Nik 2, 150 (P121833)

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. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a
2. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 9(disz) gurusz zar3 tab-ba
3. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) gurusz ki-su7 gesz gub-ba
4. [x] gurusz en-nu-ga2 ti-la
reverse
1. ugula lugal-ukken-ne2
2. gurum2 ak sza3 buru14
3. giri3 lu2-{d}nam2-nun-ka
4. u3 ur-{d}gu4-nu2
5. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nam2-nun-ka
  seal impression
6. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nam2-[an-ka]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}[szara2]
4. sa12-du5-[ka]

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 003133 (composite) (P455843) S003133 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P121833

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) 004389

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 150

    [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
2016-03-17 at 12:38:15 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2014-09-19 at 12:15:14 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2014-09-19 at 12:14:06 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-06-17 at 17:39:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-17 at 17:38:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-17 at 17:37:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:27 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, 150 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121833.
Nik 2, 150 artifact entry (No. P121833). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121833 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 150 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121833 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 150 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121833},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121833},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121833
LB  - CDLI:P121833
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Nik 2, 150 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121833
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 150 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121833.
Nik 2, 150 artifact entry (No. P121833). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121833 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 150 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121833 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 150 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121833},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121833},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121833
LB  - CDLI:P121833
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Nik 2, 150 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121833
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.