Nik 2, 329 (P122012)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Museum Number

GMII —

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

-

Text

column 1
1. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz ga-na-na
2. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz kur-ni-tum
3. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz nu-ba-an
4. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz an-na
5. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz bi2-zu
6. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz igi-ba-na-am3-zi
7. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz i3-li2-a-su?
8. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz an-ne2-tum
9. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz um-mi
10. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz ga-ra-du
11. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz am3-ma-a
12. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz ga-na-na 2(disz@t)-kam
13. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz gal-la-bi
14. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz am3-ma
15. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz sza-gu-ba-an-ku
16. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz gal-la-gir
17. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz ga-ra-du 2(disz@t)-kam
18. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz sza-ma-at
19. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz nu-ba-an 2(disz@t)-kam
20. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz gi-zu-da
21. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz il6-la-zu
column 2
1. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz i3-li2-a-zu
2. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz lu2-iri-NE-tum
3. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz tab-sza-hi
4. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz hu-lu-ur2
5. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz <a>-bi2-ba
6. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz tab-ba-u3
7. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz sza-bi-na-gu
8. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz ar-da-szi-in-gi4
9. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz gal-tu
10. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz asz-du-ra
11. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz pu-us2
12. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz a-ga
13. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz sza-sza-ru-ut
14. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz la-al-la
15. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz an-na 2(disz@t)-kam
16. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz a-ba-ni-a
17. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz an-ne2
18. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz za-ak-ni-tum
  blank space
19. sag-dub-ba-me
20. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz an-dur2-re
21. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz e-bi-na
reverse
column 1
1. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz i3-li2-esz18-dar
2. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz ga-na-na
3. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz ba-ra-an-ka-gal
4. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz bi-il8-zum
5. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz il8-zi-ma
6. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz er3-gu-ka-ka
7. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz a-hu-sze-ni
8. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz er3-eb-ri2-pa2-tal
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 4(u) la2 1(disz@t) geme2 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) kasz-ta
2. szunigin 8(disz) dumu-munus 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz-ta
3. szunigin 2(disz) dumu-nita2 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) kasz-ta
4. zi3-bi 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
5. kasz-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
6. sza3-gal geme2 nam-ra-a ak
  blank space
7. iti min-esz3
8. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P122012

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) Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation
Museum Number GMII —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004568

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 329

    [Nikol'skij1915Nik2] Nikol’skij, Mikhail V. 1915. Dokumenty Chozjajstvennoj Otcetnosti Drevnejšej Epochi Chaldei Iz Sobranija N.P. Lichaceva Cast’ II: Epoch Dinastii Agade i Epocha Dinastii Ura. Vol. 5. Drevnosti Vostocnya. Moscow.

  • citation: JNES 32 (pp. 70-98), 74

    [Gelb1973JNES32] Gelb, Ignace Jay. 1973. “Prisoners of War in Early Mesopotamia.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 32: 70–98. https://doi.org/10.1086/372223.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-12-16 at 10:12:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2024-07-02 at 07:21:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 07:16:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-16 at 13:48:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:57:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-14 at 13:20:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:33:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:17 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 329 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122012.
Nik 2, 329 artifact entry (No. P122012). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122012 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 329 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122012 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 329 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122012},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 329 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122012.
Nik 2, 329 artifact entry (No. P122012). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122012 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 329 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122012 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 329 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122012},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P122012
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - Nik 2, 329 artifact entry
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