USC 6656 (P235467)
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 6656Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
4. ur#-nigar{gar#}
5. [3(disz)] sila3 kasz saga [2(disz) sila3] ninda
6. [2(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) [naga]
rest broken
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...] x
3. x x x
4. n sila3# x [...]
5. [szunigin] 8(disz)# sila3# x [...]
6. [szunigin] 1(ban2)# 2(disz) sila3# ninda
7. [szunigin n] gin2 i3#
8. [szunigin n] gin2 naga
9. [szunigin n] sa szum2
10. [zi]-ga# u4 3(disz)-kam
left
1. iti x-[...]
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
4. ur#-nigar{gar#}
5. [3(disz)] sila3 kasz saga [2(disz) sila3] ninda
6. [2(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) [naga]
rest broken
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...] x
3. x x x
4. n sila3# x [...]
5. [szunigin] 8(disz)# sila3# x [...]
6. [szunigin] 1(ban2)# 2(disz) sila3# ninda
7. [szunigin n] gin2 i3#
8. [szunigin n] gin2 naga
9. [szunigin n] sa szum2
10. [zi]-ga# u4 3(disz)-kam
left
1. iti x-[...]
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
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: USC 6656
- Accession No.: USC accession no. K015
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.--.03
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| 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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| 2017-03-03 at 09:56:24 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-12-12 at 08:53:22 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:44:46 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-09-16 at 21:58:15 | 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 (164296) (164296)
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Cite this Artifact
“USC 6656 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235467.
USC 6656 artifact entry (No. P235467). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235467 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6656 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235467 (Accessed: November 16, 2025).
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