Nik 2, 248 (P121931)

Administrative bulla excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 15282

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

bulla
surface a
1. 3(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
2. 1(u) 6(asz) duh saga
3. 8(asz) duh du gur
surface b
1. sza3-gal udu niga saga
2. ki an-na-hi-li-bi-ta
3. giri3 gu-du-du
4. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
surface c
  seal impression
1. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3

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 002932 (composite) (P455642) S002932 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P121931

Physical information

on string

Artifact type Bulla
on string
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 15282
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004487

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 248

    [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: Hermitage 3, 506

    [KoslovaHermitage3] Koslova, Natalya V. nd.

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 Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:33:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:15 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, 248 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121931.
Nik 2, 248 artifact entry (No. P121931). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121931 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 248 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121931 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121931},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121931
LB  - CDLI:P121931
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - Nik 2, 248 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121931
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 248 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121931.
Nik 2, 248 artifact entry (No. P121931). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121931 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 248 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121931 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121931},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121931
LB  - CDLI:P121931
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - Nik 2, 248 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121931
ER  -
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