USC 6756 (P235566)
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 6756Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (labor)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
44.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz 1(disz) ugula
2. ugula ni-bu3-ul
3. 2(u) gurusz ugula lu2-zabala3{ki}
4. n gurusz ugula ma2-gur8-re
5. [n] gurusz ugula ur-{gesz}gigir
blank space
6. [e2] szitim# gub-ba
reverse
1. n(disz) sar# [ugula ma2-gur8]-re#
2. 5(disz) sar# ugula# [ugula lu2-zabala3]{ki}
3. 6(disz) sar ugula i3#-bu3#-ul#
blank space
4. sig4 szid-da
5. giri3 a-gu
6. gurum2 ak ga2-nun szu-zu ga2-ra du3-a
7. mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
obverse
1. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz 1(disz) ugula
2. ugula ni-bu3-ul
3. 2(u) gurusz ugula lu2-zabala3{ki}
4. n gurusz ugula ma2-gur8-re
5. [n] gurusz ugula ur-{gesz}gigir
blank space
6. [e2] szitim# gub-ba
reverse
1. n(disz) sar# [ugula ma2-gur8]-re#
2. 5(disz) sar# ugula# [ugula lu2-zabala3]{ki}
3. 6(disz) sar ugula i3#-bu3#-ul#
blank space
4. sig4 szid-da
5. giri3 a-gu
6. gurum2 ak ga2-nun szu-zu ga2-ra du3-a
7. mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
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): 44.0 high × 40.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (labor)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: USC 6756
- Accession No.: USC accession no. 403
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.00.00
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| 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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| 2017-04-18 at 00:55:59 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-05-05 at 10:22:03 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-10-06 at 12:59:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:44:55 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-09-16 at 22:01:40 | 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 (164393) (164393)
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Cite this Artifact
“USC 6756 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235566.
USC 6756 artifact entry (No. P235566). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235566 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6756 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235566 (Accessed: October 31, 2025).
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