diff --git a/format_spec/array_schema.md b/format_spec/array_schema.md
index 04a0e11974e..68f7b497cbb 100644
--- a/format_spec/array_schema.md
+++ b/format_spec/array_schema.md
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ The array schema file consists of a single [generic tile](./generic_tile.md), wi
 | Label 1 | [Dimension Label](#dimension_label) | First dimension label |
 | … | … | … |
 | Label N | [Dimension Label](#dimension_label) | Nth dimension label |
+| Num enumerations | `uint32_t` | Number of [enumerations](./enumeration.md) in the array |
+| Enumeration name length 1 | `uint32_t` | The number of characters in the enumeration 1 name |
+| Enumeration name 1 | `uint8_t[]` | The name of enumeration 1 |
+| Enumeration filename length 1 | `uint32_t` | The number of characters in the enumeration 1 file |
+| Enumeration filename 1 | `uint8_t[]` | The name of the file in the `__enumerations` subdirectory that conatins enumeration 1's data |
+| Enumeration name length N | `uint32_t` | The number of characters in the enumeration N name |
+| Enumeration name N | `uint8_t[]` | The name of enumeration N |
+| Enumeration filename length N | `uint32_t` | The number of characters in the enumeration N file |
+| Enumeration filename N | `uint8_t[]` | The name of the file in the `__enumerations` subdirectory that conatins enumeration N's data |
 | CurrentDomain | [CurrentDomain](./current_domain.md) | The array current domain |
 
 ## Domain
diff --git a/tiledb/sm/array_schema/array_schema.cc b/tiledb/sm/array_schema/array_schema.cc
index 2ac89d22891..eeaf6472b0b 100644
--- a/tiledb/sm/array_schema/array_schema.cc
+++ b/tiledb/sm/array_schema/array_schema.cc
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ ArraySchema::ArraySchema(
     dim_map_[dim->name()] = dim;
   }
 
-  for (auto& [enmr_name, enmr_uri] : enumeration_path_map_) {
-    (void)enmr_uri;
+  for (auto& [enmr_name, enmr_filename] : enumeration_path_map_) {
+    (void)enmr_filename;
     enumeration_map_[enmr_name] = nullptr;
   }
 
@@ -753,6 +753,16 @@ bool ArraySchema::is_nullable(const std::string& name) const {
 //   dimension_label #1
 //   dimension_label #2
 //   ...
+// enumeration_num (uint32_t)
+//   enumeration_name_length #1 (uint32_t)
+//   enumeration_name_chars #1 (string)
+//   enumeration_filename_length #1 (uint32_t)
+//   enumeration_filename_chars #1 (string)
+//   enumeration_name_length #2 (uint32_t)
+//   enumeration_name_chars #2 (string)
+//   enumeration_filename_length #2 (uint32_t)
+//   enumeration_filename_chars #2 (string)
+//   ...
 // current_domain
 void ArraySchema::serialize(Serializer& serializer) const {
   // Write version, which is always the current version. Despite
@@ -812,14 +822,14 @@ void ArraySchema::serialize(Serializer& serializer) const {
       utils::safe_integral_cast<size_t, uint32_t>(enumeration_map_.size());
 
   serializer.write<uint32_t>(enmr_num);
-  for (auto& [enmr_name, enmr_uri] : enumeration_path_map_) {
+  for (auto& [enmr_name, enmr_filename] : enumeration_path_map_) {
     auto enmr_name_size = static_cast<uint32_t>(enmr_name.size());
     serializer.write<uint32_t>(enmr_name_size);
     serializer.write(enmr_name.data(), enmr_name_size);
 
-    auto enmr_uri_size = static_cast<uint32_t>(enmr_uri.size());
-    serializer.write<uint32_t>(enmr_uri_size);
-    serializer.write(enmr_uri.data(), enmr_uri_size);
+    auto enmr_filename_size = static_cast<uint32_t>(enmr_filename.size());
+    serializer.write<uint32_t>(enmr_filename_size);
+    serializer.write(enmr_filename.data(), enmr_filename_size);
   }
 
   // Serialize array current domain information
@@ -1367,11 +1377,11 @@ shared_ptr<ArraySchema> ArraySchema::deserialize(
       std::string enmr_name(
           deserializer.get_ptr<char>(enmr_name_size), enmr_name_size);
 
-      auto enmr_path_size = deserializer.read<uint32_t>();
-      std::string enmr_path_name(
-          deserializer.get_ptr<char>(enmr_path_size), enmr_path_size);
+      auto enmr_filename_size = deserializer.read<uint32_t>();
+      std::string enmr_filename(
+          deserializer.get_ptr<char>(enmr_filename_size), enmr_filename_size);
 
-      enumeration_path_map[enmr_name] = enmr_path_name;
+      enumeration_path_map[enmr_name] = enmr_filename;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/tiledb/sm/array_schema/array_schema.h b/tiledb/sm/array_schema/array_schema.h
index cffeba30731..784a10fb784 100644
--- a/tiledb/sm/array_schema/array_schema.h
+++ b/tiledb/sm/array_schema/array_schema.h
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ class ArraySchema {
   tdb::pmr::unordered_map<std::string, shared_ptr<const Enumeration>>
       enumeration_map_;
 
-  /** A map of Enumeration names to Enumeration URIs */
+  /** A map of Enumeration names to Enumeration filenames */
   tdb::pmr::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> enumeration_path_map_;
 
   /** The filter pipeline run on offset tiles for var-length attributes. */