Nik 2, 190 (P121873)

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

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. 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa gi
2. gu-nigin2-ta e3-a
3. e2-masz kux(KWU147)-ra
4. ki inim-{d}szara2-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 gu-du-du
  seal impression
2. mu e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka ba-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. gu-du-du
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-da-ga
4. ensi2
5. umma{ki}
6. ARAD2-zu

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 005940 (composite) (P458650) S005940 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.03.12.00, Šū-Suen.09.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121873

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) 004429

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 190

    [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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:45 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:14 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, 190 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121873.
Nik 2, 190 artifact entry (No. P121873). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121873 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 190 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121873 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 190 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121873},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121873},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 190 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121873.
Nik 2, 190 artifact entry (No. P121873). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121873 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 190 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121873 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 190 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121873},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121873},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121873
LB  - CDLI:P121873
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 190 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121873
ER  - 
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