MS 4537 (P006317)
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 4537Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
95.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 19.0 mm
tablet
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column 1
1.a. [3(N34)] 4(N14)# , [1(N57)] APIN~a# GA~a KI ZATU714# SZAGAN#? [...]
1.b. 2(N34) , 1(N58)
1.c. 3(N34) , [1(N57)]
1.d. 1(N34) 1(N14) , 1(N58)
2.a. [6(N34)] 4(N14) , [1(N57)] MUSZ3~a# ME~a SZA3~a1#
2.b. 3(N34) 4(N14) , 1(N58)
2.c. 4(N34) , 1(N57) |GIR3~cxKAR2| SZA3~a1
2.d. 3(N34) 2(N14) 5(N01) , 1(N58)
3.a. 3(N34) , 1(N57) SZA3~a1 AL
3.b. 1(N34) , 1(N58)
3.c. 3(N34) , 1(N57)
3.d. 1(N34) 2(N14) , 1(N58)
4.a. 4(N34)# , [1(N57)] ME~a SZA3~a1 MUSZ3~a |GIR3~cxKAR2| APIN~a
4.b. 1(N34) 2(N14) , 1(N58)
4.c. 3(N34) 3(N14) , BAR 1(N57)
4.d. 1(N34) 1(N14) , 1(N58)#
5.a. [3(N34)] 3(N14)#? , [1(N57)] AL KI
5.b. 1(N34) , 1(N58)?
5.c. 3(N34) , 1(N57)?
5.d. 3(N14) , 1(N58)
6. , [...] MUSZ3~a# ME~a GAN2# SZA3~a1#
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column 1
1.a1. [3(N34)] 2(N14)# , [1(N57) ...] SZAGAN# X
1.a2. 1(N34)# 3(N14) , 1(N58)
1.b. 1(N50) X , GAN2 [...]
2.a1. [...] , [1(N57)] MUSZ3~a# [...] X
2.a2. 3(N34)# 3(N14) 2(N01)# , 1(N58)
2.b1. 3(N50) , HI GAN2
2.b2. 7(N14) 1(N22)? , BAR#?
3.a1. 3(N34)# , [1(N57)] , [...] X [...]
3.a2. 1(N34) 1(N14) , 1(N58)
3.b1. 7(N14) , GAN2 X [...]
3.b2. 1(N14) , KI#? BAR#?
4.a1. 3(N34)# 4(N14) 5(N01)# , ME~a MUSZ3~a# |GIR3~cxKAR2| SZA3~a1# [...]
4.a2. 1(N34)# 1(N14) 5(N01)# , 1(N58)
4.b1. 1(N50) , GAN2 X
4.b2. 3(N14)#? X , KI AL
5.a1. 3(N34)# 1(N14) 5(N01) , 1(N57) KI# AL#
5.a2. 4(N14) 5(N01) , 1(N58)
5.b. 5(N14) , GAN2 X
6. , X MUSZ3~a# GAN2# ME~a# SZA3~a1
obverse
column 1
1.a. [3(N34)] 4(N14)# , [1(N57)] APIN~a# GA~a KI ZATU714# SZAGAN#? [...]
1.b. 2(N34) , 1(N58)
1.c. 3(N34) , [1(N57)]
1.d. 1(N34) 1(N14) , 1(N58)
2.a. [6(N34)] 4(N14) , [1(N57)] MUSZ3~a# ME~a SZA3~a1#
2.b. 3(N34) 4(N14) , 1(N58)
2.c. 4(N34) , 1(N57) |GIR3~cxKAR2| SZA3~a1
2.d. 3(N34) 2(N14) 5(N01) , 1(N58)
3.a. 3(N34) , 1(N57) SZA3~a1 AL
3.b. 1(N34) , 1(N58)
3.c. 3(N34) , 1(N57)
3.d. 1(N34) 2(N14) , 1(N58)
4.a. 4(N34)# , [1(N57)] ME~a SZA3~a1 MUSZ3~a |GIR3~cxKAR2| APIN~a
4.b. 1(N34) 2(N14) , 1(N58)
4.c. 3(N34) 3(N14) , BAR 1(N57)
4.d. 1(N34) 1(N14) , 1(N58)#
5.a. [3(N34)] 3(N14)#? , [1(N57)] AL KI
5.b. 1(N34) , 1(N58)?
5.c. 3(N34) , 1(N57)?
5.d. 3(N14) , 1(N58)
6. , [...] MUSZ3~a# ME~a GAN2# SZA3~a1#
reverse
column 1
1.a1. [3(N34)] 2(N14)# , [1(N57) ...] SZAGAN# X
1.a2. 1(N34)# 3(N14) , 1(N58)
1.b. 1(N50) X , GAN2 [...]
2.a1. [...] , [1(N57)] MUSZ3~a# [...] X
2.a2. 3(N34)# 3(N14) 2(N01)# , 1(N58)
2.b1. 3(N50) , HI GAN2
2.b2. 7(N14) 1(N22)? , BAR#?
3.a1. 3(N34)# , [1(N57)] , [...] X [...]
3.a2. 1(N34) 1(N14) , 1(N58)
3.b1. 7(N14) , GAN2 X [...]
3.b2. 1(N14) , KI#? BAR#?
4.a1. 3(N34)# 4(N14) 5(N01)# , ME~a MUSZ3~a# |GIR3~cxKAR2| SZA3~a1# [...]
4.a2. 1(N34)# 1(N14) 5(N01)# , 1(N58)
4.b1. 1(N50) , GAN2 X
4.b2. 3(N14)#? X , KI AL
5.a1. 3(N34)# 1(N14) 5(N01) , 1(N57) KI# AL#
5.a2. 4(N14) 5(N01) , 1(N58)
5.b. 5(N14) , GAN2 X
6. , X MUSZ3~a# GAN2# ME~a# SZA3~a1
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Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 95.0 high × 67.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Undetermined
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- Museum No.: MS 4537
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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- Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
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| 2018-03-04 at 11:33:19 | Johnson, J. Cale | Transliteration | Johnson, J. Cale | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2018-02-12 at 09:17:09 | 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 4537 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006317.
MS 4537 artifact entry (No. P006317). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006317
MS 4537 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006317 (Accessed: February 23, 2026).
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