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MS 2863/30 (P006196)

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 2863/30

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

52.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. 1(N02) , SZU 3(N57) SAL
3. 1(N02) , ZATU628~b KI SAG
4. 1(N02) , HI E2~a TE NUN~a
5. 1(N02) , X [...]
column 2
1. [...] , [...]
2. 1(N02) , 3(N57) X SZE~a# [...]
3. 1(N02) , KI E2~a URI3~a
4. 1(N01) , PAP~a BAR
5. 1(N01) , X X
6. 1(N01) , MA GI6 NUNUZ~a1
7. [...] , [...]
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
2. 1(N01) , 2(N57)? [...]
3. 1(N01) , |GA2~a1xEN~a| [...]
4. 1(N01) , |GA2~a1xEN~a|#? [...]
5. 1(N01) , 3(N57) [...]
6. [...] , [...]
column 4
1. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] , [...] X
column 2
1. 5(N14)# 2(N01)# , BA
2. 1(N14) 4(N01) , IM~a
3. 3(N14) 7(N01) , [...]
column 3
1. 1(N34) 4(N14)# 3(N01) , [...]

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Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Collections

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 52.0 high × 56.0 wide × 17.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Undetermined

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MS 2863/30
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
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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 15:13:38	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

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Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2863/30 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006196.

MS 2863/30 artifact entry (No. P006196). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006196

MS 2863/30 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006196 (Accessed: February 7, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-07]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2863/30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006196},
}

TY  - ELEC
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M1  - 2026/2/7/
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Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2863/30 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006196.

MS 2863/30 artifact entry (No. P006196). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006196

MS 2863/30 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006196 (Accessed: February 7, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-07]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2863/30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006196},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006196
LB  - CDLI:P006196
M1  - 2026/2/7/
TI  - MS 2863/30 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006196
ER  -