MS 2900/08 (P006216)

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 2900/08

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

69.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. [...] , [...]
1.b. , [...]
2.a. 1(N01) , X [...]
2.b. , [...]
3.a. 1(N01) , ZATU703 X
3.b. , [...] X
4.a. [...] , [...] X
4.b. , LA2 DU X [...]
5.a. [...] , [...]
5.b. , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] 2(N14)# [...] , [...]
2.a1. 6(N01) , BA KI
2.a2. 1(N01) , NAR A
2.a3. , X [...]
2.b1A. 1(N01) , SANGA~a X
2.b1B. , X [...]
2.b2A. 1(N01) , |GISZxSZU2~a| SZU AB~a
2.b2B. , PAP~a X
2.b3A. 1(N01) , SUKKAL NAGAR~a
2.b3B. , BU~a# PAP~a# [...]
2.b4A. 1(N01) , SZU SZU
2.b4B. , [...]
2.b5A. 1(N01) , ZATU687 SZU ME~a E2~b# [...]
2.b5B. , [...]
3.a. 9(N02)# , [...]
3.b1A. 1(N02) , X SAG
3.b1B. , AN# NUNUZ~c#? [...]
3.b2A. 1(N02)# , [...]
3.b2B. , [...]
3.b3A. [...] , [...]
3.b3B. , [...]
column 2
1. [...] 2(N14)# 1(N01)# [...] , DUB~a GAL~a GA~a [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P006216

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 69.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 21.0 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 2900/08
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-03-04 at 11:28:59 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:18:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:23 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2900/08 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006216.
MS 2900/08 artifact entry (No. P006216). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006216
MS 2900/08 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006216 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2900/08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006216},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006216},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006216
LB  - CDLI:P006216
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - MS 2900/08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006216
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 2900/08 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006216.
MS 2900/08 artifact entry (No. P006216). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006216
MS 2900/08 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006216 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2900/08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006216},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006216},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006216
LB  - CDLI:P006216
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - MS 2900/08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006216
ER  -
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