MS 2782/17 (P006137)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2782/17

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

29.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 7.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 4(N01)# , [...] UD5~a# X
2. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. [...] 1(N14)# [...] , UTUA~a
2. 7(N01)# , UDUNITA~a# [...]
reverse
column 1
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	P006137
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P006137

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	29.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 7.0 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 2782/17
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:35	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:21	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MS 2782/17 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006137.

MS 2782/17 artifact entry (No. P006137). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006137

MS 2782/17 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006137 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006137},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
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M1  - 2026/6/13/
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Cite this Artifact

“MS 2782/17 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006137.

MS 2782/17 artifact entry (No. P006137). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006137

MS 2782/17 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006137 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2782/17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006137},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006137},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006137
LB  - CDLI:P006137
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - MS 2782/17 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006137
ER  -