USC 6606 (P235418)

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 6606

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (large amounts of grain, wages for hired workers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

55.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 sze numun#
2. 4(asz) ziz2-numun gur
3. 3(barig) 3(ban2) gig-numun#
4. sze-numun mur-gu4
5. 6(asz) 3(ban2) [...]
6. a2# lu2# hun#-ga2# [sahar-ra]
reverse
1. 3(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur#
2. a2# lu2 hun-ga2 a-[sza3-ga-sze3?]
3. [ki] ARAD2-ta
4. ugu2# lugal-gu4-e# ba-a-gar#
5. [kiszib3 ur]-{d#}szara2#
6. [iti ...]
  some text moved to next line
7. mu# gu#-[za ...] ba#-dim2#
left
1. ur-ge6-par4#
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-uszur4

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (large amounts of grain, wages for hired workers)
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 005354.4 (composite) (P534043) S005354.4 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P235418

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50% (Surface: Poor)

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 6606
Accession Number USC accession no. L216

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164247

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
2015-03-08 at 10:38:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-10-04 at 10:31:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:44:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-09-16 at 21:56:29 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 6606 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235418.
USC 6606 artifact entry (No. P235418). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235418 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6606 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235418 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6606 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235418},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235418},
}


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PY  - 2025
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Cite this Artifacts

“USC 6606 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235418.
USC 6606 artifact entry (No. P235418). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235418 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6606 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235418 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6606 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235418},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235418},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235418
LB  - CDLI:P235418
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - USC 6606 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235418
ER  -
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