MS 4488 (P006291)

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 4488

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

111.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N01) , U4# U8# NE~a# URI3~a#? X GA2~a1#?
1.b1. 1(N01) , X
1.b2. 1(N01) , X X
2.a. 1(N01) , UD5~a# X BU~a#
2.b. , X
3.a. 1(N01) , X X
3.b. 1(N01) , X
4.a. 1(N01) , X X
4.b. , X X
5.a. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a# X
5.b. , KISZIK~a X X
6.a. 1(N01) , U8# EN~a X
6.b. , X
7.a. 1(N01) , UD5~a# MUD BU~a
7.b. , X X
8.a. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a#? X
8.b. , UR2 X KI
9.a. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a#? BU~a GI
9.b. SZU# E2~a# X ME~a#
10.a. 1(N01) , UD5~a# MUD# X X
10.b. , X X
column 2
1.a. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a# SZU#? [...]
1.b. , X ME~a#
2.a. 1(N01) , X X
2.b. , X [...]
3.a. 1(N01) , X EN~a#
3.b. , X [...]
4.a. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a# X BU~a
4.b. , MAR~a# X [...]
5.a. 1(N01) , SAL# NE~a# X
5.b. , X X
6.a. 1(N01) , GI6# ESZGAR# TUR# TI X
6.b. , [...]
7.a. 1(N01) , KIR11# KASKAL# X
7.b. 1(N01) , X
8. 1(N01) , GI6# ESZGAR# KASKAL# X X
9. 1(N01) , KIR11# X MUSZ3~a#? HAL#?
10. 1(N01) , KIR11# 3(N57) A TE A KU3~a
11. 1(N01) , NE~a UDUNITA~a NIMGIR
12. 1(N01) , [...] X EN~a# SI KI
13. 1(N01)# , U4# UDUNITA~a# EN~a# EN~a# BU~a# X
reverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N01) , U4 GU U8 GI
1.b. , GAL~a ZATU751~a
2. 1(N01)# , KIR11 HI U2~b X PAP~a
3.a. 1(N01) , U4 SILANITA SZU SANGA~a X
3.b. , GA2~a2 LAGAB~b
4.a. 1(N01) , GI6 SILANITA PAP~a
4.b. , GA2~a2 LAGAB~b
5.a. 1(N01) , SILA4~c DIM~a
5.b. , |LAGAB~bxSUH3| ME~a
6.a. 1(N01) , DARA4~a1 UD5~a X X RU
6.b. , UDU~a SZE3
7.a. 1(N01) , KIR11# NE~a X X
7.b. , GA2~a2# LAGAB~b#
8. 1(N01) 1(N08) , U8 KU~b1 UR~a
9. 1(N02)? , SILA4~c KUR~a SZUBUR AN MUSZ3~a
10. 1(N01) , X ESZGAR DIM~a X 3(N57) NAGA~a
11. 1(N01) , KIR11 X X
column 2
1.a. 1(N01) , GI6 MASZ2 GI6
1.b. , X
2. 1(N02)? , MASZ2 GI BU~a# X GAL~a
3. 1(N01) , U4 SILANITA X NIM~b1 GAL~a
4. 1(N01) , GI6 MASZ2 NIM~b1? GAL~a |GA2~a2xNIM~b1|? PA~a?
5. 1(N01) , SILANITA E2~a EN~a GAL~a ME~a X
6.a. 1(N01) , KIR11 AN SZU HI
6.b. , GA2~a2 LAGAB~b
7. 1(N01) , KIR11 E2~a# ZATU786# X
8. , X EN~a X NIM~b1# BA#
column 3
1. 4(N14) 6(N01) , UDU~a EN~a NIM~b1 PA~a KI

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	P006291
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P006291

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	111.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 22.0 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 4488
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-03-04 at 11:31:03	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:05	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:40	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:25	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MS 4488 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006291.

MS 4488 artifact entry (No. P006291). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006291

MS 4488 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006291 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 4488 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006291},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MS 4488 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006291.

MS 4488 artifact entry (No. P006291). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006291

MS 4488 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006291 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 4488 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006291},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006291
LB  - CDLI:P006291
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - MS 4488 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006291
ER  -