Nik 2, 356 (P122039)

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 (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda sig15 szu-x
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 na-silim
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 lugal-ku3-zu
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz du 3(disz) sila3 a-da-lal3
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su{ki}
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 szu-{d}iszkur
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 dingir-ma-su?
8. sukkal-me
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 sig15 ur-dag-ge6!
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}szara2
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 x a-du-du
12. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 al-la
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1. lu2 maszkim-me
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) gin2 szum2-ta
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) ninda nam-mah-{d}ba-ba6
4. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
5. szunigin 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz du
6. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 ninda sig15
7. szunigin 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda du
8. szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
9. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
10. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. iti sze-sag11-ku5
12. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2
13. u4 3(disz@t)-kam

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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, 356

    [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.08.01.03
  • Alternative Years: SS.08.01.30
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-06-24 at 15:02:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2015-06-06 at 22:13:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:42 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-06-27 at 20:06:40 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 12:23:18 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, 356 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122039.
Nik 2, 356 artifact entry (No. P122039). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122039 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 356 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122039 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 356 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122039},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122039
LB  - CDLI:P122039
M1  - 2026/3/19/
TI  - Nik 2, 356 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122039
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 356 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122039.
Nik 2, 356 artifact entry (No. P122039). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122039 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 356 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122039 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 356 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122039},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122039
LB  - CDLI:P122039
M1  - 2026/3/19/
TI  - Nik 2, 356 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122039
ER  -
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