MS 2685 (P006106)
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, NorwayMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMuseum Number
MS 2685Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
50.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 24.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. [...] 2(N01)# , [...]
1.b. [...] 4(N34)# 2(N14)# 2(N01)# , ERIM~a
2.a. [...] 1(N01)# , [...] SIG NIN
2.b. 8(N34) 2(N14) 8(N01) , ERIM~a
3.a. [...] 2(N01)# , [...]
3.b. 2(N14)# [...] 8(N01) , [...]
column 2
1.a. 4(N14)# 2(N01) , EN~a HI KI
1.b. 6(N34) [...] , [...]
2.a. 4(N14) 3(N01) , 3(N57) |EN2.E2~b|
2.b. 6(N34) 4(N14) [...] , [...]
3.a. 2(N34) 3(N14) 7(N01) , [...]
3.b. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] EN~a# APIN~a SANGA~a# TE RAD~a
column 2
1. , [...]
obverse
column 1
1.a. [...] 2(N01)# , [...]
1.b. [...] 4(N34)# 2(N14)# 2(N01)# , ERIM~a
2.a. [...] 1(N01)# , [...] SIG NIN
2.b. 8(N34) 2(N14) 8(N01) , ERIM~a
3.a. [...] 2(N01)# , [...]
3.b. 2(N14)# [...] 8(N01) , [...]
column 2
1.a. 4(N14)# 2(N01) , EN~a HI KI
1.b. 6(N34) [...] , [...]
2.a. 4(N14) 3(N01) , 3(N57) |EN2.E2~b|
2.b. 6(N34) 4(N14) [...] , [...]
3.a. 2(N34) 3(N14) 7(N01) , [...]
3.b. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] EN~a# APIN~a SANGA~a# TE RAD~a
column 2
1. , [...]
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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): 50.0 high × 62.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Undetermined
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- Museum No.: MS 2685
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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- Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
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| 2018-02-12 at 09:17:29 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2007-02-02 at 15:13:34 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Transliteration | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:13:21 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-02-21 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Cite this Artifacts
“MS 2685 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006106.
MS 2685 artifact entry (No. P006106). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006106
MS 2685 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006106 (Accessed: February 8, 2026).
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}
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