MS 3002 (P006256)

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 3002

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

85.0 mm × 63.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N14) 4(N01) , SZE~a AN PIRIG~b1
2. 1(N14) 4(N01) , MUD NUN~a
3. 1(N14) 4(N01) , LUM MA
4. 3(N14) 1(N01) , DAR~b PAP~a
5. 2(N14) 2(N01) , PAP~a PIRIG~b1
column 2
1. 1(N14) 4(N01) , KI# GAL~a DU
2. 2(N14) 3(N01) , BU~a# DU
3. 3(N14) 2(N01) , SAL
4. 4(N14) , SZAB~a
column 3
1. ,
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N45) 3(N14) , SZE~a GIBIL U4 PAP~a IB~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	P006256
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P006256

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	85.0 mm × 63.0 mm × 20.0 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 3002
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:39	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:24	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 3002 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006256.

MS 3002 artifact entry (No. P006256). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006256

MS 3002 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006256 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 3002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006256},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006256},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
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LB  - CDLI:P006256
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - MS 3002 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 3002 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006256.

MS 3002 artifact entry (No. P006256). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006256

MS 3002 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006256 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 3002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006256},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006256},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006256
LB  - CDLI:P006256
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - MS 3002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006256
ER  -