Nik 2, 161 (P121844)

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) gurusz u4 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
2. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u)
3. e2 tum-malx(TUR3){ki}-ka gub-ba
4. 1(disz) gurusz u4 3(u)-sze3
5. e2-da tusz-a
reverse
1. sza3 tum-malx(TUR3){ki}
2. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
3. ugula lugal-mu-ma-ag2
  seal impression
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}li9-si4
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 2, 161

    [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: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:45 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI 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

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006150.3 (composite) (P534135) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 161 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121844.
Nik 2, 161 artifact entry (No. P121844). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121844 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 161 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121844 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121844},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121844},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121844
LB  - CDLI:P121844
M1  - 2026/1/26/
TI  - Nik 2, 161 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 161 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121844.
Nik 2, 161 artifact entry (No. P121844). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121844 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 161 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121844 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121844},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121844},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121844
LB  - CDLI:P121844
M1  - 2026/1/26/
TI  - Nik 2, 161 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121844
ER  - 
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