Nik 2, 126 (P121809)

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. 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4 u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. ki-su7 a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra-ta
3. e2-udu a-sza3 la2-mah
4. sze sza3-gal udu niga
reverse
1. ga6-ga2
2. ugula lugal-nesag-e
3. kiszib3 sza3-nin-ga2
  seal impression
4. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. sza3-nin-ga2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)

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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121809

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) 004365

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 126

    [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
2015-07-06 at 08:34:41 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-28 at 22:11:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:26 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, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121809.
Nik 2, 126 artifact entry (No. P121809). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121809 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 126 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121809 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121809},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121809
LB  - CDLI:P121809
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 126 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121809
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121809.
Nik 2, 126 artifact entry (No. P121809). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121809 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 126 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121809 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121809},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121809
LB  - CDLI:P121809
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 126 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121809
ER  - 
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