MS 2868 (P006198)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2868

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

71.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 8(N34) , NUNUZ~a1 |SZE~a.NAM2|
2. 8(N34) , GA~a# GAL~a#
3. 3(N34) , NAM2# PA~a# RAD~a# X [...]
column 2
1. 2(N34) , DI RAD~a
2. 1(N34) , GIR3~c
3. 4(N14) , NUNUZ~a1 3(N57) |EN2.E2~b|
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , ESZDA
2. 2(N48) 2(N34) 4(N14) , NUNUZ~a1 NE~a
3. , SANGA~a TE RAD~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	P006198
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P006198

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	71.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 18.0 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 2868
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:18:09	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

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2868 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006198.

MS 2868 artifact entry (No. P006198). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006198

MS 2868 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006198 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2868 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006198},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006198},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2868 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006198.

MS 2868 artifact entry (No. P006198). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006198

MS 2868 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006198 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2868 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006198},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006198},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006198
LB  - CDLI:P006198
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - MS 2868 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006198
ER  -