Nik 2, 362 (P122045)

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
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
4. szu-esz18-dar sukkal gaba-asz#?
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) sa szum2
8. sza-al-mah ka-us2-sa2
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. 1(disz) sa szum2
2. usz-gi-na ka-us2-sa2
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. 1(disz) sa szum2
6. ur-{gesz}gigir ka-us2-sa2
7. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 kasz
8. szunigin 1(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 8(disz) gin2 i3
9. szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga szunigin 4(disz) sa szum2
10. u4 1(disz@t)-kam
  some text moved to next line
11. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
12. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122045

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) 004601

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 362

    [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 Approved View
2016-01-05 at 16:31:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:42 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-10-21 at 13:31:04 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:32 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

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 362 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122045.
Nik 2, 362 artifact entry (No. P122045). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122045 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 362 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122045 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 362 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122045},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122045},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 362 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122045.
Nik 2, 362 artifact entry (No. P122045). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122045 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 362 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122045 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 362 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122045},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122045},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122045
LB  - CDLI:P122045
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - Nik 2, 362 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122045
ER  -
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