USC 6813 (P235624)

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 6813

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u)# 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3#
2. pu2 ba-al-la
3. ki#-su7# an#-za-gar3 a-sza3 la2-mah
4. [n] gurusz# u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. [... ba]-al#-la
6. [ki-su7] du6-gub3-temen-na
7. [n] 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. [ki]-su7# du6-{d}ur3-bar-tab#
9. [n] gurusz# sze gesz ra
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [n] 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz# [u4] 1(disz)-sze3#
2'. ki#-su7 i3-szum2-ma-ka gub-ba
3'. ugula# a-du-mu
4'. kiszib3# lu2-kal-la
  blank space
  seal impression
5'. mu# {d}szu-{d}suen lugal# uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 [na]-ru2#-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}[nin]-lil2#-ra mu-ne-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [ur-e11-e szusz3]
  Ozaki, accd. to P109439

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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 002932.2 (composite) (P533566) S002932.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P235624

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
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 6813
Accession Number USC accession no. 440

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164451

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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-10-06 at 16:46:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-14 at 12:47:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:44:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-09-16 at 22:03:39 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 6813 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235624.
USC 6813 artifact entry (No. P235624). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235624 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6813 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235624 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6813 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235624},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235624},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235624
LB  - CDLI:P235624
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - USC 6813 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235624
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“USC 6813 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235624.
USC 6813 artifact entry (No. P235624). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235624 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6813 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235624 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6813 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235624},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235624},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235624
LB  - CDLI:P235624
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - USC 6813 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235624
ER  -
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