Nik 2, 461 (P122144)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila4 kin-gi4-a
2. 6(disz) sila4 6(disz) masz2
3. ma2 lugal gub-ba
4. 3(disz) u8 sila4 nu-a 1(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a
5. 1(u) la2 1(disz) masz2 gesz-du3
6. ma2 muhaldim gub-ba
7. sag-da-na-ta
8. 2(u) 8(disz)
9. [x] u8 sila4 nu-a e2-muhaldim
reverse
1. [x] sila4 {d}nanna-igi-du8-a
2. zi-ga u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
3. 1(disz) u8 sila4 nu-a sag-da-na-sze3
4. szu-ma-ma i3-dab5
5. giri3 ri-is,-dingir szar2-ra-ab-du
6. 1(u) la2 1(disz) sila4 <x> masz2 uri5{ki}-sze3 ma2-a ba-a-gub giri3 ur-nig2
7. 1(disz) sila4 1(disz) masz2 ma2 lugal-ta lu2-sza-lim ba-an-dul3
8. ni-tam-ma ib2-gi-ne2
9. 1(disz) u8 sila4 nu-a giri3 a-hu-um-ba
10. du11-ga i3-dab5
11. 2(u) 5(disz)
12. zi-ga
13. la2-ia3 3(disz) masz2 sila4
14. en3-bi tar-re-dam
left
  1 line blank
1. ki-be2 gi4-a udu
2. ma2 lugal gub-ba
3. iti ezem-mah
4. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122144

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
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) 004700

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 461

    [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: Fs Astour (pp. 367-398), 392

    [Owen1997FsAstour] Owen, David I. 1997. “Ur III Geographical and Prosopographical Notes.” In Crossing Boundaries and Linking Horizons: Studies in Honor of Michael C. Astour on His 80th Birthday, edited by Gordon D. Young, Mark W. Chavalas, and Richard Averbeck, 367–98. Bethesda.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 09:00:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2011-07-22 at 13:49:38 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 12:23:20 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 461 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122144.
Nik 2, 461 artifact entry (No. P122144). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122144 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 461 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122144 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {Nik 2, 461 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122144},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122144},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - Nik 2, 461 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 461 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122144.
Nik 2, 461 artifact entry (No. P122144). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122144 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 461 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122144 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {Nik 2, 461 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122144},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122144},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122144
LB  - CDLI:P122144
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - Nik 2, 461 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122144
ER  -
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