	P006054
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P006054

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	104.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 18.0 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 2437
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:33	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:20	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2437 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006054.

MS 2437 artifact entry (No. P006054). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006054

MS 2437 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006054 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2437 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006054},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006054},
}

TY  - ELEC
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M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - MS 2437 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2437 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006054.

MS 2437 artifact entry (No. P006054). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006054

MS 2437 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006054 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2437 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006054},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006054},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006054
LB  - CDLI:P006054
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - MS 2437 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006054
ER  -