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

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

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
  seal impression
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]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002932 (composite) (P455642) S002932 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121789

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) 004345

References

  • 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.

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
2011-07-22 at 13:49:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:12 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

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: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 106 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121789},
}

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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: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	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  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - Nik 2, 106 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121789
ER  - 
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