USC 6682 (P235493)

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 6682

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (no image)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

79.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [n] gurusz sza3-gu4#
2. ugula# ab-ba-saga x
3. 8(disz) ugula ur-mes
4. 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ugula ur-lugal#
5. ugula ab-ba-gi-na#
6. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) ugula i7-pa-e3#
7. 8(disz) ugula lu2-dingir-ra#
8. 8(disz) ugula lu2-du10-ga
9. ugula kas4
10. ($ blank space $) ugula szesz-kal-la
11. 1(u) 1(disz) ugula# lugal-iti-da
12. ($ blank space $) ugula# lugal#-ku3-zu
13. ugula# lugal-nesag-e
14. 8(disz)# ugula [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. 1(u) ugula a-kal#-[la]
3. 1(u) 2(disz) ugula tab-sza-la
4. 1(u) 1(disz) ugula {d}szara2-a-mu#
  blank space
5. gurum2#? ak u4 1(u) 2(disz)#-kam#?
6. [...] x x
7. [...] ezem#-x
8. [iti {d}]dumu#-zi-[x]
9. [mu us2-sa] bad3# mar#-[tu] ba#-du3

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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): 79.0 high × 46.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: USC 6682
  • Accession No.: USC accession no. K240

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.12.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-15 at 08:16:57 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:21:58 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-10-05 at 12:57:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:44:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-09-16 at 21:59:10 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact

“USC 6682 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235493.
USC 6682 artifact entry (No. P235493). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235493 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6682 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235493 (Accessed: October 29, 2025).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-29]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6682 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235493},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235493},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235493
LB  - CDLI:P235493
M1  - 2025/10/29/
TI  - USC 6682 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235493
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“USC 6682 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235493.
USC 6682 artifact entry (No. P235493). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235493 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6682 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235493 (Accessed: October 29, 2025).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-29]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6682 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235493},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235493},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235493
LB  - CDLI:P235493
M1  - 2025/10/29/
TI  - USC 6682 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235493
ER  -
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