Nik 2, 447 (P122130)

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) 5(asz) sze gur lugal
 de: 45 Kor Gerste (gemessen nach dem) königlichen (Maß),
2. 1(disz) dug kur-ku-du3 i3
 de: 1 KURKUdu-Krug voll Fett,
3. ku3-bi ($ blank space $)
 de: das dazugehörige Silber(äquivalent): (nicht eingetragen).
  blank space
4. e2 a-kal-la kur-ga2-ra-ta
 de: Aus dem Haus Akallas ...
5. 3(disz) dug kur-ku-du3 i3
 de: 3 KURKUdu-Krüge voll Fett,
6. 1(disz) pisan kiszib3 szu
 de: 1 Tafelkorb: Quittungen (?),
7. 1(disz) pisan im kiszib3 sila-a gal2-la
 de: 1 Korb von Tontafeln (des Typs) ‘auf das sila gesetzt’.
8. dam ur-ab-zu-ka-ke4 in-du8
 de: hat die Frau des Ur-Abzu geöffnet.
9. e2 ganba ur-sila-luh-ka-ta
 de: Aus dem Warenlager des Ur-silaluḫ
10. nig2-gur11 ur-sila-luh-ka
 de: haben Ur-Abzu und die Frau des Ur-Abzu
11. ur-ab-zu u3 dam ur-ab-zu-ka-ke4
 de: den Bestand des Ur-silaluḫ
12. a2 bi2-dar ba-an-de6
 de: in ihre Gewalt genommen (und) herausgetragen.
13. lu2 kin-gi4-a ensi2-ka-ke4
 de: Der Bote des ensi hat
14. e2 ganba ur-sila-luh-ka#-ka
 de: ans Warenhaus des Ur-silaluḫ
reverse
1. kiszib3 mi-ni-ga2-ar#
 de: das Siegel gelegt.
2. dam ur-ab-zu-ka-ke4 in-du8
 de: (Daß) die Frau des Ur-Abzu es geöffnet hat,
3. ba-gi-in
 de: ist bezeugt worden.
4. igi ensi2-ka-sze3
 de: Vor dem ensi,
5. igi ur-ku3-nun-na dumu ARAD2-da-ni-sze3
 de: vor Ur-kununa, dem Sohn von ARADdani,
6. igi a-kal-la nu-banda3-sze3
 de: vor Akalla, dem nubanda,
7. igi lu2-{d}nanna dumu inim-{d}szara2-sze3
 de: vor Lu-Nanna, dem Sohn von Inim-Šara,
8. igi sipa-ku3-ge dumu ARAD2-hu-la-sze3
 de: vor Sipa-kuge, dem Sohn von ARADḫula,
9. igi ur-{gesz}gigir nu-banda3-sze3
 de: vor Ur-gigir, dem nubanda,
10. igi inim-{d}inanna dumu gu-du-du-sze3
 de: vor Inim-Inanna, dem Sohn von Gududu,
11. igi ur-{d}suen dumu gu-du-du-sze3
 de: vor Ur-Suen, dem Sohn von Gududu,
12. igi gu3-de2-a nu-banda3-sze3
 de: vor Gudea, dem nubanda,
13. igi lu2-{d}nanna ugula dam-gar3-ne-sze3
 de: vor Lu-Nanna, dem Aufseher der Tauschagenten,
14. ba-gi-in
 de: ist es bezeugt worden.
  blank space
15. iti pa4-u2-e
 de: Monat: ‘Pau’e’,
  some text moved to next line
16. mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
 de: Jahr: ‘Der silberne Thron Enlils wurde hergestellt’.

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/P122130

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) 004686

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 447

    [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: BBVO 10, p. 41-42

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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
2012-04-23 at 09:55:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:19 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, 447 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122130.
Nik 2, 447 artifact entry (No. P122130). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122130 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 447 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122130 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 447 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122130},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122130
LB  - CDLI:P122130
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Nik 2, 447 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122130
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 447 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122130.
Nik 2, 447 artifact entry (No. P122130). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122130 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 447 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122130 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 447 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122130},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122130
LB  - CDLI:P122130
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Nik 2, 447 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122130
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.