MS 2840 (P006140)

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

Cite

Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2840

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

147.0 mm × 100.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N50) 2(N22) , SZE~a MUSZEN GAN2
1.b. 5(N14) , |SZE~a.NAM2|#
2. 6(N14)# , LA2 SUG5
3.a. 7(N14)# 1(N22)# , DU# 3(N57) NAR
3.b. 3(N14) 1(N22) 1(N01) , |SZE~a.NAM2|
4.a. 3(N14) 1(N22) , 2(N57)# SZU NI~a SZA3~a1
4.b. 3(N01) ,
5.a. 3(N14) , KU~b1 ZATU697~c
5.b. 3(N01) ,
6.a. 5(N14) , SZU NI~a A
6.b. 5(N01) ,
7.a. 1(N14)# 2(N22) , SZUBUR
7.b. 2(N01) ,
8.a. 7(N14)#? , RAD~a NIMGIR#
8.b. 1(N14) ,
9.a. [...] 1(N22)# , KASZ~c#? [...]
9.b. 1(N01) ,
column 2
1.a. 3(N14) 2(N22) , SZU SZU#
1.b. 3(N01) ,
2.a. 3(N14) , TE SANGA~a
2.b. 3(N01) ,
3.a. 2(N14) , SAG EN~a DARA4~c2
3.b. 1(N01) ,
4.a. 1(N14) 2(N22) 5(N01) , GIR3~c 1(N02)
4.b. 2(N01) ,
5.a. 2(N14) 5(N01) , PIRIG~b1 ERIM~a
5.b. 2(N01) ,
6.a. 4(N14) 2(N22) , UR~a SANGA~a
6.b. 4(N01) ,
7.a. 6(N14) 2(N22) , ISZ~b RAD~a
7.b. 8(N01) ,
8.a. 4(N14) , E2~b# PA~a
8.b. 8(N01) ,
9.a. 2(N22) , SZUBUR KAL~b2
9.b. 2(N01) ,
column 3
1.a. 1(N22) , AN 3(N57)
1.b. 1(N01) ,
2.a. 1(N22) 3(N01) , NUN~a SANGA~a
2.b. 1(N01) ,
3.a. 1(N14) , HI GAN2
3.b. 2(N01) ,
4.a. 1(N14) , E2~a NUNUZ~a1 DU
4.b. 2(N01) ,
5.a. 1(N22) , KASZ~c SAG
5.b. 1(N01) ,
6.a. 1(N22) , URI3~a BAR
6.b. 1(N01) ,
7.a. 2(N22) , SUG5 SZU2
7.b. 1(N01) ,
8.a. 2(N22) , U2~a EN~a
8.b. 1(N01) ,
9.a. 3(N14) 1(N22) , DANNA NAM2
9.b. 4(N01) ,
10.a. 1(N14) , GA~a
10.b. 1(N01) ,
11.a. 2(N14) , IM~a
11.b. 2(N01) ,
column 4
1.a. 2(N22) , PAP~a GIR3~c
1.b. 1(N01) ,
2.a. 1(N14) , EN~a DU PAP~a
2.b. 1(N01) ,
3.a. 1(N14) 1(N22) 1(N01) , NAR A
3.b. 1(N01) ,
4.a. 1(N14) , ZATU659
4.b. 2(N01) ,
5.a. 2(N22) , KASZ~c 3(N57)
5.b. 1(N01) ,
6.a. 2(N22) , DIM~a
6.b. 1(N01) ,
7.a. 2(N22) , BU~a DU
7.b. 1(N01) ,
8.a. 2(N14) , SZE~a DU SZU
8.b. 2(N01) ,
9.a. 4(N14) , SZUBUR ADAB
9.b. 4(N01) ,
10.a. 3(N14) , DAR~b GU
10.b. 3(N01) ,
reverse
column 1
1.a. 7(N14) , EN~a TE PAP~a
1.b. 1(N14) 4(N01) ,
2.a. 3(N14) , RAD~a ISZ~b
2.b. 3(N01) ,
3.a. 3(N14) , MA SZU# ERIN NAR SZA3~a1#?
3.b. 3(N01) ,
4.a. 5(N14) , TI GI
4.b. 1(N14) ,
5.a. 7(N14) , GA~a
5.b. 1(N14) 4(N01) ,
6.a. 2(N14) 1(N22) , SIG7
6.b. 7(N01) ,
7.a. 7(N14) , DIN NI~a U2~b
7.b. 2(N14) 1(N01) ,
column 2
1.a. 2(N50) 2(N14) , EN~a GIR3~c DU NUN~a#
1.b. 2(N14) 2(N01) ,
2.a. 5(N14) , SZUBUR
2.b. 2(N14) , |SZE~a.NAM2|
3.a. 5(N14) , 3(N57) PAP~a
3.b. 2(N14) , |SZE~a.NAM2|
4.a. 2(N14) , IN~b U2~b
4.b. 4(N01) ,
5.a. 2(N14) , TAR~a DANNA
5.b. 4(N01) ,
6.a. 4(N14) , SIG@g#? NI~a NA~a#
6.b. 8(N01) ,
7.a. 1(N14) , SZUBUR RU
7.b. 2(N01) ,
8.a. 1(N14) , SZA3~a1 HI EN~a
8.b. 2(N01) ,
column 3
1.a. 1(N14) , A KU3~a PA~a
1.b. 2(N01) ,
2.a. 4(N14) , NI~a#? BU~a NIM~b1
2.b. 8(N01) ,
3. , GAN2
column 4
1. 2(N45)# 1(N50) 2(N14) , GAN2
2.a. 3(N34) 5(N14) 5(N01) , LAGAB~b UDU~a
2.b1. 3(N34) 2(N14) 7(N01) , EN~a SZUBUR# MASZ
2.b2. 2(N14) 8(N01) , ERIM~a#
3. , SAL E~b GAN2 DU KU6~a

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	P006140
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P006140

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	147.0 mm × 100.0 mm × 29.0 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 2840
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:45	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 2840 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006140.

MS 2840 artifact entry (No. P006140). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006140

MS 2840 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006140 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2840 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006140},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006140
LB  - CDLI:P006140
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - MS 2840 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006140
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MS 2840 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006140.

MS 2840 artifact entry (No. P006140). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006140

MS 2840 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006140 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2840 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006140},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006140
LB  - CDLI:P006140
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - MS 2840 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006140
ER  -