MS 2998 (P006255)

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 2998

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

95.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 1(N01)# , SZE~a URI3~a |BU~ax1(N58)|
2. 1(N01) , HI E2~b GA~a NUN~a
3. 1(N01) , SANGA~a KASKAL
4. 1(N01) , 3(N57) SAL
5. 1(N01) , |GISZxSZU2~a| SZU AB~b
6. 1(N01) , GISZ3~b U2~b 1(N02)
7. 1(N01) , SZU URI
8. 1(N01) , U4 AN URU~a1 A
9.a. 1(N01) , MA EN~a EZEN~b
9.b. 1(N01) , |UKKIN~bxDIN|
column 2
1. 3(N21) , DIM~a
2. , BA
3. 1(N01) , TUG2~a LA2 TE
4. 1(N01) , EN~a KAL~b2 MASZ
5. 1(N01) , UTUL~a AB2
6. 1(N01) , |1(N58).BAD~a| TAK4~a SZA3~a1 A
7. , X [...]
column 3
1. 1(N01)# , [...]
2. 1(N01) , SI4~f#? GISZ3~b
3. 1(N01) , EN~a KA~a SI
4. 3(N01) , DUR~b
5. , BA
6. 5(N01) , HASZHUR# [...]
7. 3(N01)# [...] , [...]
column 4
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 4(N14) 3(N01) , SZE~a
2. 3(N01) , DUR~b
3. 3(N01) , MA
4. 2(N14) 5(N01) , GISZ GU HASZHUR
column 2
1. [...] , [...]
2. , [...] NUN~a#? IM~a# SZUBUR#

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): 95.0 high × 52.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 2998
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-02-12 at 09:17:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:24 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MS 2998 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P006255.
MS 2998 artifact entry (No. P006255). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P006255
MS 2998 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P006255 (Accessed: July 8, 2024).
@misc{2002MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-07-08]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MS 2998 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P006255},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P006255},
}

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