USC 6710 (P235312)

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 6710

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (ration list of 11 workers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

89.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) ARAD2 ka-[guru7]
2. 1(asz@c) inim-{d}[...]
3. 1(asz@c) x-[...]
4. 1(asz@c) a#-x-[...]
5. 1(asz@c) lu2#-[...]
6. [n ...]
7. [n ...]-la# [...]
8. [n ...]-{d}szara2-mu# [...]
9. [n] lu2#-nesag-e#
10. [n] _ARAD2_ dumu-ni
11. [n] a2#-an-du-ru
12. [n] lu2#-dingir-ra
13. [n] lugal#-uszur3#
14. [dumu]-ni-me
15. [n] lu2#-giri17-zal
16. [...] aga3-us2 ur-{d}a-szar2
17. [n] ab#-ba-gi-na
18. [...] da-du-mu-me
19. [n] kas4-ta
20. [n] kalam#-ma-ma
reverse
1. [n ...]-x
2. [n ...] lu2# [...]-ga#
3. dumu#-ni-me
4. [n] ur#-{d}nin-zu dub-sar
5. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}szara2
6. 1(asz@c) puzur4-ma-ba-ad#
7. dumu-ni-me
8. 1(asz@c) e2-ki-bi
9. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}asznan
10. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}suen x
11. 1(asz@c) GA2 ur-nigar{gar}
12. 1(asz@c) tu-x x x
13. dumu-[ni-me]
14. 1(asz@c) 4(ban2)# [...] ur2-ra-ni
15. 1(asz@c) 4(ban2)# [...] ti#-me-sze3 x
16. 1(asz@c) lugal#-[...]{ki#}
17. 1(asz@c) dumu ARAD2#-[...]-x
  blank space
18. szunigin 1(asz@c) gurusz ka-guru7
19. szunigin 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) gurusz x
20. szunigin 4(asz) dumu _ARAD2_ diri
left
1. 1(u) la2 1(disz) dumu ARAD2# [...]
2. 1(gesz2) x [...]
3. x x [...]
4. GAN2 ba-gesz? [...]

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): 89.0 high × 48.0 wide × 23.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: left edge missing, top obverse and top reverse flakes missing, worm damage
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: USC 6710
  • Accession No.: USC accession no. L132

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    This text lists ARAD2 ka-guru7 in obv. 1 and rev. 18, which both need to be edited. He is an individual attested numerous times in the Ur III period. This text is also dated to the Ur III period according to BDTNS.

  • Dates Referenced:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-15 at 08:16:57 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-28 at 19:48:18 Pottorf, Andrew Atf Pottorf, Andrew Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2025-05-28 at 19:46:34 Pottorf, Andrew Artifact Pottorf, Andrew Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2021-04-26 at 10:14:19 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:15:43 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-07-04 at 16:00:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2009-09-16 at 21:52:39 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact

“USC 6710 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235312.
USC 6710 artifact entry (No. P235312). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235312 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6710 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235312 (Accessed: October 28, 2025).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6710 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235312},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235312},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235312
LB  - CDLI:P235312
M1  - 2025/10/28/
TI  - USC 6710 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235312
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“USC 6710 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235312.
USC 6710 artifact entry (No. P235312). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235312 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6710 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235312 (Accessed: October 28, 2025).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6710 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235312},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235312},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235312
LB  - CDLI:P235312
M1  - 2025/10/28/
TI  - USC 6710 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235312
ER  -
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