MS 2839 (P006139)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 2839

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

103.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(N01) , U8
2. 2(N14) 8(N01) , UD5~a
3. 2(N14) 5(N01) , UTUA~a
4. 1(N14) 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a
5. 1(N34) 1(N14) 7(N01) , NUN~b
6. 2(N14) 3(N01) , MASZ2
7. , |1(N58).BAD~a|
column 2
1. 1(N01) , U8
2. 5(N01) , UD5~a
3. 8(N01) , UTUA~a
4. 4(N01) , UDUNITA~a
5. 1(N14) 8(N01) , NUN~b
6. 4(N01) , MASZ2
7. , SIG NIN
column 3
1. 1(N01) , U8
2. 1(N01) , UD5~a
3. , UTUA~a
4. 4(N01) , UDUNITA~a
5. 7(N01) , NUN~b
6. 2(N01) , MASZ2
7. , |SZE~a.NAM2|
column 4
1. ,
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N34) 4(N14) 9(N01) , |1(N58).BAD~a|
2. 4(N14) , SIG NIN
3. 1(N14) 5(N01) , |SZE~a.NAM2|
4. ,
column 2
1. 3(N34) 4(N14) 4(N01)? , LAGAB~b UDU~a
2. 2(N01)? , GUG2 A
3. 4(N14) 7(N01) , NUNUZ~a1 NE~a
4. ,

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)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P006139
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P006139

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	103.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 2839
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 2839 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006139.

MS 2839 artifact entry (No. P006139). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006139

MS 2839 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006139 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

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	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2839 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006139},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006139},
}

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DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006139
LB  - CDLI:P006139
M1  - 2026/6/13/
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Cite this Artifact

“MS 2839 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006139.

MS 2839 artifact entry (No. P006139). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006139

MS 2839 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006139 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2839 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006139},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006139},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006139
LB  - CDLI:P006139
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - MS 2839 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006139
ER  -