Nik 2, 219 (P121902)

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(disz) {gi}gur
2. ki a-gu-ta
3. kiszib3 lugal-za-e3
reverse
1. ki-su7 gu-la a-sza3 la2-mah
  seal impression
2. mu na-mah gal ba-du3
seal 1
1. lugal-za-e3
2. dumu ur-ab-bi
  (following Mayr)

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 003739 (composite) (P456449) S003739 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121902

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) 004458

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 219

    [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.

  • history: Fs Limet p.161-177, p. 161

    [Stępień1996pasturing] Stępień, Marek. 1996. “The Organisation of Animal Pasturing in the Light of Balanced Accounts, Inventories of Sheep and Goat Herdsmen from Umma.” In Tablettes et Images Aux Pays de Sumer et d’Akkad. Mélanges Offerts à Monsieur H. Limet, edited by Önhan Tunca and D. Deheselle, 161–77. A.P.H.A., Association Pour La Promotion de l’Histoire et de l’Archéologie Orientales. Mémoires, No. 1. Liège: Université de Liège.

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
2020-01-01 at 09:24:28 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:30 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, 219 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121902.
Nik 2, 219 artifact entry (No. P121902). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121902 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 219 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121902 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 219 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121902},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121902
LB  - CDLI:P121902
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - Nik 2, 219 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121902
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 219 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121902.
Nik 2, 219 artifact entry (No. P121902). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121902 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 219 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121902 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 219 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121902},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121902
LB  - CDLI:P121902
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - Nik 2, 219 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121902
ER  -
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