Nik 2, 112 (P121795)

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. {gi}gil sur-ra
3. gi ga2-nun-ta e3-a
4. ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2
5. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3 umma{ki}-ta
6. nibru{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
7. u3 ma2 gur!-ra
8. u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2 <ba>-al-la
9. u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2 su a ba-al-la u3 a-ta tum3-ma
reverse
1. ugula lugal-iti-da
2. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
  seal impression
3. iti {d}dumu-zi
4. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-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/P121795

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) 004351

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 112

    [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.

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 09:35:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI 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, 112 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121795.
Nik 2, 112 artifact entry (No. P121795). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121795 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 112 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121795 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 112 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121795},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121795},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121795
LB  - CDLI:P121795
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - Nik 2, 112 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121795
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 112 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121795.
Nik 2, 112 artifact entry (No. P121795). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121795 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 112 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121795 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 112 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121795},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121795},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121795
LB  - CDLI:P121795
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - Nik 2, 112 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121795
ER  -
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