Nik 2, 281 (P121964)
Administrative bulla 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 FederationMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian FederationMuseum Number
GMII —Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
BullaMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
surface a
1. 2(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) kasz saga gur
2. 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
3. 1(disz) dug dida saga 5(disz) sila3
4. 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
5. 5(ban2) zi3-gu du
6. 4(ban2) dabin
7. 1(asz) sze gur
8. 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
surface b
1. 1(ban2) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 [x] x [x] x
2. 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga gazx(KUM)
3. sa2-du11 kas4 sza3 umma{ki}
4. giri3 asz-[...]
5. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
6. iti nesag u4 3(u)-kam
1 line blank
surface c
1. mu ma2-dara3-abzu {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8
2. lu2-ur4-sza3-ga
3. u3 ur-e2-mah-ke4
4. mu-gi-ne2-esz
1 line blank
surface face d
column blank
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Bulla
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nik 2, 281
[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.02.04.30
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-02 at 07:21:01 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-07-02 at 07:16:57 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2018-01-07 at 11:01:00 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:49:19 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:25:33 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:23:16 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (004520) (004520)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 000493.2 (composite) (P457990) | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2024Nik,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-02]},
year = {2024},
month = {jul 2},
title = {Nik 2, 281 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P121964},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121964},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2024/7/2/ PY - 2024 ID - P121964 LB - CDLI:P121964 M1 - 2025/8/2/ TI - Nik 2, 281 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P121964 ER -