Nik 2, 371 (P122054)

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

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 6(disz) udu bar-su-ga
2. mu 2(disz)-sze3
3. siki-bi 3(asz) gu2 4(u) 4(disz) ma-na
4. 4(u) masz2
5. 1(disz) eme6-mah2
6. mu-kux(DU) ensi2-ka
7. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-{d}da-gan
8. 4(u) la2 2(disz) gu4
9. 1(gesz'u) 5(u) 7(disz) udu bar-su-ga
10. 4(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) masz2
11. mu-kux(DU) ensi2-ka
12. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-{d}da-gan mu us2-sa-a-bi
13. 2(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu bar-gal2
14. 1(u) 2(disz) sila4
15. 4(u) 6(disz) udu bar-su-ga
16. 1(u) 5(disz) masz2 mu-kux(DU) {d}szara2 umma{ki}
17. 1(u) 4(disz) udu bar-gal2
18. 1(disz) sila4
19. 1(disz) udu bar-su-ga
reverse
1. 4(disz) masz2 mu-kux(DU) ensi2-ka
2. ki da-gi-ta
3. 3(disz) sila4
4. 1(u) 4(disz) udu bar-su-ga
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) masz2
6. mu-kux(DU) {d}nin-ur4-ra
7. ki ur-{d}nisaba-ta
8. 2(u) 3(disz) udu bar-gal2
9. 3(disz) sila4
10. 1(u) 6(disz) masz2
11. mu-kux(DU) {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki}
12. ki an-ne2-ba-du7-ta
13. 3(disz) udu bar-su-ga
14. siki-bi 2(u) la2 2(disz) ma-na
15. ki he2-sa6-ge-ta
16. mu 3(disz)-kam
17. ki da-da-ga-ta
18. 1(u) 2(disz) udu bar-gal2
19. 4(disz) masz2 ki lugal-nesag-e-ta
  blank space
20. sag-nig2-gur11-ra sza3-bi su-ga
21. ur-nigar{gar} kuruszda
22. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-{d}da-gan mu us2-sa-a-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.40.00.00 (us2 year) to Šulgi.41.00.00 (us2-us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P122054

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) 004610

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 371

    [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
2016-07-28 at 15:41:55 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:18 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, 371 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122054.
Nik 2, 371 artifact entry (No. P122054). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122054 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 371 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122054 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 371 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122054},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122054},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/2/
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TI  - Nik 2, 371 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 371 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122054.
Nik 2, 371 artifact entry (No. P122054). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122054 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 371 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122054 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 371 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122054},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122054},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122054
LB  - CDLI:P122054
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Nik 2, 371 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122054
ER  -
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