USC 6779 (P235589)

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 6779

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

41.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [3(barig) sze lugal?]
2. [x-x]-x
3. [3(barig)] a-du-du
4. 3(barig)# lugal-nesag-e
5. 3(barig) lugal-iti-da 2(disz@t)-kam
6. 3(barig) lu2-{d}szara2
7. 3(barig) pesz2-am3
8. 3(barig) lugal#-iti-da 3(disz@t)-kam#
reverse
1. szunigin# 4(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
2. a-sza3 la2-mah#-ta#
3. ugula lugal-x
4. iti {d}li9-si4#
5. mu# ur-bi2-lum{ki} [...]-x{ki} ba-hul#
seal 1
1. x-x-x
2. dumu x-x-x
3. ugula e2 x-x

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000207 (composite) (P430305) S000207 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.32.00.00, Šulgi.47.09.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P235589

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 18.0 mm
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 6779
Accession Number USC accession no. 215

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164416

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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:22:07 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-27 at 19:56:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-20 at 10:06:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:44:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-09-16 at 22:02:27 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“USC 6779 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235589.
USC 6779 artifact entry (No. P235589). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235589 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6779 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235589 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235589},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“USC 6779 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235589.
USC 6779 artifact entry (No. P235589). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235589 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6779 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235589 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6779 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235589},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235589},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235589
LB  - CDLI:P235589
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - USC 6779 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235589
ER  -
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