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

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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)

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

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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): 55.0 high × 46.0 wide × 20.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 50%
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: USC 6606
  • Accession No.: USC accession no. L216

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005354.4 (composite) (P534043) - -

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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: January 23, 2026).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	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  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - USC 6606 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235418
ER  -

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: January 23, 2026).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	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  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - USC 6606 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235418
ER  -
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