USC 6692 (P235503)

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 6692

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (beans)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz saga
2. 2(ban2) 8(disz)# sila3 kasz du
3. u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam#
4. 1(ban2) 2(disz)# sila3 kasz saga#
5. 2(ban2)? 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
6. u4# 2(u) 4(disz)-kam#
7. 8(disz)# sila3# kasz saga#
8. n kasz du
9. [u4] 2(u)# 5(disz)#-kam
reverse
1. [n] kasz# saga#
2. [n kasz] du#
3. [...] x x
4. ki a-al#-li2#-ta#
5. [kiszib3] ensi2#-ka#
6. iti pa4-u2-e#
7. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen# lugal uri5#{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar#-tu# mu-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal 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 (beans)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.05.11.23 to Šū-Suen.05.11.25 (us2 year)

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P235503

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum Number USC 6692
Accession Number USC accession no. K091

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164330

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 08:56:45 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-10-05 at 20:32:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 18:20:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:44:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-09-16 at 21:59:32 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 Artifact

“USC 6692 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235503.
USC 6692 artifact entry (No. P235503). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235503 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6692 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235503 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6692 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235503},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“USC 6692 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235503.
USC 6692 artifact entry (No. P235503). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235503 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6692 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235503 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6692 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235503},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235503
LB  - CDLI:P235503
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - USC 6692 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235503
ER  -
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