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USC 6708 (P235519)

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

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

Museum Number

USC 6708

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (labor)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. gesz-ur3 a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2#-ta#
2'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz)
3'. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3
4'. a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
5'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz)
6'. GAN2-gu4
7'. 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3 a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
8'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 8(disz)
9'. szuku-engar
10'. a-sza3 sza-ra-hu-um-ma
reverse
1. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) gesz-ur3 a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
2. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)
3. GAN2-gu4
4. 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3 a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
5. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 8(disz)
6. szuku-engar a-sza3 i3-szum2
7. 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3 a-ra2 1(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
8. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(disz) 2/3(disz)
9. a-sza3 du6#-gesz-i3
10. 2(bur3) [GAN2 gesz]-ur3# a#-ra2# 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2#-ta
11. a2# [erin2]-na#-[bi u4 n]
12. a#-[sza3 ...]-x
13. x [...]
rest broken
seal 1
1. ku3-ga-ni
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga

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)

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Genre(s): Administrative (labor)
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: USC 6708
Accession No.: K210

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.--.--
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Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2014-10-05 at 21:29:29	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	approved
2014-10-05 at 21:27:40	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	approved
2013-06-13 at 17:27:54	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:44:52	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-09-16 at 22:00:06	Brumfield, Sara	Atf	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	approved
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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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (164346)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002661 (composite) (P455371)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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“USC 6708 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235519.

USC 6708 artifact entry (No. P235519). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235519

USC 6708 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235519 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).

@misc{1970USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {USC 6708 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235519},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235519},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P235519
LB  - CDLI:P235519
M1  - 2024/4/23/
TI  - USC 6708 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235519
ER  -

“USC 6708 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235519.

USC 6708 artifact entry (No. P235519). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235519

USC 6708 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235519 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).

@misc{1970USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {USC 6708 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235519},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235519},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P235519
LB  - CDLI:P235519
M1  - 2024/4/23/
TI  - USC 6708 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235519
ER  -

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