Nik 2, 437 (P122120)

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

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 3(disz) sa lu2-{d}szara2
2. 4(u) 3(disz) bi2-du11-ga
3. 3(u) la2 1(disz) a-du-mu!
4. 4(u) 2(disz) lu2-{d}szul-gi
5. 4(u) 8(disz) e2-gal-e-si
6. 2(u) la2 2(disz) tab-sza-la
7. 2(u) 4(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
8. 1(gesz2) 6(disz) lu2-gi-na
9. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) lu2-dingir-ra!
10. 4(u) 8(disz) szu-ma-am3
11. 3(u) ur-mes
reverse
1. 2(u) 3(disz) ur-{d}nam2-mi
2. 2(u) 4(disz) lu2-du10-ga
3. 4(u) 4(disz) nam-zi-tar-ra
4. 3(u) a-kal-la KU
  blank space
5. 1(u) 3(disz)
6. 5(u)# [x] ur [...]
7. u4 3(u)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122120

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) 004676

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 437

    [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
2024-04-08 at 10:25:10 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:57:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:33:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:19 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, 437 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122120.
Nik 2, 437 artifact entry (No. P122120). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122120 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 437 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122120 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 437 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122120},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122120},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P122120
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - Nik 2, 437 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122120
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 437 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122120.
Nik 2, 437 artifact entry (No. P122120). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122120 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 437 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122120 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 437 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122120},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122120},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122120
LB  - CDLI:P122120
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - Nik 2, 437 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122120
ER  -
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