USC 6500 (P235315)
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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Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USAMuseum Number
USC 6500Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (labor workers on fields)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
55.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 20.0 mmHas seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. [n] gurusz# u4# 1(disz)-sze3 {gesz#?}x [...] x
2. 4(disz)# gurusz# [...] gu4#-e us2#-[...]
3. 2(u) [gurusz] u4 1(disz)#-sze3# zar3# tab-ba
4. a#-[sza3 ...] du3#-a#
5. n 3(u) 2(disz)#? gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 {gesz#}x-da-ri
6. 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 gu4-e-us2-sa
7. 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3# zar3 tab-ba
8. a-sza3 i7 lugal
reverse
1. 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz# u4# 1(disz)-sze3# [...]
2. 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 gu4-e#-us2#
3. a-sza3 muru13
4. 2(gesz2) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. 2(disz)#? gurusz tu-ra# u4 1(disz)-sze3 zar3# tab-ba# szu# ur3#-ra
6. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) gurusz# u4# 1(disz)#-sze3#
7. [...] x da x x x
8. 2(u)# n gurusz u4# 1(disz)#-sze3# x x
9. [...] x x [...]
10. [a-sza3] ab#-ba-x x x
11. [...] giri3 x x x
12. [...]
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13. mu# en#-unu6#-gal [{d}inanna ba-hun]
seal 1
1. lugal-ku3-[zu]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar}
obverse
1. [n] gurusz# u4# 1(disz)-sze3 {gesz#?}x [...] x
2. 4(disz)# gurusz# [...] gu4#-e us2#-[...]
3. 2(u) [gurusz] u4 1(disz)#-sze3# zar3# tab-ba
4. a#-[sza3 ...] du3#-a#
5. n 3(u) 2(disz)#? gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 {gesz#}x-da-ri
6. 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 gu4-e-us2-sa
7. 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3# zar3 tab-ba
8. a-sza3 i7 lugal
reverse
1. 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz# u4# 1(disz)-sze3# [...]
2. 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 gu4-e#-us2#
3. a-sza3 muru13
4. 2(gesz2) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. 2(disz)#? gurusz tu-ra# u4 1(disz)-sze3 zar3# tab-ba# szu# ur3#-ra
6. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) gurusz# u4# 1(disz)#-sze3#
7. [...] x da x x x
8. 2(u)# n gurusz u4# 1(disz)#-sze3# x x
9. [...] x x [...]
10. [a-sza3] ab#-ba-x x x
11. [...] giri3 x x x
12. [...]
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13. mu# en#-unu6#-gal [{d}inanna ba-hun]
seal 1
1. lugal-ku3-[zu]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar}
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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): 55.0 high × 42.0 wide × 20.0 thick
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation: 75%
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (labor workers on fields)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: USC 6500
- Accession No.: USC accession no. 279a
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.00.00
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- 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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2014-09-27 at 12:10:08 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | CDLI | approved |
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2013-06-19 at 17:14:18 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-07-22 at 14:44:26 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2009-09-17 at 16:44:30 | Heimpel, Wolfgang | Atf | Heimpel, Wolfgang | CDLI | approved |
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2009-09-17 at 16:40:45 | Heimpel, Wolfgang | Atf | Heimpel, Wolfgang | CDLI | approved |
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2009-09-16 at 21:52:45 | 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 (164145) (164145)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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CDLI Seals 003565.2 (composite) (P533739) | - | - |
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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