Nik 2, 368 (P122051)

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. 1(disz) sza-lim-be-li2
2. 1(disz) a-hu-ni
3. 1(disz) i-din-i3-li2
4. 1(disz) {d}utu-a-bi
5. 1(disz) szu-e2-a
6. 1(disz) puzur4-ma-ma
7. 1(disz) a-bu-ba-ni
8. sukkal-me
9. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir
10. 1(disz) lugal-uszum-gal
11. 1(disz) lu2-eb-gal
12. 1(disz) u3-ma-ni
13. 1(disz) ab-ba-kal-la
reverse
1. lu2 maszkim-me-esz2
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3#
3. 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) gin2 szum2-ta
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda sig15 lu2-[...]
  blank space
5. szunigin 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz du#
6. szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin
7. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga szunigin# [...]
8. u4 3(u)-kam#
9. iti {d}dumu-zi
10. 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/P122051

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) 004607

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 368

    [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 09:53:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:41:54 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-24 at 15:14:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:32 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, 368 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122051.
Nik 2, 368 artifact entry (No. P122051). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122051 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 368 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122051 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 368 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122051},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122051},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122051
LB  - CDLI:P122051
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - Nik 2, 368 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122051
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 368 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122051.
Nik 2, 368 artifact entry (No. P122051). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122051 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 368 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122051 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 368 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122051},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122051},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122051
LB  - CDLI:P122051
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - Nik 2, 368 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122051
ER  -
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