Nik 2, 246 (P121929)

Administrative bulla excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

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Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 15289

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

bulla
surface a
1. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. 4(u) 2(barig) 1(ban2) duh saga gur
3. 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 duh du gur
surface b
1. sza3-gal udu niga saga
2. giri3 an-na-hi-li-bi
3. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
4. kiszib3 ensi2
surface c
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
2. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
3. mu <hu>-uh2-nu-ri ba-hul
surface d
  (base of bulla)
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}[li9-si4?]
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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)

  • Artifact type: Bulla Artifact type comments:

    polyhedral

  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    polyhedral


  • primary: Nik 2, 246

    [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.

  • history: Hermitage 3, 513

    [KoslovaHermitage3] Koslova, Natalya V. nd.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Erm 15289
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.01.00, Amar-Suen.07.12.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 07:21:01 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-02 at 07:16:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:45 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-07-22 at 13:20:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-04-23 at 09:38:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:33:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:15 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005907 (composite) (P458617) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nik 2, 246 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121929.
Nik 2, 246 artifact entry (No. P121929). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121929 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 246 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121929 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121929},
}

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