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, Norway

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2685

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

50.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

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. , [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P006106

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 50.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 24.0 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 2685
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-02-12 at 09:17:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:21 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2685 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006106},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006106},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006106
LB  - CDLI:P006106
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - MS 2685 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006106
ER  -

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: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2685 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006106},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006106},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006106
LB  - CDLI:P006106
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - MS 2685 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006106
ER  -
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