Nik 2, 357 (P122040)

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 (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda sig15 be-li2-ba-ni
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 a-gu-a
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 en-um-i3-li2
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda inim-ma-dingir-NI
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda szu#-e2-a
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda {d}iszkur-ba-ni
7. sukkal-me
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda sig15 ukken-ne2
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda kal-la-mu
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-{d}ba-ba6
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda {d}nanna-[...]
12. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda a?-[...]
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda lugal x [...]
2. lu2 kas4-me
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) [gin2 szum2-ta]
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda masz-masz [...]
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda {d}nanna-[...]
  blank space
6. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
7. szunigin 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du
8. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 ninda sig15
9. szunigin 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda du
10. szunigin x sila3 x gin2 i3-gesz
11. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga
12. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2
13. u4 1(u) 5(disz@t)-kam
14. iti sig4-{gesz}u3-szub!-ba!-{ga2}gar
left
1. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P122040

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) 004596

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 357

    [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 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-24 at 15:04:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:42 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:18 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, 357 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122040.
Nik 2, 357 artifact entry (No. P122040). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122040 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 357 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122040 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 357 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122040},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122040},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/2/
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TI  - Nik 2, 357 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 357 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122040.
Nik 2, 357 artifact entry (No. P122040). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122040 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 357 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122040 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 357 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122040},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122040},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122040
LB  - CDLI:P122040
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - Nik 2, 357 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122040
ER  -
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