MS 4539 (P006319)
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 4539Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
74.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 16.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a1. 1(N45) , SZE~a
1.a2. , ZATU811 |BU~axGISZ@t|?
1.b. , EN~a U4 SI#?
2.a1. 1(N36) 1(N46) , KALAM~a PA~a
2.a2. , ERIN SZAGAN
2.b. , PA~a
3.a1. X , X X
3.a2. , X X
3.b. , KU6~a AB~b AB~b
4.a1. 3(N14) , E2~b# NAGA~a
4.a2. , SZAGAN# SZU ME~a
4.b. , SI?
column 2
1.a1. 7(N14)# 3(N01) , SZE~a
1.a2. 1(N36)# 1(N46)# , SZAGAN |GI&GI|
1.b. , AB~a ME~a GI?
2.a1. 1(N34) , SZE~a AB~a
2.a2. 3(N14) 3(N01) , BAR
2.a3. 3(N19) [...] , [...]
2.b. , X X
3.a1. [...] , [...]
3.a2. [...] , [...]
3.b. , NAR
4.a. 3(N19) , E2~b NAGA~a
4.b. , SILA4~c GAL~a
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N34) 2(N45) 4(N14) , SZE~a
2.a. 3(N36) 1(N46) 8(N19) 1(N04) ,
2.b. , EN~a |SILA3~axSZU2| A SI
3. , GIBIL NAR NAGA~a U4
column 2
1. , NAGAR~a ZI~a SANGA~a
2. ,
obverse
column 1
1.a1. 1(N45) , SZE~a
1.a2. , ZATU811 |BU~axGISZ@t|?
1.b. , EN~a U4 SI#?
2.a1. 1(N36) 1(N46) , KALAM~a PA~a
2.a2. , ERIN SZAGAN
2.b. , PA~a
3.a1. X , X X
3.a2. , X X
3.b. , KU6~a AB~b AB~b
4.a1. 3(N14) , E2~b# NAGA~a
4.a2. , SZAGAN# SZU ME~a
4.b. , SI?
column 2
1.a1. 7(N14)# 3(N01) , SZE~a
1.a2. 1(N36)# 1(N46)# , SZAGAN |GI&GI|
1.b. , AB~a ME~a GI?
2.a1. 1(N34) , SZE~a AB~a
2.a2. 3(N14) 3(N01) , BAR
2.a3. 3(N19) [...] , [...]
2.b. , X X
3.a1. [...] , [...]
3.a2. [...] , [...]
3.b. , NAR
4.a. 3(N19) , E2~b NAGA~a
4.b. , SILA4~c GAL~a
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N34) 2(N45) 4(N14) , SZE~a
2.a. 3(N36) 1(N46) 8(N19) 1(N04) ,
2.b. , EN~a |SILA3~axSZU2| A SI
3. , GIBIL NAR NAGA~a U4
column 2
1. , NAGAR~a ZI~a SANGA~a
2. ,
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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): 74.0 high × 48.0 wide × 16.0 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 4539
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
- Elevation:
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- Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
- Dates Referenced:
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2018-02-12 at 09:17:09 | 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 4539 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006319.
MS 4539 artifact entry (No. P006319). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006319
MS 4539 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006319 (Accessed: October 2, 2025).
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