USC 6508 (P235323)
Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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 6508Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (livestock ba-usz2, gu4-e us2-sa; receipt of animals)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
31.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 13.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
2. 2(disz) masz2-gal
3. ba-usz2 u4# 3(u)-kam
4. ki# [...]-ta#
5. [{d}szul-gi-iri-mu]
reverse
1. szu ba-ti#
2. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma#-ke4# bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-[iq]-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
2. 2(disz) masz2-gal
3. ba-usz2 u4# 3(u)-kam
4. ki# [...]-ta#
5. [{d}szul-gi-iri-mu]
reverse
1. szu ba-ti#
2. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma#-ke4# bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-[iq]-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
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): 31.0 high × 29.0 wide × 13.0 thick
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation: 75%
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (livestock ba-usz2, gu4-e us2-sa; receipt of animals)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: USC 6508
- Accession No.: USC accession no. 244 ?
- Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.08.30
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- 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 12:21:01 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:44:27 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-09-16 at 21:53:03 | 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 (164153) (164153)
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Cite this Artifact
“USC 6508 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235323.
USC 6508 artifact entry (No. P235323). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235323 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6508 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235323 (Accessed: October 28, 2025).
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