Nik 2, 091 (P121774)

Administrative tag 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

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. nig2-ka9-ak a2 erin2-na-ka
 en: xxx
3. lu2-{d}szara2 ugula
 en: xxx
4. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
 en: xxx
reverse
1. u3 mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu
 en: xxx
2. i3-gal2
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.04.00.00 to Šū-Suen.05.00.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121774

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
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) 004330

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 091

    [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: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 126

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

  • citation: Ancient archives (pp. 37-58), 48

    [Steinkeller2003Archives] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2003. “Archival Practices at Babylonia in the Third Millennium.” Edited by Maria Brosius. Ancient Archives and Archival Traditions : Concepts of Record-Keeping in the Ancient World.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 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
2015-05-06 at 08:19:47 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:53:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:12 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, 091 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121774.
Nik 2, 091 artifact entry (No. P121774). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121774 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 091 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121774 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {Nik 2, 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121774},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121774},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121774
LB  - CDLI:P121774
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - Nik 2, 091 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121774
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 091 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121774.
Nik 2, 091 artifact entry (No. P121774). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121774 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 091 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121774 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {Nik 2, 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121774},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121774},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121774
LB  - CDLI:P121774
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - Nik 2, 091 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121774
ER  -
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