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, NorwayMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMuseum Number
MS 2868Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
71.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 18.0 mm
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
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
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Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 71.0 high × 49.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Undetermined
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- Museum No.: MS 2868
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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- Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2018-02-12 at 09:18:09 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2007-02-02 at 15:13:38 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Transliteration | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:13:23 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-02-21 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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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: February 7, 2026).
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