Nik 2, 309 (P121992)

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

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15
2. 1(ban2) zi3-gu
3. 1(ban2) dabin
4. 1(disz) sila3 dabin sa-<a>
5. igi-kar2 ha-ab-ru-sza
6. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15
7. 1(ban2) zi3-gu
reverse
1. 1(ban2) dabin
2. 1(disz) sila3 dabin sa-a
3. igi-kar2 da-da
  blank space
4. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
5. iti pa4-u2-e
6. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. x [...]
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu
  following Mayr
  line 1 given as {d}[...] in edition

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121992

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) 004548

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 309

    [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: MatKul 2 (pp. 49-64), 3

    [Struve1922MatKul2] Struve, Vasiliju V. 1922. “On the History of the Patesi of Gis-Hu [in Russian],” Izvestija Rossijskoj Akademii Istorii Material’noj Kul’tury, 2: 49–64.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-30 at 10:32:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2019-09-03 at 08:06:19 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-09-03 at 08:02:20 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:48 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-05-21 at 09:15:46 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-21 at 16:43:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:16 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, 309 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121992.
Nik 2, 309 artifact entry (No. P121992). (2024, October 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121992 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 309 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121992 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 30},
	title = {Nik 2, 309 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121992},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121992},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121992
LB  - CDLI:P121992
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 309 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121992
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 309 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121992.
Nik 2, 309 artifact entry (No. P121992). (2024, October 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121992 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 309 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121992 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 30},
	title = {Nik 2, 309 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121992},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121992},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121992
LB  - CDLI:P121992
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 309 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121992
ER  -
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