Nik 2, 343 (P122026)

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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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

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tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) sila3 esza
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu du
3. {d}szul-gi-i3-li2
4. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
5. 1(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
6. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu du
7. 5(disz) sila3 esza
8. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu du
9. e2 nig2-lagar!(BA)-sze3
11. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
12. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum giri3-lam
13. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu du
14. 4(ban2) [(x)] esza giri3-lam
15. 4(ban2) [x] sila3 zi3-gu du
16. e2 {d}szara2-sze3
17. 2(disz) sila3 esza
18. 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu du
19. ma-ma-sze3
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
2. 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
3. 1(ban2) zi3-gu du
4. 1(ban2) esza
5. 1(ban2) zi3-gu du
6. e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra-sze3
7. 6(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
8. 3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
9. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu du
10. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 esza
11. 1(ban2) zi3-gu du
12. {d}gu-la
13. ki szesz-kal-la-ta
14. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
15. iti sze-sag11-ku5
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16. mu us2-sa-a {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-<a>-mah mu-du3
left
1. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
2. 6(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
3. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) zi3-gu du 5(disz) sila3 esza 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu du

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 2, 343

    [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.07.01.00 (us2 year)
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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
2011-07-22 at 13:49:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:17 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 343 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122026.
Nik 2, 343 artifact entry (No. P122026). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122026 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 343 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122026 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 343 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122026},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122026},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122026
LB  - CDLI:P122026
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - Nik 2, 343 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122026
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 343 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122026.
Nik 2, 343 artifact entry (No. P122026). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122026 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 343 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122026 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 343 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122026},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122026},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122026
LB  - CDLI:P122026
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - Nik 2, 343 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122026
ER  - 
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