MS 4491 (P006294)
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 4491Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
93.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 15.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N05) , HI@g~a
2. 2(N42~a) 1(N25) , X HI@g~a LA2 SUG5
3. 2(N42~a) 1(N25) 1(N30C~c)? , |ZATU714xHI@g~a| HI@g~a
4. 1(N28~c)#? , |(SZAxHI@g~a)~a| GUG2
5. X , X GUG2#
6. 1(N42~a) , HI GUG2
7. 1(N42~a)# [...] , GAL~a |LAGAB~axKAK~a| GUG2#
column 2
1. [...] 2(N42~a)# , [...]
2. 1(N42~a) , NE~a
3. 1(N25) , ZATU856
4. 1(N05) 1(N42~a) , GUG2#? HI DUG~a
5. 3(N51) 1(N34) , DU8~c
6. 1(N51) 2(N14) , U4 GAR# X
7. 4(N01) , HI@g~a |NINDA2xKASZ~b|
8. 2(N05) 2(N42~a) , ZATU710
column 3
1. 2(N20)? 1(N05)? 1(N42~a)? , SU~a AB~a
2. 1(N39~a)? , U4 |ZATU714xHI@g~a|
3. 1(N34)#? , X
4. 6(N01) , DU6~b
5. 2(N42~a)# , X
6. 1(N01) , ZATU711 HI@g~a
7. , X
reverse
column 1
1. [...] 3(N39~a)# [...] , X [...]
column 2
1. 1(N26) , HI@g~a AN E2~b
2. 1(N24) , HI@g~a SAL TUR3~a
3. 1(N24) , X EN~a IB~a
4. , X [...]
column 3
1. ,
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N05) , HI@g~a
2. 2(N42~a) 1(N25) , X HI@g~a LA2 SUG5
3. 2(N42~a) 1(N25) 1(N30C~c)? , |ZATU714xHI@g~a| HI@g~a
4. 1(N28~c)#? , |(SZAxHI@g~a)~a| GUG2
5. X , X GUG2#
6. 1(N42~a) , HI GUG2
7. 1(N42~a)# [...] , GAL~a |LAGAB~axKAK~a| GUG2#
column 2
1. [...] 2(N42~a)# , [...]
2. 1(N42~a) , NE~a
3. 1(N25) , ZATU856
4. 1(N05) 1(N42~a) , GUG2#? HI DUG~a
5. 3(N51) 1(N34) , DU8~c
6. 1(N51) 2(N14) , U4 GAR# X
7. 4(N01) , HI@g~a |NINDA2xKASZ~b|
8. 2(N05) 2(N42~a) , ZATU710
column 3
1. 2(N20)? 1(N05)? 1(N42~a)? , SU~a AB~a
2. 1(N39~a)? , U4 |ZATU714xHI@g~a|
3. 1(N34)#? , X
4. 6(N01) , DU6~b
5. 2(N42~a)# , X
6. 1(N01) , ZATU711 HI@g~a
7. , X
reverse
column 1
1. [...] 3(N39~a)# [...] , X [...]
column 2
1. 1(N26) , HI@g~a AN E2~b
2. 1(N24) , HI@g~a SAL TUR3~a
3. 1(N24) , X EN~a IB~a
4. , X [...]
column 3
1. ,
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Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 93.0 high × 55.0 wide × 15.0 thick
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Undetermined
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: MS 4491
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
- Elevation:
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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 4491 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006294.
MS 4491 artifact entry (No. P006294). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006294
MS 4491 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006294 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).
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}
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