Nik 2, 493 (P122176)

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) gurusz engar sag-dub
2. 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz sag-dub
3. 3(disz) gurusz a2 2/3(disz)
4. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz hi-lum a2 2/3(disz)
  correcting to a2 1/3(disz) makes the total of 43 1/2 correct (against Sharashenidze 1984, p. 54 n. 25)
5. 7(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz)
6. 4(disz) gurusz a2 2/3(disz)
7. engar sza3-gu4 u3 ug3-IL2-me
8. 1(disz) gurusz sag-dub lu2 lunga
9. 1(disz) gurusz sag-dub munu4-mu2
reverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz sag-dub sipa gu4
2. 4(u) 3(disz) 1/2(asz@c)
3. u4 1(disz)-kam
4. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2-ta
5. iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
6. a2-bi 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. iti 2(disz)-kam
8. sze-ba szu-a gi-na a-du-a
9. ku-li szabra i3-dab5
10. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} u3 ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 2, 493

    [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.

  • citation: Sharashenidze 1984, 53-54

    [Sharashenidze1984] Sharashenidze, Jemal M. 1984.

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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.11.00, Šulgi.48.12.00
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  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.48.11.00 to Šulgi.48.12.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-30 at 10:38:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-02 at 07:21:01 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-02 at 07:16:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2012-02-14 at 19:59:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:20 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 493 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122176.
Nik 2, 493 artifact entry (No. P122176). (2024, October 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122176 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 493 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122176 (Accessed: December 12, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 30},
	title = {Nik 2, 493 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122176},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122176
LB  - CDLI:P122176
M1  - 2025/12/12/
TI  - Nik 2, 493 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 493 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122176.
Nik 2, 493 artifact entry (No. P122176). (2024, October 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122176 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 493 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122176 (Accessed: December 12, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 30},
	title = {Nik 2, 493 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122176},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122176
LB  - CDLI:P122176
M1  - 2025/12/12/
TI  - Nik 2, 493 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122176
ER  - 
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