USC 6685 (P235496)

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 6685

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (labor weeding)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
3. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
5. 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 2(u) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 4(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
7. 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
8. a2-bi [u4 1(gesz2)] 5(u)# 9(disz)#-kam
9. 2(gesz'u)# 3(gesz2) [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. 1(gesz'u)# [...]
2'. a2-bi u4# [...]
3'. 2(gesz2) 3(u) sar {u2#}x [...] 3(u) sar#-ta#
4'. a2-bi u4 5(disz)-kam
5'. 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6'. gi kesz2-ra2
7'. a2 sza3-gu4-ka
  1 line blank
8'. a-sza3 amar-{gesz}kiszi17#
9'. ugula ur-{d}nin-zu
10'. kiszib3 e2-gal-e#-si
11'. mu# [{d}szu]-{d#}suen# lugal
  Ozaki: SS likely since e2-gal-e-si and ugula ur-{d}nin-zu in this reign together
seal 1
1. e2-gal-e-si
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}szara2
4. sa12-du5-ka

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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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: USC 6685
  • Accession No.: USC accession no. K207

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Provenience Comments:

    20111230 corrected firth

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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.00.00
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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
2014-10-05 at 13:07:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2014-10-05 at 13:03:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2013-06-12 at 18:27:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-12 at 18:27:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:44:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-09-16 at 21:59:17 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002250.3 (composite) (P533392) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“USC 6685 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235496.
USC 6685 artifact entry (No. P235496). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235496 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6685 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235496 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6685 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235496},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235496},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235496
LB  - CDLI:P235496
M1  - 2025/11/12/
TI  - USC 6685 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235496
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“USC 6685 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235496.
USC 6685 artifact entry (No. P235496). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235496 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6685 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235496 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6685 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235496},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235496},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235496
LB  - CDLI:P235496
M1  - 2025/11/12/
TI  - USC 6685 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235496
ER  -
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