MS 4499 (P006303)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4499

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

93.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 1(N39~a)# , [...] X
2. 1(N14) 3(N39~a)# , |U4x1(N14)| SIG7 NAGA~a#?
3. 2(N01) , AN BIR3~b? NUNUZ~a1
4. 6(N14) , |EZEN~axSU~a|
5.a. 6(N14)# 3(N01) 3(N39~a) 1(N24)# 1(N28)# , [...]
5.b1. 6(N14) 1(N24) 1(N28) , SZU UR5~a
5.b2. 3(N01)# 3(N39~a)#? 1(N24) , TAR~a
calculation: 36.15N1 ÷ 10 = 3.615 (text 3.65 ?)
6. , SZE~a GU7
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] , [...] X
2'. , GU7
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. 1(N45) 7(N14) 4(N01)# 1(N39~a)# , SZE~a# [...]
2. [...] 1(N24)#? 1(N26)#? , [...]
3. , [...]
column 3
1. 2(N45) 2(N01) [...] , [...]
2. , [...]

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	P006303
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P006303

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	93.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 4499
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:53:31	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:07	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2014-12-17 at 11:32:41	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 Artifacts

“MS 4499 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006303.

MS 4499 artifact entry (No. P006303). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006303

MS 4499 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006303 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 4499 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006303},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006303},
}

TY  - ELEC
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M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - MS 4499 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“MS 4499 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006303.

MS 4499 artifact entry (No. P006303). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006303

MS 4499 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006303 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 4499 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006303},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006303},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006303
LB  - CDLI:P006303
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - MS 4499 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006303
ER  -