Nik 2, 498 (P122181)

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

Lineart

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. 1(u) gu4 8(disz) masz2 masz
2. 2(disz) ud5
3. en {d}inanna
4. [wa]-da-al-tum{ki}-ka ki-ba ba-na-a-ga2-ar
5. giri3 szu-a-ba sukkal
6. 1(disz) gu4 2(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) udu
7. 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) u8 1(u) la2 1(disz) masz2-gal
8. 3(u) 8(disz) ud5
9. szu-gid2
reverse
1. [...]-gal ba-usz2
2. [...] x x ki [...] x x-e-ne-sze3
3. 1(disz) gu4 1(u) udu 4(disz) [masz2] 5(disz) ud5
4. szu-gid2
5. mu aga3-us2-e-ne-sze3
6. e2-muhaldim
7. ARAD2-mu maszkim
8. u4 8(disz)-kam
9. ki du11-ga-ta ba-zi
10. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}iszkur dub-sar
11. iti sze-sag11-ku5
12. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
left
1. 1(u) 2(disz) gu4 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P122181

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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) 004737

References

  • primary: Nik 2, 498

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:49:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:21 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, 498 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122181.
Nik 2, 498 artifact entry (No. P122181). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122181 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 498 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122181 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 498 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122181},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122181},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122181
LB  - CDLI:P122181
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 498 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122181
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 498 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122181.
Nik 2, 498 artifact entry (No. P122181). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122181 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 498 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122181 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 498 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122181},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122181},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122181
LB  - CDLI:P122181
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 498 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122181
ER  -
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