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USC 6806 (P235617)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

USC 6806

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (silver)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) esir2# E2-A
2. ku3-bi 9(disz) gin2#
3. ki szu-{d}nisaba-ta#
4. [kiszib3] a#-gu
reverse
seal impression
1. [mu] us2-sa {d}szu#-[{d}]suen# lugal-e# bad3# mar#-tu# mu#-du3# mu# us2-sa#-a#-bi
seal 1
1. a-gu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-e2-mah-e

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 46.0 high × 45.0 wide × 16.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (silver)
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: USC 6806
Accession No.: USC accession no. 367

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00 (us2-us2 year)
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Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-06-15 at 08:16:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-08-10 at 12:16:23	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	Approved
2014-01-22 at 15:13:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:44:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-09-16 at 22:03:24	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (164444) (164444)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 001735 (composite) (P454445)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“USC 6806 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235617.

USC 6806 artifact entry (No. P235617). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235617 (Original work published 1970)

USC 6806 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235617 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6806 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235617},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235617},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“USC 6806 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235617.

USC 6806 artifact entry (No. P235617). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235617 (Original work published 1970)

USC 6806 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235617 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6806 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235617},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235617},
}

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DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235617
LB  - CDLI:P235617
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - USC 6806 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235617
ER  -