MS 4494 (P006297)
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 4494Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
53.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 18.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] , [...] GESZTU~b#
3. 1(N01) , KUR~a NAR GESZTU~b#
4. 1(N01) , KUR~a AB~a SZITA@g~a EN~a SAG
5. 1(N01) , KUR~a AN? UB EN~a SAG
column 2
1. [...] , [...]
2. , [...] EN~a#? PAP~a
3. 1(N01) , AN SAL EN~a RU BU~a E2~a
4. 1(N01) , KUR~a DUB~a PAP~a GISZ E2~b?
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
2.a1. [...] 2(N01)# , SAL KISZ#
2.a2. [...] 2(N01)# , KUR~a#
2.b. , KUR~a RU
reverse
column 1
1.a1. 1(N01) , SAL
1.a2. 1(N01) , KUR~a
1.b. , ERIM~a SAGSZU
2.a1. 1(N01) , SAL#
2.a2. 1(N01) , KUR~a#
2.b. , [...]
column 2
1. 1(N01) , SAL
2. 1(N01) , KUR~a
3. , ERIM~a MUSZEN# X [...]
column 3
1. 2(N01) , SAL
2. 3(N01) , KUR~a
3. , ERIM~a X [...]
column 4
1. 2(N01) , SAL
2. 3(N01) , KUR~a
3. , ERIM~a AN X [...]
column 5
1. 2(N01) , SAL
2. 3(N01) , KUR~a
3. , ERIM~a X [...]
column 6
1. 9(N01) , SAL
2. 1(N14) 2(N01) , KUR~a#
column 7
1. 2(N14) 1(N01) , X [...]
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] , [...] GESZTU~b#
3. 1(N01) , KUR~a NAR GESZTU~b#
4. 1(N01) , KUR~a AB~a SZITA@g~a EN~a SAG
5. 1(N01) , KUR~a AN? UB EN~a SAG
column 2
1. [...] , [...]
2. , [...] EN~a#? PAP~a
3. 1(N01) , AN SAL EN~a RU BU~a E2~a
4. 1(N01) , KUR~a DUB~a PAP~a GISZ E2~b?
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
2.a1. [...] 2(N01)# , SAL KISZ#
2.a2. [...] 2(N01)# , KUR~a#
2.b. , KUR~a RU
reverse
column 1
1.a1. 1(N01) , SAL
1.a2. 1(N01) , KUR~a
1.b. , ERIM~a SAGSZU
2.a1. 1(N01) , SAL#
2.a2. 1(N01) , KUR~a#
2.b. , [...]
column 2
1. 1(N01) , SAL
2. 1(N01) , KUR~a
3. , ERIM~a MUSZEN# X [...]
column 3
1. 2(N01) , SAL
2. 3(N01) , KUR~a
3. , ERIM~a X [...]
column 4
1. 2(N01) , SAL
2. 3(N01) , KUR~a
3. , ERIM~a AN X [...]
column 5
1. 2(N01) , SAL
2. 3(N01) , KUR~a
3. , ERIM~a X [...]
column 6
1. 9(N01) , SAL
2. 1(N14) 2(N01) , KUR~a#
column 7
1. 2(N14) 1(N01) , X [...]
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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): 53.0 high × 56.0 wide × 18.0 thick
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Undetermined
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: MS 4494
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
- Dates Referenced:
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- Date Comments:
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2018-02-12 at 09:17:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-02-02 at 15:13:40 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:13:25 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-02-21 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“MS 4494 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006297.
MS 4494 artifact entry (No. P006297). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006297
MS 4494 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006297 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
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