Nik 2, 287 (P121970)

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du
3. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
4. 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kasz saga
5. 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du
6. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
7. 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga
8. 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du
9. u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
10. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
11. 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
12. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
13. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga
reverse
1. 5(ban2) kasz du
2. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz du e2-x
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
6. lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
7. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga
8. 3(ban2) kasz du ku-ku szagina
9. ki ur-mes-ta
10. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
11. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
12. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.04.08.21 to Šū-Suen.04.08.25

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121970

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) 004526

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 287

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:46 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-06-24 at 09:36:41 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:16 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 287 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121970.
Nik 2, 287 artifact entry (No. P121970). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121970 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 287 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121970 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 287 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121970},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121970},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121970
LB  - CDLI:P121970
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - Nik 2, 287 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121970
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 287 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121970.
Nik 2, 287 artifact entry (No. P121970). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121970 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 287 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121970 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 287 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121970},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121970},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121970
LB  - CDLI:P121970
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - Nik 2, 287 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121970
ER  -
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