USC 6826 (P235637)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

USC 6826

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 42.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-bi# [n?-am3?]
2'. [n] i3-gesz x x [...]-bi# [n?]-am3#?
3'. [n] lal3 szakkan#? [... n?]-am3#?
4'. [n] ga# x [...]-bi# [n?]-am3#?
5'. [n] ga gazi x [...]-bi# [n?]-am3#?
6'. [n] zu2#-lum# saga# [...] x-bi 1(barig)-am3
7'. [...] x NI x x lugal#
8'. [...] x kaskal i3 x lugal# ur3? ak x
9'. [...] szakkan#? i3-nun du10-ga
10'. [...] x {gesz}ur2# x
reverse
1. [...] x-ta
2. [n tug2] guz-za szar3
3. [n tug2] nig2-lam2
4. [n] tug2# guz-za du
5. 1(disz) gada du sumun
6. 2(disz) tug2 lugal-nesag-e?
  1 line erased

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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): 67.0 high × 42.0 wide
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: USC 6826
  • Accession No.: USC accession no. 045

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-15 at 08:16:57 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:45:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-09-16 at 22:04:07 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact

“USC 6826 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235637.
USC 6826 artifact entry (No. P235637). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235637 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6826 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235637 (Accessed: October 30, 2025).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6826 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235637},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235637},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235637
LB  - CDLI:P235637
M1  - 2025/10/30/
TI  - USC 6826 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235637
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“USC 6826 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235637.
USC 6826 artifact entry (No. P235637). (2025, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235637 (Original work published 1970)
USC 6826 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235637 (Accessed: October 30, 2025).
@misc{2025USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {USC 6826 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235637},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235637},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235637
LB  - CDLI:P235637
M1  - 2025/10/30/
TI  - USC 6826 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235637
ER  - 
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