USC 6605 (P235417)
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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Museum Collection(s)
Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USAMuseum Number
USC 6605Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (livestock ba-usz2; one dead sheep)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
37.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 12.0 mmHas seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu ba-usz2
2. ki# a-lu5-lu5-ta
3. [kiszib3 lu2]-kal-la
reverse
1. iti szu-numun
blank space
seal impression
2. mu en-unu6-gal en {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2#-kal-la
2. [dub]-sar
3. [dumu] ur-e11#-[e] szusz3
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu ba-usz2
2. ki# a-lu5-lu5-ta
3. [kiszib3 lu2]-kal-la
reverse
1. iti szu-numun
blank space
seal impression
2. mu en-unu6-gal en {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2#-kal-la
2. [dub]-sar
3. [dumu] ur-e11#-[e] szusz3
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): 37.0 high × 34.0 wide × 12.0 thick
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation: 50%
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (livestock ba-usz2; one dead sheep)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: USC 6605
- Accession No.: USC accession no. 316
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.06.00
- Alternative Years:
- 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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| 2014-10-04 at 10:29:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | CDLI | approved |
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| 2013-06-10 at 08:17:08 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:44:34 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-09-17 at 00:14:14 | 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 (164246) (164246)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 002932.1 (composite) (P533565) | - | - |
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“USC 6605 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235417.
USC 6605 artifact entry (No. P235417). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235417 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6605 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235417 (Accessed: October 30, 2025).
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