Nik 2, 237 (P121920)

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. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3
2. a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2)
4. 1(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz)? 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta#
5. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 8(gesz2)
6. GAN2-gu4
7. 1(bur3) GAN2 ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
8. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(u) 2(disz)
9. nig2-apin a-sza3 a-am
10. 1(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
11. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2)
12. a#-sza inim-x
13. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra
14. a#-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
reverse
1. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz)
2. a-sza3 sza-ra-hu-um-ma
3. 2(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
4. a2 erin2-na-bi 2(u) 4(disz)
5. a-sza3 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
6. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 8(disz)
7. a-sza3 ugur2-tur a-sza3 la2-mah
8. ugula lugal-ku3-zu
9. kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam szesz-a-[ni]
  blank space
10. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-mah {d}en-lil2-la2 {d}nin#-[lil2]-ra mu-ne-du3
seal 1
1. szesz-a-ni
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-da

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 004082.3 (composite) (P533838) S004082.3 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121920

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) 004476

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 237

    [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 13:49:17 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
2009-06-03 at 10:33:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:15 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, 237 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121920.
Nik 2, 237 artifact entry (No. P121920). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121920 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 237 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121920 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 237 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121920},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121920},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121920
LB  - CDLI:P121920
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - Nik 2, 237 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121920
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 237 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121920.
Nik 2, 237 artifact entry (No. P121920). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121920 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 237 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121920 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 237 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121920},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121920},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121920
LB  - CDLI:P121920
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - Nik 2, 237 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121920
ER  -
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