Nik 2, 145 (P121828)

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. 8(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3
2. ka i7-da-ta
3. nibru{ki}-ki-du10-sze3 ma2 diri!(A)-ga
5. u4 6(disz)-sze3 ma2 da-a
6. zi3 iri-ta e3-a ma2-a si-ga
7. u4 6(disz)-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
8. u4 2(disz)-sze3 {gesz}haszhur had2
9. gul-la kun-zi-da gi4-a
reverse
1. 3(disz) gurusz u4 7(disz)-sze3
2. ma2 da-a zi3 ma2-ta ha-la-a
3. ka i7-da-ta
4. nibru{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
5. ugula lu2-saga
6. kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam nimgir-an-ne2
7. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. nimgir-an-ne2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu inim-{d}[szara2]

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 003957 (composite) (P456667) S003957 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.44.03.00, Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P121828

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
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) 004384

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 145

    [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
2013-06-27 at 21:16:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:13 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121828.
Nik 2, 145 artifact entry (No. P121828). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121828 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 145 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121828 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121828},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121828},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121828
LB  - CDLI:P121828
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - Nik 2, 145 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121828
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121828.
Nik 2, 145 artifact entry (No. P121828). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121828 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 145 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121828 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121828},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121828},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121828
LB  - CDLI:P121828
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - Nik 2, 145 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121828
ER  -
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