MS 4543 (P006323)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4543

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

73.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 6(N01) , HI UDU~a#
1.b1. 3(N01)# , U8#? [...]
1.b2. 1(N01) , UD5~a
1.b3. 2(N01) , NUN~b
2. 1(N01) , GAL~a SUHUR@g
3. 2(N01) , SUHUR
4. 3(N01) [...] , SUHUR# [...]
column 2
1. [...] , [...]
2. 6(N01)# [...] , X [...]
3. 2(N14) 4(N01) , SZITA@g~b
4. 2(N01) , SZU SZA3~a1 SILA3~a
5. 1(N01) , |TA~dxMASZ| SILA3~a
6.a. 4(N34) [...] , [...]
6.b. 3(N14) , NI~a# LU2? [...]
column 3
1. [...] , [...] X
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. , [...] EN~a#? X U4#? X

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

Period Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P006323

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 73.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 4543
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-02-12 at 09:17:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MS 4543 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006323.
MS 4543 artifact entry (No. P006323). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006323
MS 4543 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006323 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 4543 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006323},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006323},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006323
LB  - CDLI:P006323
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - MS 4543 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006323
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MS 4543 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006323.
MS 4543 artifact entry (No. P006323). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006323
MS 4543 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006323 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 4543 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006323},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006323},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006323
LB  - CDLI:P006323
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - MS 4543 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006323
ER  -
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