MS 4459 (P006280)

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 4459

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

56.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] 4(N14)# [...] , [...] UD5~a# IM~a
3. 2(N14) , UD5~a IM~a TUR E2~b#?
4. 1(N14) , IM~a EN~a NUN~a X
5. 7(N14) , [...]
column 2
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] , [...] X
3. , IM~a PA~a ZATU669 IB~a
reverse
column 1
1. X [...] , IM~a# X [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P006280

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 56.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4459
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-02-12 at 09:17:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:24 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MS 4459 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006280.
MS 4459 artifact entry (No. P006280). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006280
MS 4459 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006280 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 4459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006280},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006280},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006280
LB  - CDLI:P006280
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - MS 4459 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006280
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MS 4459 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006280.
MS 4459 artifact entry (No. P006280). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006280
MS 4459 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006280 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 4459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006280},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006280},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006280
LB  - CDLI:P006280
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - MS 4459 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006280
ER  -
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