USC 6811 (P235622)

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 6811

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri disbursement of animals)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(asz) ziz2# gur# x [...]
2. 1(u) 2(asz) ziz2 gur# lugal#-e2-mah#-e?
3. mu-sza-sze3
4. kiszib3 lu2-bala-saga
5. 2(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 gur kiszib3 ur-{d#}szul#-pa#-e3#
6. 4(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur nig2-ezem#-ma#?
7. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur sa2-du11# [...]
8. kiszib3# x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ur#-{d#}szul#-pa#-[e3]
2'. x szesz-a-[ni]
3'. guru7#-ta za x [...]
  blank space
  seal impression
4'. szunigin# 5(u) 1(asz)? 2(barig)# 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3# [...]
5'. gur# zabar-ta#
6'. |KI.AN|#{ki}-ta gaba-ri x
7'. mu#? x x x x [...]
seal 1
1. ARAD2-mu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar} szusz3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri disbursement of animals)
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 001583.3 (composite) (P533232) S001583.3 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P235622

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 46.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum Number USC 6811
Accession Number USC accession no. 214

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164449

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 Approved View
2014-10-01 at 14:33:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:44:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-09-16 at 22:03:36 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifacts

“USC 6811 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235622.
USC 6811 artifact entry (No. P235622). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235622 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6811 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235622 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6811 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235622},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235622},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P235622
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - USC 6811 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“USC 6811 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235622.
USC 6811 artifact entry (No. P235622). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235622 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6811 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235622 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6811 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235622},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235622},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235622
LB  - CDLI:P235622
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - USC 6811 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235622
ER  -
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