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, NorwayMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMuseum Number
MS 4551Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
UndeterminedMeasurements
57.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 24.0 mm
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
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 51.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Undetermined
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: MS 4551
- 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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| 2023-10-13 at 15:00:51 | Tinney, Stephen J. | Atf | Tinney, Stephen J. | Tinney, Stephen J. | approved |
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| 2018-02-12 at 09:17:10 | 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 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: August 14, 2025).
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month = {feb 21},
title = {MS 4551 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P006324},
}
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