USC 6707 (P235518)
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 6707Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (textile)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [n ...]
2. [n ...] x [x]
3. [n tug2 {d}nin]-sun2
4. [n tug2 usz]-bar tur zu2-[uh]
5. [... tug2 usz]-bar#-tur nig2-dara2#
6. [{d}nin]-e11-e
7. [... tug2] usz#-bar tur zu2-[uh]
8. [...] x tur nig2-dara2
9. [... tug2 sza3-ga]-du3# nig2-dara2
10. [{d}gu]-la
11. [... tug2 usz-bar] nig2-dara2
12. [...] tug2 usz-bar# tur# nig2-dara2
13. [...] tug2 sza3-ga-[du3] nig2-dara
14. [{d}]usz-ka-limmu2#
15. 3(u) 3(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 du
16. 3(u) tug2 usz-bar-ka-kam? 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar tur
17. 3(disz) tug2 usz-bar tur nig2-dara2 1(disz) tug2 gu2-la2#
18. {d}inanna zabala4{ki}
19. 2(u) 3(disz) tug2 usz-bar tur nig2-dara2
20. 5(disz) tug2 gu2-la2 nig2-dara2
21. {d}alim-mah
reverse
1. 7(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 nig2-dara2 sza3 umma{ki}
2. 1(u) 4(disz) tug2 u2 tur nig2-dara2 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 nig2-dara2
3. tug2? sze-kar-ra gu2-de3-na-ta
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obverse
1. [n ...]
2. [n ...] x [x]
3. [n tug2 {d}nin]-sun2
4. [n tug2 usz]-bar tur zu2-[uh]
5. [... tug2 usz]-bar#-tur nig2-dara2#
6. [{d}nin]-e11-e
7. [... tug2] usz#-bar tur zu2-[uh]
8. [...] x tur nig2-dara2
9. [... tug2 sza3-ga]-du3# nig2-dara2
10. [{d}gu]-la
11. [... tug2 usz-bar] nig2-dara2
12. [...] tug2 usz-bar# tur# nig2-dara2
13. [...] tug2 sza3-ga-[du3] nig2-dara
14. [{d}]usz-ka-limmu2#
15. 3(u) 3(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 du
16. 3(u) tug2 usz-bar-ka-kam? 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar tur
17. 3(disz) tug2 usz-bar tur nig2-dara2 1(disz) tug2 gu2-la2#
18. {d}inanna zabala4{ki}
19. 2(u) 3(disz) tug2 usz-bar tur nig2-dara2
20. 5(disz) tug2 gu2-la2 nig2-dara2
21. {d}alim-mah
reverse
1. 7(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 nig2-dara2 sza3 umma{ki}
2. 1(u) 4(disz) tug2 u2 tur nig2-dara2 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 nig2-dara2
3. tug2? sze-kar-ra gu2-de3-na-ta
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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
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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (textile)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: USC 6707
- Accession No.: USC accession no. K271
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.00.03.00
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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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| 2014-10-05 at 21:26:41 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:44:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-09-16 at 22:00:04 | 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 (164345) (164345)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“USC 6707 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235518.
USC 6707 artifact entry (No. P235518). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235518 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6707 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235518 (Accessed: October 28, 2025).
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