Nik 2, 165 (P121848)

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. u2 SIG7-a sza3 en-du8-du
3. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. gesz-gi en-nu-ga2 gub-ba
5. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 gi SZID-da
6. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 sahar
7. gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta
8. e a-ba-gal-gu-la ba-a-si
9. giri3 kas4
10. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ki-su7 gu2-edin-na sze ma2-a si-ga
11. 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2 u3 ga2-nun du3-a
12. 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 bala im-durunx(|KU.KU|){ki} ma2-la2-a {gesz}asal2 kesz2-ra2
13. 5(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2 e2 lugal
14. 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 nag-su{ki}-a ma2 bala ak
15. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. [... ma2]-la2-a kesz2-ra2
2. [x] x [x] sar a-ab-ba
  blank space
3. bar-ta gal2-la kiszib3 nu-tuku
4. ugula a-a-kal-la
5. gurum2 sza3 pisan ur-{d}szara2 nu-banda3-ta
6. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121848

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) 004404

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 165

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:49:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:33:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:13 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, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121848.
Nik 2, 165 artifact entry (No. P121848). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121848 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 165 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121848 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121848},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121848},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/2/
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TI  - Nik 2, 165 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121848.
Nik 2, 165 artifact entry (No. P121848). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121848 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 165 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121848 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121848},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121848},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121848
LB  - CDLI:P121848
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - Nik 2, 165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121848
ER  -
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