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USC 6730 (P235540)

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 6730

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

57.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) esza KA#
2. 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga#
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
4. 2(ban2) zi3-gu
5. 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
6. 3(ban2) esza
7. 3(ban2) zi3 dub-dub
8. e2 {d}szara2-sze3
9. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
10. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze sza3-gal ansze
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
2. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 esza
3. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
4. e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra-sze3
5. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 1(ban2) zi3-gu
6. 3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
7. 5(disz) sila3 esza 5(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
8. e2-mah-sze3
9. [ki] ur#-{d}suen#?-ta
rest broken
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. a-a-kal-la?
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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)

Collections

Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 44.0 wide × 18.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (no image)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: USC 6730
Accession No.: USC accession no. L064

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.--.--
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-06-15 at 08:16:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-08-23 at 08:56:45	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:44:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-09-16 at 22:00:45	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (164367) (164367)

Seals

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

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

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“USC 6730 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235540.

USC 6730 artifact entry (No. P235540). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235540 (Original work published 1970)

USC 6730 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235540 (Accessed: February 1, 2026).

@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-01]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6730 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235540},
}

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DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P235540
M1  - 2026/2/1/
TI  - USC 6730 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“USC 6730 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235540.

USC 6730 artifact entry (No. P235540). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235540 (Original work published 1970)

USC 6730 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235540 (Accessed: February 1, 2026).

@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-01]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6730 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235540},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235540
LB  - CDLI:P235540
M1  - 2026/2/1/
TI  - USC 6730 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235540
ER  -