USC 6772 (P235582)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

USC 6772

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (no image)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. x masz2-gal szimaszgi niga 3(disz)-kam us2#
2. u4 5(disz)-kam
3. 3(disz) masz2-gal szimaszgi niga
4. u4 8(disz)-kam
5. 1(disz) udu a-lum niga 3(disz)-kam us2 u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam#
6. 3(disz) udu a-lum niga u4 1(u)-kam
7. 2(disz) udu a-lum u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
8. 1(disz) u8 hur-sag 3(disz)-x ARAD2?
9. u4 2(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
10. 3(disz) gukkal u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
11. 2(disz) gukkal u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
reverse
1. [...] x 3(disz)-kam
2. [...] niga
3. [... n]-kam us2
4. [...] niga
5. [... a?]-lum
6. [...] x [...] x
7. [...] x
8. x [...] ta#

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)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	--.--.--.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P235582
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P235582

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	54.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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 6772
Accession Number	USC accession no. 450

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	164409

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
2015-05-05 at 10:22:06	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:44:56	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-09-16 at 22:02:13	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“USC 6772 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235582.

USC 6772 artifact entry (No. P235582). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235582 (Original work published 1970)

USC 6772 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235582 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6772 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235582},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“USC 6772 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235582.

USC 6772 artifact entry (No. P235582). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235582 (Original work published 1970)

USC 6772 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235582 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6772 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235582},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235582},
}

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DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235582
LB  - CDLI:P235582
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - USC 6772 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235582
ER  -