USC 6597 (P235409)

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 6597

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (livestock pigs with fodder for various numbers of months)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) szah2-gesz-gi sza3-gal-bi 5(disz) sila3-ta
2. sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) gur
3. iti 6(disz)-kam
4. 1(gesz2) szah2 u2 sza3-gal-bi 1/3(disz)-ta
5. sze#-bi 6(asz) gur#
6. iti# 3(disz)#-[kam]
7. 2(u) [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
  1 line blank
1'. zi-ga sza3-bi#-[ta ...]
2'. mu {d}lugal-ba-gara2# [e2-a ba-an-ku4?]

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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): 46.0 high × 51.0 wide × 21.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 50%
  • Condition Description:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: USC 6597
  • Accession No.: K109

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ur-Namma.P.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:44:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-09-16 at 21:56:10 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 6597 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235409.
USC 6597 artifact entry (No. P235409). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235409
USC 6597 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235409 (Accessed: May 30, 2024).
@misc{1970USC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-05-30]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {USC 6597 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235409},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235409},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P235409
LB  - CDLI:P235409
M1  - 2024/5/30/
TI  - USC 6597 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P235409
ER  -
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