USC 6545 (P235358)

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 6545

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (IL2; receipt for 7 ur-gisz-x)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) ur2 {gesz}geszimmar?
2. ki ur-sila-luh-ta
3. nig2-u2-rum szu ba-ti
4. sza3 bala#-a#?
reverse
1. iti szu-numun
  seal impression
2. [...]
seal 1
1. nig2-u2-rum
2. dub-sar
3. dumu {d}nanna-i3-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (IL2; receipt for 7 ur-gisz-x)
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 003935.1 (composite) (P533813) S003935.1 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P235358

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 36.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: Fair)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum Number USC 6545
Accession Number USC accession no. 317

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164187

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
2011-07-22 at 14:44:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-09-16 at 21:54:22 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 Artifacts

“USC 6545 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235358.
USC 6545 artifact entry (No. P235358). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235358 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6545 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235358 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6545 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235358},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235358},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“USC 6545 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235358.
USC 6545 artifact entry (No. P235358). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235358 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6545 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235358 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6545 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235358},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235358},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235358
LB  - CDLI:P235358
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - USC 6545 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235358
ER  - 
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