MS 2842 (P006144)

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

RTI (obverse)

RTI (reverse)

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2842

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

85.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N01) , U8
2. 1(N14) 1(N01) , UD5~a
3. 7(N01) , UTUA~a
4. 3(N01) , UDUNITA~a
5. 1(N14) , NUN~b
6. 7(N01) , MASZ2
7. , GAL~a# SANGA~a#
column 2
1. 3(N01) , UD5~a
2. 1(N14) , UTUA~a
3. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a
4. 4(N01) , NUN~b
5. 4(N01) , MASZ2
6. , DI RAD~a#
reverse
column 1
1. 4(N14) , UDU~a SANGA~a GAL~a
2. 2(N14) 2(N01) , UDU~a DI RAD~a
column 2
1. 1(N14) 2(N01) , UDU~a# AN SZE~a@t NI~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	P006144
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P006144

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	85.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 2842
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	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:35	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:22	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2842 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006144.

MS 2842 artifact entry (No. P006144). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006144

MS 2842 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006144 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2842 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006144},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006144},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006144
LB  - CDLI:P006144
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - MS 2842 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006144
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2842 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006144.

MS 2842 artifact entry (No. P006144). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006144

MS 2842 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006144 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2842 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006144},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006144},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006144
LB  - CDLI:P006144
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - MS 2842 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006144
ER  -