MS 4490 (P006293)
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 4490Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
86.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 19.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(N01) SZE3 UDU~a
2. 9(N01)# , DARA4~c2
3. [...] 1(N01)# , ZATU628~a#
4. 2(N14) 4(N01) , MASZ2 MASZ
5.a. 1(N14) 1(N01) , |U4x1(N57)| BAR
5.b1. 5(N01) , SILA4~c
5.b2. 6(N01) , MASZ
6. 2(N14) 5(N01) , ZATU847 SA~c
7. 2(N14)# 5(N01) , SA~c UR2 DA~a X
column 2
1. 1(N01) , SZE3 UDU~a
2. 1(N14) 6(N01) , UDUNITA~a#?
3. 3(N01) , UD5~a
4.a. 9(N01) , |U4x1(N57)| BAR
4.b1. 4(N01) , SILA4~c
4.b2. 5(N01) , MASZ
5. 1(N14) 5(N01) , ZATU847 SA~c
6. 1(N14) 5(N01) , SA~c UR2
7. , ZATU848
reverse
column 1
1. 5(N01) , UDU~a SZE3
2. 2(N14) 3(N01) , MES
3. 1(N14) 2(N01) , ZATU628~a
4. 2(N14) 4(N01)# [...] , UD5~a MASZ2#
5. 2(N14) , MASZ LAGAB~b# [...]
6.a. 4(N14) , ZATU847 SA~c
6.b. 3(N14) , UR2
column 2
1. 1(N34)# 2(N14) 9(N01) , SU~a
2. 1(N34) 2(N14) , SA~c UR2 ZATU847
3. , KU6~a# KISAL~b1 BA
obverse
column 1
1. 4(N01) SZE3 UDU~a
2. 9(N01)# , DARA4~c2
3. [...] 1(N01)# , ZATU628~a#
4. 2(N14) 4(N01) , MASZ2 MASZ
5.a. 1(N14) 1(N01) , |U4x1(N57)| BAR
5.b1. 5(N01) , SILA4~c
5.b2. 6(N01) , MASZ
6. 2(N14) 5(N01) , ZATU847 SA~c
7. 2(N14)# 5(N01) , SA~c UR2 DA~a X
column 2
1. 1(N01) , SZE3 UDU~a
2. 1(N14) 6(N01) , UDUNITA~a#?
3. 3(N01) , UD5~a
4.a. 9(N01) , |U4x1(N57)| BAR
4.b1. 4(N01) , SILA4~c
4.b2. 5(N01) , MASZ
5. 1(N14) 5(N01) , ZATU847 SA~c
6. 1(N14) 5(N01) , SA~c UR2
7. , ZATU848
reverse
column 1
1. 5(N01) , UDU~a SZE3
2. 2(N14) 3(N01) , MES
3. 1(N14) 2(N01) , ZATU628~a
4. 2(N14) 4(N01)# [...] , UD5~a MASZ2#
5. 2(N14) , MASZ LAGAB~b# [...]
6.a. 4(N14) , ZATU847 SA~c
6.b. 3(N14) , UR2
column 2
1. 1(N34)# 2(N14) 9(N01) , SU~a
2. 1(N34) 2(N14) , SA~c UR2 ZATU847
3. , KU6~a# KISAL~b1 BA
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Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 86.0 high × 57.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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- Condition Description:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Undetermined
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: MS 4490
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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- Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
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| 2018-02-12 at 09:17:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2007-02-02 at 15:13:40 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Transliteration | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:13:25 | 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 4490 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006293.
MS 4490 artifact entry (No. P006293). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006293
MS 4490 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006293 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).
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