MS 2863/03 (P006169)

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

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2863/03

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

53.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. 2(N01) , LAL2~a NE~a
2. 3(N01) , X [...]
3. [...] , [...]
column 3
1. , [...]
reverse
column 2
1. [...] 1(N34)# 2(N14)# 3(N01)# , [...] URU~a1 BU~a PA~a
column 1
1. [...] , [...] A
2. [...] , [...] AN X SZUBUR#
3. [...] , [...] APIN~b
4. [...] , [...] X NI~a# U4
5. [...] , [...] X PAP~a# SAL#
6. [...] , [...] X NI~a# MA#
7. [...] , [...] X SZUBUR#
8. [...] , [...] X
9. [...] , [...] X

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	P006169
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P006169

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	53.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 20.0 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 2863/03
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:37	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:22	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 2863/03 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006169.

MS 2863/03 artifact entry (No. P006169). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006169

MS 2863/03 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006169 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2863/03 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006169},
}

TY  - ELEC
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M1  - 2026/10/20/
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MS 2863/03 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006169.

MS 2863/03 artifact entry (No. P006169). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006169

MS 2863/03 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006169 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2863/03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006169},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006169},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006169
LB  - CDLI:P006169
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - MS 2863/03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006169
ER  -