Nik 2, 266 (P121949)

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) sze GAN2!-gu4 gur
2. a-a-kal-la engar
3. 3(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
4. ur-{d}suen engar
5. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 3(barig) gur
6. lu2-bir3-ra engar
7. 5(u) 1(asz) sze gur
8. 1(asz) 2(barig) ziz2 gur
9. lugal-e2-mah-e engar
10. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur
11. 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 gur
12. e2-suhub2 engar
13. szunigin 4(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
reverse
1. szunigin 1(u) 9(asz) ziz2 gur
2. nu-banda3-gu4 lu2-du10-ga
3. 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) gur ur-am3-ma engar
4. nu-banda3-gu4 gu2-tar
5. 5(u) 5(asz) gur gu-du engar
6. nu-banda3-gu4 i7-pa-e3
7. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
8. 1(u) 9(asz) ziz2 gur
9. sze gesz e3-a
10. ki-su7 me-en-kar2
11. giri3 lu2-{d}nam2-an-ka
12. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 2, 266

    [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.

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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.00.00
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:53:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:32 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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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 266 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121949.
Nik 2, 266 artifact entry (No. P121949). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121949 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 266 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121949 (Accessed: August 14, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 266 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121949},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121949},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121949
LB  - CDLI:P121949
M1  - 2025/8/14/
TI  - Nik 2, 266 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121949
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 266 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121949.
Nik 2, 266 artifact entry (No. P121949). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121949 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 266 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121949 (Accessed: August 14, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 266 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121949},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121949},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121949
LB  - CDLI:P121949
M1  - 2025/8/14/
TI  - Nik 2, 266 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121949
ER  - 
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