Nik 2, 244 (P121927)

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

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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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8
2. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2)
4. 1(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) GAN2-ta gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
5. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz)
6. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
7. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(u) 8(disz)
reverse
1. a-sza3 kin ak a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
2. a ba-an-de2-a
3. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2
4. 2(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) GAN2-ta
5. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
6. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz)
7. 1(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
8. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)
9. a-sza3 bi-ba a2 al-la-la-ba
10. a-sza3-ge kin ak a-sza3 lugal
11. ugula ur-lugal
12. kiszib3 nimgir-an-ne2
left
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah mu-du3
seal 1
1. nimgir-an-ne2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu inim-{d}szara2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 2, 244

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: GMII —
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 07:21:01 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-02 at 07:16:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2016-01-07 at 12:28:32 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:15 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003957 (composite) (P456667) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.44.03.00, Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00

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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 244 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121927.
Nik 2, 244 artifact entry (No. P121927). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121927 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 244 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121927 (Accessed: August 8, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121927},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121927
LB  - CDLI:P121927
M1  - 2025/8/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121927
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 244 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121927.
Nik 2, 244 artifact entry (No. P121927). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121927 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 244 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121927 (Accessed: August 8, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121927},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121927
LB  - CDLI:P121927
M1  - 2025/8/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121927
ER  -
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