Nik 2, 106 (P121789)

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

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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

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) gurusz u4 5(disz)-sze3
2. a-sza3 mah-ta
3. gar-sza-na{ki}-sze3
4. gi-zi ma2-a ga2#-ra#
reverse
1. ma2 gid2-da u3
2. ma2 ba-al-la
3. ugula lugal-igi-husz
4. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
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5. iti {d}li9-si4
  some text moved to next line
6. mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-[e szusz3]

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 2, 106

    [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: CUSAS 3, 1446

    [Owen2007CUSAS3] Owen, David I., and Rudolf H. Mayr. 2007. The Garšana Archives. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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  • Museum No.: GMII —
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.09.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 07:21:01 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-02 at 07:16:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:12 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002932 (composite) (P455642) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00

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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 106 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121789.
Nik 2, 106 artifact entry (No. P121789). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121789 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 106 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121789 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 106 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121789},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121789
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M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - Nik 2, 106 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 106 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121789.
Nik 2, 106 artifact entry (No. P121789). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121789 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 106 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121789 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 106 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121789},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121789
LB  - CDLI:P121789
M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - Nik 2, 106 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121789
ER  - 
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