USC 6796 (P235607)
Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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 6796Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (?)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
25.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 14.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) masz2#
2. ba-usz2
3. u4# 5(disz)?-kam#
4. ki# lu2-dingir#-ra-ta#
reverse
1. ur-nigar#{gar}
2. szu# ba-[ti]
3. iti ezem-{d}nin#-a#-zu#
4. mu# {d#}amar#-{d#}suen# lugal#-e ur#-bi2#-lum{ki} mu#-hul#
obverse
1. 1(disz) masz2#
2. ba-usz2
3. u4# 5(disz)?-kam#
4. ki# lu2-dingir#-ra-ta#
reverse
1. ur-nigar#{gar}
2. szu# ba-[ti]
3. iti ezem-{d}nin#-a#-zu#
4. mu# {d#}amar#-{d#}suen# lugal#-e ur#-bi2#-lum{ki} mu#-hul#
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 25.0 high × 24.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (?)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: USC 6796
- Accession No.: USC accession no. 257
- Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.05.05
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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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| 2014-10-06 at 16:26:40 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:44:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-09-16 at 22:03:02 | 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 (164434) (164434)
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Cite this Artifact
“USC 6796 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235607.
USC 6796 artifact entry (No. P235607). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235607 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6796 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235607 (Accessed: November 14, 2025).
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