Nik 2, 348 (P122031)

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

Lineart

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 geme2-{d}li9-si4
2. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
3. 2(disz) sila3 ur-{d}suen nar
4. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 lugal-{d}isztaran#
5. 1(disz) sila3 szesz-a-ni lu2 lugal-ku3-zu
6. 1(disz) sila3 lu2-a-ta-la
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 giri3 lu2-{d}iszkur
2. 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sa2-du11
3. 3(disz) sila3 sze udul2
4. 2(disz) sila3 esza
5. szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga
6. szunigin 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 dabin
7. szunigin 2(disz) sila3 esza
left
1. u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122031

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
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) 004587

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 348

    [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.

Revisions and credits

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
2017-03-03 at 09:53:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-06-30 at 09:20:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:41 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

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 348 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122031.
Nik 2, 348 artifact entry (No. P122031). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122031 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 348 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122031 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 348 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122031},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122031},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - Nik 2, 348 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 348 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122031.
Nik 2, 348 artifact entry (No. P122031). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122031 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 348 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122031 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 348 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122031},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122031},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122031
LB  - CDLI:P122031
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - Nik 2, 348 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122031
ER  -
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