MS 4551 (P006324)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4551

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

57.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N01) , 1(N26)
2. 4(N01) , DU6~b
3. 4(N01) , U4
4. 4(N01) , ZATU726~d
5. 4(N01) , SIG2~a1
6. 2(N01) , DU8~c
column 2
1. 5(N01) , |GUG2xSZITA~a1|
2. 5(N01) , |LAGAB~axSZITA~a1|
3. 2(N01) , GUG2
4. 5(N01) , SZA |(SZAxHI@g~a)~a|
5. 5(N01) , DU8~c@g
column 3
1. 5(N01) , DUG~a# KASZ~a
2. 2(N39~a) , ZATU714 HI@g~a
3. 1(N01) , UMBIN~a
4. 1(N01) , |MAH~bxMASZ|
5. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxMASZ|
column 4
1. 2(N01) , UDU~a ZATU714
reverse
column 1
1. 3(N14) 2(N01) , GAR 2(N58)
2. 2(N05) 1(N25) ,
3. 1(N39~a) , SZE~a#
4. [...] , SZU2#?
column 2
1. 5(N01) , UDU~a
2. , AN MUSZ3~a

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	P006324
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P006324

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	57.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 24.0 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 4551
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-13 at 15:00:51	Tinney, Stephen J.	Transliteration	Tinney, Stephen J.	Tinney, Stephen J.	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:10	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 4551 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006324.

MS 4551 artifact entry (No. P006324). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006324

MS 4551 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006324 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 4551 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006324},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006324},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006324
LB  - CDLI:P006324
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - MS 4551 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006324
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MS 4551 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P006324.

MS 4551 artifact entry (No. P006324). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P006324

MS 4551 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P006324 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 4551 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P006324},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006324},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/2/21/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P006324
LB  - CDLI:P006324
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - MS 4551 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P006324
ER  -