MS 4503 (P006307)
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 4503Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
96.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 19.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N01) , KISZ PAP~a E2~b
2. 2(N01) , SI EN~a MA
3. 1(N01)#? , NAM2#? ZATU697~a
4. 1(N01) , KALAM~b HI
5. 1(N01) , SAL |AB~bxKU6~a|
6. 1(N01) , X X
7. [...] , X X
8. [...] , X X
9. 1(N01) , SZE~a EN~a SAG APIN~a
10. 1(N01) , X X
column 2
1. 1(N01) , U2~b EN~a DU BU~a#?
2. 1(N01) , X GI#
3. 1(N01) , |1(N57).SZUBUR|#
4. 1(N01) , U2~b? X
5. 1(N01) , |SZE~a.NAM2| MASZ
6. 1(N01) , KINGAL
7. 1(N01) , X [...]
8. [...] UMUN2 SANGA~a#
9. 1(N01) , X X PAP~a#
10. 1(N01) , NE~a# A# X
11. 1(N01) , U4# RU NIM~b2
column 3
1. 2(N01) , [...] KISZ#
2. 1(N01) , X NUNUZ~c
3. 1(N01) , KUR~a RU EN~a HI
4. 1(N01) , A? AB~b KA2~a SAL
5. 1(N01)# , ZATU752#? [...]
6. [...] , [...] X X
7. [...] , [...] X
8. [...] , [...] SANGA~a#
9. 2(N01) , EN~a BULUG3?
10. 1(N01) , KASZ~b? X
column 4
1. 1(N01) , SAG BU~a NUN~a AB2
2. 2(N01) , EN~a NAGA~a
3. 5(N01) , X X GAL~a
4. 1(N01)# , X X
5. 1(N01)# , X X
6. 1(N01)# , X NU [...]
7. 1(N01)# , BU~a# [...]
8. 1(N01)# , X UB [...]
reverse
column 1
1.a. 3(N14) , [...]
1.b1. 4(N01) , UDU~a#? MU#?
1.b2. 1(N01) , NA~a NI~a
1.b3. X , PIRIG~b1#
1.b4. X , AN# [...]
1.c1. 1(N01)# , X X
1.c2. 1(N01)# , X GADA~a
1.c3. 1(N01)# , TILLA2#? PA~a# KISZIK~a#?
1.c4. 1(N14)# , X
2.a. 1(N14) 8(N01) , BA KI
2.b1A. 1(N14) 3(N01) , DA~a PA~a |DU8~cxUDU~a|
2.b1B1. 2(N01)# , U8#? [...]
2.b1B2. 1(N01)# , [...]
2.b1B3. 4(N01) , UDUNITA~a#? [...]
2.b1B4. 6(N01) , MASZ2#?
2.b2A. 5(N01) , GURUSZDA
2.b2B1. 2(N01) , U8? [...]
2.b2B2. 1(N01) , SZE3 UDUNITA~a#?
2.b2B3. 2(N01) , X [...]
column 2
1. 4(N14) 8(N01)# , UDU~a GURUSZDA BAR U4 1(N58) X
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N01) , KISZ PAP~a E2~b
2. 2(N01) , SI EN~a MA
3. 1(N01)#? , NAM2#? ZATU697~a
4. 1(N01) , KALAM~b HI
5. 1(N01) , SAL |AB~bxKU6~a|
6. 1(N01) , X X
7. [...] , X X
8. [...] , X X
9. 1(N01) , SZE~a EN~a SAG APIN~a
10. 1(N01) , X X
column 2
1. 1(N01) , U2~b EN~a DU BU~a#?
2. 1(N01) , X GI#
3. 1(N01) , |1(N57).SZUBUR|#
4. 1(N01) , U2~b? X
5. 1(N01) , |SZE~a.NAM2| MASZ
6. 1(N01) , KINGAL
7. 1(N01) , X [...]
8. [...] UMUN2 SANGA~a#
9. 1(N01) , X X PAP~a#
10. 1(N01) , NE~a# A# X
11. 1(N01) , U4# RU NIM~b2
column 3
1. 2(N01) , [...] KISZ#
2. 1(N01) , X NUNUZ~c
3. 1(N01) , KUR~a RU EN~a HI
4. 1(N01) , A? AB~b KA2~a SAL
5. 1(N01)# , ZATU752#? [...]
6. [...] , [...] X X
7. [...] , [...] X
8. [...] , [...] SANGA~a#
9. 2(N01) , EN~a BULUG3?
10. 1(N01) , KASZ~b? X
column 4
1. 1(N01) , SAG BU~a NUN~a AB2
2. 2(N01) , EN~a NAGA~a
3. 5(N01) , X X GAL~a
4. 1(N01)# , X X
5. 1(N01)# , X X
6. 1(N01)# , X NU [...]
7. 1(N01)# , BU~a# [...]
8. 1(N01)# , X UB [...]
reverse
column 1
1.a. 3(N14) , [...]
1.b1. 4(N01) , UDU~a#? MU#?
1.b2. 1(N01) , NA~a NI~a
1.b3. X , PIRIG~b1#
1.b4. X , AN# [...]
1.c1. 1(N01)# , X X
1.c2. 1(N01)# , X GADA~a
1.c3. 1(N01)# , TILLA2#? PA~a# KISZIK~a#?
1.c4. 1(N14)# , X
2.a. 1(N14) 8(N01) , BA KI
2.b1A. 1(N14) 3(N01) , DA~a PA~a |DU8~cxUDU~a|
2.b1B1. 2(N01)# , U8#? [...]
2.b1B2. 1(N01)# , [...]
2.b1B3. 4(N01) , UDUNITA~a#? [...]
2.b1B4. 6(N01) , MASZ2#?
2.b2A. 5(N01) , GURUSZDA
2.b2B1. 2(N01) , U8? [...]
2.b2B2. 1(N01) , SZE3 UDUNITA~a#?
2.b2B3. 2(N01) , X [...]
column 2
1. 4(N14) 8(N01)# , UDU~a GURUSZDA BAR U4 1(N58) 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): 96.0 high × 61.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Undetermined
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: MS 4503
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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- Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2018-03-03 at 16:41:42 | Johnson, J. Cale | Atf | Johnson, J. Cale | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-02-12 at 09:17:08 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-05-20 at 16:00:29 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | 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 4503 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006307.
MS 4503 artifact entry (No. P006307). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006307
MS 4503 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006307 (Accessed: October 4, 2025).
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year = {2002},
month = {feb 21},
title = {MS 4503 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P006307},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006307},
}
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