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

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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(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}

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: GMII —
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.00.00.00
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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
2014-01-22 at 15:13:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:33 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, 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: August 18, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-18]},
	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  - 2025/8/18/
TI  - Nik 2, 273 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121956
ER  -

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: August 18, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-18]},
	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  - 2025/8/18/
TI  - Nik 2, 273 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121956
ER  -
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