USC 6642 (P235453)

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 6642

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (flour)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2) zi3 sig15#
2. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3# dabin#
3. 2(ban2)# esza#
4. [n] zi3-dub-dub#
5. [n] sila3# i3-nun
6. 2(disz)# sila3 ga-UD@g
reverse
1. 5(disz) giri3-lam# 5(disz) sila3-ta
2. 5(disz)# ku6# sag-kesz2#
3. 1(u) numun# [x] x [x]
4. kiszib3#? ensi2#-[ka]
5. giri3# lugal-x-[...]
6. ezem sze-sag#-[ku5]
7. mu us2-sa [...] unu6#-gal# {d#}inanna# [...]
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. [...]
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (flour)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P235453

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 6642
Accession Number USC accession no. K146

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164282

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 08:57:12 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-10-04 at 14:03:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:49:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:44:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-09-16 at 21:57:44 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 6642 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235453.
USC 6642 artifact entry (No. P235453). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235453 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6642 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235453 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6642 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235453},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“USC 6642 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235453.
USC 6642 artifact entry (No. P235453). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235453 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6642 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235453 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6642 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235453},
}

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DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P235453
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - USC 6642 artifact entry
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