Nik 2, 138 (P121821)

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. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. gi SIG7-a gi kesz2-ra2
3. gi ansze-sze3 nu2-a
4. {u2}gu4-tum-na SIG7-a u3
5. {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 a-sza3 a-gesztin
6. a-sza3 {d}szara2 a-sza3 la2-mah
7. a-sza3 lugal a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra
reverse
1. u3 a-sza3 apin ku5-ra2
2. ugula {d}szara2-a-mu
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
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4. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu szesz-kal-la

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 2, 138

    [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.

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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.05.00.00 (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 13:49:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:13 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 005357 (composite) (P458067) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.03.00.00, Šū-Suen.06.07.00 (us2 year)

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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 138 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121821.
Nik 2, 138 artifact entry (No. P121821). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121821 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 138 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121821 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121821},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121821},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121821
LB  - CDLI:P121821
M1  - 2025/8/2/
TI  - Nik 2, 138 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 138 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121821.
Nik 2, 138 artifact entry (No. P121821). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121821 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 138 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121821 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121821},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121821},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121821
LB  - CDLI:P121821
M1  - 2025/8/2/
TI  - Nik 2, 138 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121821
ER  - 
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