MS 2863/29 (P006195)

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 2863/29

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

68.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 1(N01)# , SZUR2~b# BU~a
2. 4(N01) , DA~a ZATU694~c
3. 2(N01) , SI AN MUSZEN MASZ
4. 2(N01)# , LA2 ZATU625
5. [...] , NIN#? [...]
6. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. 2(N01) , PIRIG~b1 ERIM~a
2. 4(N01) , PIRIG~b1 SANGA~a
3. 1(N01) , AN 3(N57)
4. 2(N01) , E2~a# DU NUNUZ~a1
5. 1(N01) , LA2 SUG5
6. 8(N01) , DANNA NAM2
7. 1(N01)# [...] , X [...]
column 3
1. 1(N01) , KASZ~c TAK4~a
2. 2(N01) , AN# SZUBUR RU
3. 1(N01) , UR~a GISZ3~b
4. 3(N01) , SI SZA3~a1#
5. 3(N01) , BAHAR2~c [...]
6. , PA~a E2~b
7. 4(N14)# 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
column 4
1. 2(N01)# [...] , [...]
2. 2(N01)# [...] , [...]
3. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
4. [...] , [...]
5. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. 2(N01)# [...] , [...]
3. 1(N14)# [...] , [...]
4. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
5. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. [...] 4(N34)# [...] 1(N14)# [...] 4(N01) , [...] X GI KI# SIG RAD~a NIM~b2 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)	Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P006195
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P006195

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	68.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 25.0 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 2863/29
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:18:08	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 12:13:23	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2863/29 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006195.

MS 2863/29 artifact entry (No. P006195). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006195

MS 2863/29 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006195 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2863/29 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006195},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006195},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/12/
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2863/29 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006195.

MS 2863/29 artifact entry (No. P006195). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006195

MS 2863/29 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006195 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2863/29 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006195},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006195},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006195
LB  - CDLI:P006195
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - MS 2863/29 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006195
ER  -