Nik 2, 372 (P122055)

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. 2(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
2. u4-sakar gu-la
3. 5(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4
4. {gesz}gigir u4 6(disz)
5. 4(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 1(disz) masz2
6. {gesz}gigir u4 7(disz)
7. 2(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
8. u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz)
9. 2(u) [x udu] niga a2 u4-da
10. 1(u) [...] iti-da
11. 1(disz) [...] 1(disz) masz2
12. nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 {d}dumu-zi-da
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu nig2-dab5 en-en-e-ne
2. {d}szara2 umma{ki}
3. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2
4. {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki}
  blank space
5. szunigin 3(u) 1(disz) udu niga szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) udu u2
6. szunigin 2(disz) sila4 szunigin 4(disz) masz2
7. sa2-du11 {d}szara2
8. ki a-lu5-lu5-ta
9. iti {d}dumu-zi
10. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal

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/P122055

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) 004611

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 372

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. 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, 372 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122055.
Nik 2, 372 artifact entry (No. P122055). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122055 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 372 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122055 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 372 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122055},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122055
LB  - CDLI:P122055
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Nik 2, 372 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122055
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 372 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122055.
Nik 2, 372 artifact entry (No. P122055). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122055 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 372 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122055 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 372 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122055},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122055
LB  - CDLI:P122055
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Nik 2, 372 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122055
ER  -
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