MS 2863/21 (P006187)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2863/21

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

57.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. [...] , [...] SI# LU2
2. 1(N01) , MAR~a I
3. 1(N01) , SZIR~b NI~a
4. [...] , [...] X AN
5. [...] , [...]
column 3
1. , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] 2(N01)# , NUN~b
2. [...] 1(N01)# , UDUNITA~a#
3. [...] , [...] KISZ#
4. [...] , [...] KISZ#
5. [...] 2(N14)# , [...]
6. [...] 2(N01)# , [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P006187

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 57.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 11.0 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 2863/21
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-02-12 at 09:18:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:22 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MS 2863/21 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006187.
MS 2863/21 artifact entry (No. P006187). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006187
MS 2863/21 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006187 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2863/21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006187},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006187},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006187
LB  - CDLI:P006187
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - MS 2863/21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006187
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MS 2863/21 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006187.
MS 2863/21 artifact entry (No. P006187). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006187
MS 2863/21 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006187 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2863/21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006187},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006187},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006187
LB  - CDLI:P006187
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - MS 2863/21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006187
ER  -
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