Nik 2, 471 (P122154)

Letter 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)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. u4-lam-ma
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 3(u) udu siskur2 gu-la
4. esz3-esz3 e2-u4-7(disz)
5. kiszib3 puzur4-esz18-dar sagi
6. 3(disz) gu4 1(disz) ansze dusu2
7. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
8. 1(u) sila4 duh
9. ba-usz2 a nu-me bi2-in-du11
10. sza3-ba 1(disz) gu4 1(disz) ansze dusu2
11. 3(u) udu ba-usz2 a i3-gal2
reverse
1. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
2. 2(disz) udu ba-usz2 u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
3. 1(u) 3(disz) udu ba-usz2 u4 8(disz)-kam
  blank space
4. e2-kiszib3-ba-sze3 ba-an-kux(KWU636)
5. kal-i3-li2 siskur2 in-na-a-du11
6. [x] ku3 2(disz) gin2-kam mu-bi in-na-pa3
7. isz#-me-dingir
8. bala# u4 1(u) 6(disz) ba-zal im-ma-de6

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 2, 471

    [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: TCS 1, 317

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

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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
2016-07-28 at 15:41:57 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-09-13 at 09:46:40 Lampasona, Daniele Umberto Transliteration Lampasona, Daniele Umberto CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:20 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, 471 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122154.
Nik 2, 471 artifact entry (No. P122154). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122154 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 471 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122154 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 471 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122154},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122154},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122154
LB  - CDLI:P122154
M1  - 2026/3/13/
TI  - Nik 2, 471 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122154
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 471 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122154.
Nik 2, 471 artifact entry (No. P122154). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122154 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 471 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122154 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 471 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122154},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122154},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122154
LB  - CDLI:P122154
M1  - 2026/3/13/
TI  - Nik 2, 471 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122154
ER  - 
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