USC 6522 (P235337)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

USC 6522

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (animals, gift of king Amar-Suen; sealed by governor)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] 2(disz)# sila3# esza
2. [...] x [x]
3. AN# [...] lu2#? IGI# [x]
4. [...] x x
5. [...]-du10-ta#
6. [...]-ka#
reverse
  seal impression
1. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
2. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4# bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-<id>-ni-im mu-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (animals, gift of king Amar-Suen; sealed by governor)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P235337

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: Fair)

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum Number USC 6522
Accession Number USC accession no. 138

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164167

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-15 at 08:16:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:08 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:44:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-09-16 at 21:53:35 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“USC 6522 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235337.
USC 6522 artifact entry (No. P235337). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235337 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6522 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235337 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6522 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235337},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“USC 6522 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235337.
USC 6522 artifact entry (No. P235337). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235337 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6522 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235337 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6522 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235337},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235337
LB  - CDLI:P235337
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - USC 6522 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235337
ER  - 
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