MS 2863/11 (P006177)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2863/11

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

87.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. 3(N01) , ZATU694~c LA2 NUNUZ~a1
2. 4(N01) , NAMESZDA
3. 5(N01) , DA~a GI4~a AN
4. 2(N01) , DAR~a NI~a
5. 2(N01)# , GADA~a LAGAB~a
6. 2(N01)# , BAN~b AN GU
7. 4(N01)# , SA~a# AN# GIR~a#
8. 1(N01)# [...] , SUKKAL# [...]
column 3
1. 1(N01) , RU
2. 1(N14) , GI AN BA
3. 3(N01) , GISZ3~b AN SAL
4. 3(N01) , KU6~a MUSZEN MASZ
5. 2(N01) , SZUBUR HI@g~a
6. 1(N01) , USZ~a# HI#? GI#
7. 3(N01) , UD5~a
8. 1(N01) , SZA3~a1 MUNSZUB~b
9. [...] , [...]
column 4
1. 2(N01) , DAR~b AD~c
2. 4(N01) , KAK~a
3. 5(N01) , AN URI3~a NA~a
4. 3(N01) , MUSZEN TUR
5. 2(N01) , NUNUZ~a1 NUNUZ~a1
6. 5(N01) , AN NAR SZA3~a1
7. 3(N01) , ISZ~b
8. 1(N01) , AN GISZ3~b
9. 4(N01) , AN TAK4~a E2~b
10. 3(N01) , PA~a DI AD~a
11. 1(N01)# [...] , [...] IDIGNA#? AD~a
12. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [U8]
2. [...] , UD5~a#
3. 5(N01) , UTUA~a
4. 6(N01) , UDUNITA~a
5. 2(N14)# X , NUN~b#
6. [...] 1(N01)# , MASZ2
7. [...] , UD5~a#
8. [...] , UTUA~a#
9. [...] , MASZ2
column 2
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	P006177
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P006177

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	87.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 2863/11
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:37	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 2863/11 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006177.

MS 2863/11 artifact entry (No. P006177). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006177

MS 2863/11 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006177 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2863/11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006177},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2863/11 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006177.

MS 2863/11 artifact entry (No. P006177). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006177

MS 2863/11 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006177 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2863/11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006177},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006177
LB  - CDLI:P006177
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - MS 2863/11 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006177
ER  -