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Nik 2, 461 (P122144)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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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Museum Collection(s)

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Museum Number

GMII —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila4 kin-gi4-a
2. 6(disz) sila4 6(disz) masz2
3. ma2 lugal gub-ba
4. 3(disz) u8 sila4 nu-a 1(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a
5. 1(u) la2 1(disz) masz2 gesz-du3
6. ma2 muhaldim gub-ba
7. sag-da-na-ta
8. 2(u) 8(disz)
9. [x] u8 sila4 nu-a e2-muhaldim
reverse
1. [x] sila4 {d}nanna-igi-du8-a
2. zi-ga u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
3. 1(disz) u8 sila4 nu-a sag-da-na-sze3
4. szu-ma-ma i3-dab5
5. giri3 ri-is,-dingir szar2-ra-ab-du
6. 1(u) la2 1(disz) sila4 <x> masz2 uri5{ki}-sze3 ma2-a ba-a-gub giri3 ur-nig2
7. 1(disz) sila4 1(disz) masz2 ma2 lugal-ta lu2-sza-lim ba-an-dul3
8. ni-tam-ma ib2-gi-ne2
9. 1(disz) u8 sila4 nu-a giri3 a-hu-um-ba
10. du11-ga i3-dab5
11. 2(u) 5(disz)
12. zi-ga
13. la2-ia3 3(disz) masz2 sila4
14. en3-bi tar-re-dam
left
1 line blank
1. ki-be2 gi4-a udu
2. ma2 lugal gub-ba
3. iti ezem-mah
4. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nik 2, 461

[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.
history: Fs Astour (pp. 367-398), 392

[Owen1997FsAstour] Owen, David I. 1997. “Ur III Geographical and Prosopographical Notes.” In Crossing Boundaries and Linking Horizons: Studies in Honor of Michael C. Astour on His 80th Birthday, edited by Gordon D. Young, Mark W. Chavalas, and Richard Averbeck, 367–98. Bethesda.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: GMII —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.09.27
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-27 at 09:00:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-02 at 07:21:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-02 at 07:16:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:49:38	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:25:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:23:20	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (004700) (004700)

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 461 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122144.

Nik 2, 461 artifact entry (No. P122144). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122144 (Original work published 2001)

Nik 2, 461 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122144 (Accessed: March 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {Nik 2, 461 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122144},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122144},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 461 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122144.

Nik 2, 461 artifact entry (No. P122144). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122144 (Original work published 2001)

Nik 2, 461 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122144 (Accessed: March 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {Nik 2, 461 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122144},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122144},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P122144
M1  - 2026/3/9/
TI  - Nik 2, 461 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122144
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