Nik 2, 203 (P121886)

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. 1(gesz'u) sa pa-ku5
2. gu-nigin2-ba 3(disz) sa-ta
3. 4(disz) {gesz}dal
4. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(u) sa ma-nu
5. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
6. nig2-ba lugal
7. sig4-te-la2-ni szu ba-ti
8. giri3 szu-ma-ma lu2 kin-<gi4>-a lugal
9. lu2-tur-tur dub-sar maszkim
reverse
1. 3(u) gu-nigin2-ba pa-ku5
2. ur-{d}nin-lil2-la2
3. sukkal lu2-dingir-ra szu ba-ti
4. lu2 ARAD2 ka!(SAG)-guru7
6. ki ur!-sila-luh-ta
7. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
  blank space
  seal impression
8. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
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

Textual annotations

#new_text=P121886 # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz'u)[six_hundred] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 2 sa sa[bundle] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 3 pa-ku5 pakud[stave] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 gu-nigin2-ba gunigin[bale] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 5 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 6 sa-ta sa[bundle] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 7 4(disz) 4(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 8 {gesz}dal dal[crossbar] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 9 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz'u)[six_hundred] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 10 5(gesz2) 5(gesz)[sixty] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 11 2(u) 2(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 12 sa sa[bundle] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 ma-nu manu[wood_type] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 14 gu-nigin2-ba gunigin[bale] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 15 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 16 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 17 sa-ta sa[bundle] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 18 nig2-ba nigba[gift] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 19 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 20 sig4-te-la2-ni Sigtelani[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Erg _ _ _ _ 21 szu szu[hand] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 22 ba-ti n] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 23 giri3 giri[foot] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 24 szu-ma-ma Szumama[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 25 lu2 lu[person] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 26 kin-gi4-a kiggia[messenger] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 27 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Gen _ _ _ _ 28 lu2-tur-tur Luturtur[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 29 dub-sar dubsar[scribe] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 30 maszkim maszkim[administrator] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 31 3(u) 3(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 32 gu-nigin2-ba gunigin[bale] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 33 pa-ku5 pakud[stave] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 34 ur-{d}nin-lil2-la2 Urninlila[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 35 sukkal sukkal[secretary] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 36 lu2-dingir-ra Ludingira[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Erg _ _ _ _ 37 szu szu[hand] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 38 ba-ti n] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 39 lu2 lu[person] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 40 ARAD2 Arad[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 41 ka(SAG)-guru7 kaguruk[granary_supervisor] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 42 ki ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 43 ur-sila-luh-ta Ursilaluh[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abl _ _ _ _ 44 kiszib3 kiszib[seal] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 45 ensi2-ka ensik[ruler] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 46 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 47 {d}amar-{d}suen Amarsuen[1] PROPN RN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 48 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 49 {d}szul-gi Szulgir[1] PROPN RN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 50 nita nita[male] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 51 kal-ga kalag[strong] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 52 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 53 uri5{ki}-ma Urim[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 54 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 55 an-ub-da anubda[quarter] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 56 limmu2-ba limmu[four] NUM NU Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 57 ur-{d}li9-si4 Urlisi[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 58 ensi2 ensik[ruler] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 59 umma{ki} Umma[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 60 ARAD2-zu arad[slave] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _

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 006150.3 (composite) (P534135) S006150.3 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P121886

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) 004442

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 203

    [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
2022-12-04 at 11:30:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Annotation McGrath, William; Wang Jinyan Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Languages Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:45 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-02-18 at 10:02:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-24 at 12:54:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:14 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, 203 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121886.
Nik 2, 203 artifact entry (No. P121886). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121886 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 203 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121886 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 203 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121886},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121886},
}


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TI  - Nik 2, 203 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 203 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121886.
Nik 2, 203 artifact entry (No. P121886). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121886 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 203 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121886 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 203 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121886},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121886},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121886
LB  - CDLI:P121886
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - Nik 2, 203 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121886
ER  -
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