USC 6599 (P235411)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USAMuseum Number
USC 6599Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (large quantity of sa-gir2 (?))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
43.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 15.0 mmHas seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. 1(szar2)# 5(gesz2) sa {u2}kiszi17
2. gu-nigin2#-ba# 1(u) 2(disz)# sa-ta
3. ki ab-ba-ta
4. ur-ab-ba
5. szu# ba-ti
6. x [...]
reverse
blank space
seal impression
1. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-ab-ba
2. dumu [...]
obverse
1. 1(szar2)# 5(gesz2) sa {u2}kiszi17
2. gu-nigin2#-ba# 1(u) 2(disz)# sa-ta
3. ki ab-ba-ta
4. ur-ab-ba
5. szu# ba-ti
6. x [...]
reverse
blank space
seal impression
1. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-ab-ba
2. dumu [...]
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 43.0 wide × 15.0 thick
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation: 50%
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (large quantity of sa-gir2 (?))
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: USC 6599
- Accession No.: USC accession no. K304
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.35.00.00 (us2 year)
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-06-15 at 08:16:57 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2014-10-03 at 15:32:22 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:44:33 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-09-16 at 21:56:15 | Brumfield, Sara | Atf | Brumfield, Sara | CDLI | approved |
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| 1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (164240) (164240)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 006426 (composite) (P464055) | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“USC 6599 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235411.
USC 6599 artifact entry (No. P235411). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235411 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6599 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235411 (Accessed: November 13, 2025).
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