MS 2691 (P006112)

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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Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2691

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

54.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. [...] 1(N50)# , [...] APIN~a HI
1.b. 2(N14) , MASZ
2. [...] 3(N14)# , |SZE~a.NAM2|
3. [...] 5(N14)# , |SZE~a.NAM2|
4.a. [...] 2(N22)# , SAL PAP~a GUN3~b
4.b. 2(N01) , [...]
5.a. [...] , [...] DUB~b#
5.b. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] BU~a#
column 2
1. [...] , [...]

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	P006112
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P006112

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	54.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 2691
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:35	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:21	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MS 2691 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006112.

MS 2691 artifact entry (No. P006112). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006112

MS 2691 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006112 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2691 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006112},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006112
LB  - CDLI:P006112
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - MS 2691 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006112
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MS 2691 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006112.

MS 2691 artifact entry (No. P006112). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006112

MS 2691 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006112 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2691 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006112},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006112
LB  - CDLI:P006112
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - MS 2691 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006112
ER  -