Nik 2, 359 (P122042)

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 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. szu-{d}en-lil2
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. puzur4-ma-ma
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ka5-szu-um
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. a-hu-szu-ni
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ur-dun?
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga a-hu-ni
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1. 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 2(ban2) dabin 2(u) gin2 i3
2. szu-gu-te?
3. szunigin 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
4. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(ban2) dabin
5. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. u4 2(u) 4(disz@t)-kam
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7. iti {d}li9-si4
8. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 2, 359

    [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.05.09.24 (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
2017-03-03 at 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:41:54 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-12-14 at 20:56:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:42 CDLI Transliteration CDLI 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, 359 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122042.
Nik 2, 359 artifact entry (No. P122042). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122042 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 359 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122042 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 359 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122042},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122042
LB  - CDLI:P122042
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 359 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122042
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 359 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122042.
Nik 2, 359 artifact entry (No. P122042). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122042 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 359 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122042 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 359 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122042},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122042
LB  - CDLI:P122042
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 359 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122042
ER  -
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