Nik 2, 273 (P121956)

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(gesz2) sze gur
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze zi3 gu2-na x
4. kiszib3 ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra
5. [...] 4(asz) sze kasz bala-a gur
6. kiszib3 lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
7. 1(asz) 2(ban2) gur sa10-am3 esir2 E2#-A#
8. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2-i3-zu
9. 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur [(x)]
10. kiszib3 lu2-{d}suen#?
11. 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 [...] x
12. kiszib3 [...] x
13. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur#
14. kiszib3 lugal-kal
15. sza3-gal udu niga bala-a
16. 1(u) 2(barig) gur
17. sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2#
18. kiszib3 a-du-du
reverse
1. 4(barig) 4(ban2) sa2-du11 {d}nin-ur4-ra
2. kiszib3 sza3-ku3-ge
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur sa2-du11 {d}en-ki
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
5. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur sa2-du11 {d}gu-la
6. kiszib3 a2-nin-ga2#-ta
7. 1(barig) kiszib3 {gesz}guzza-ni
8. 2(barig) kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
9. sa2-du11 {d}amar-{d}suen
10. 1(asz) gur#? sa2-du11 {d}szul-gi
11. kiszib3 ab-ba-kal-la
12. 3(barig) 5(ban2) sa2-du11 {d}nun-gal
13. kiszib3 ab-ba
14. 3(barig) 5(ban2) sa2-du11 e2-masz
15. kiszib3 ur-e2-gal#
16. 3(barig) sa2-du11 {d}nin-[x]
17. kiszib3 a-tu
18. 1(asz) sa2-du11 {d}gesz#-[x]
19. kiszib3 ba-za-za
20. 1(asz) gur sa2-du11 {d}szu-{d}suen
21. kiszib3 a-a-kal-[la]
22. 3(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 nig2-dab5 en x
23. 1(barig) 1(ban2) sa2-du11 {d}asznan#?
24. 1(barig) sa2-du11 ma2 gu-[la ...]
25. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba gur
left
1. kiszib3 lu2-[...] szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur DUB? [x] du
2. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ensi2 gir2-su{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121956

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) 004512

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 273

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:53:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-01-22 at 15:13:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:33 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, 273 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121956.
Nik 2, 273 artifact entry (No. P121956). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121956 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 273 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121956 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 273 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121956},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 273 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121956.
Nik 2, 273 artifact entry (No. P121956). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121956 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 273 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121956 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 273 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121956},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121956
LB  - CDLI:P121956
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - Nik 2, 273 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121956
ER  -
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