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

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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

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

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

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • 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.

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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.11.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-30 at 10:32:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2019-09-03 at 08:06:19 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2019-09-03 at 08:02:20 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:48 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-05-21 at 09:15:46 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-07-21 at 16:43:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:16 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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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: January 14, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	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  - 2026/1/14/
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: January 14, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	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  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - Nik 2, 309 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121992
ER  -
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