Nik 2, 020 (P215801)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Museum Number

GMII —

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Lista de trabajadores con sus capataces y su supervisor.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [3(u@c)] gurusz
2. ur-sag
3. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) ur-du6
blank line
4. ne-sag ugula-bi
5. 2(u@c) ad-da
6. 7(asz@c) a2-kal-le
7. 3(asz@c) ur-{d}samanx(|SZE.SZE3.NUN.BU|)
blank line
8. ad-da ugula-bi
9. 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2-{d}szara2
column 2
1. [1(asz@c)] ur-{d}samanx(|SZE.SZE3.NUN.BU|)
2. 1(asz@c) gan-tusz-adab{ki}-ta-e gen-na
blank line
3. lu2-{d}szara2 ugula-bi
4. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) lu2-pa3
5. [x] AN [...]
6. 1(asz@c) lu2-KA# szesz KA-[ga?]-ni ugula gesz-x-ka?-e gen-na
7. 1(asz@c) gan-tusz-adab{ki}-ta-e gen-na
blank line
8. lu2-pa3 ugula-bi
reverse
column 1
1. 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ur-{d}nagar
2. 2(asz@c) ur-{d}samanx(|SZE.SZE3.NUN.BU|)
blank line
3. ur-{d}nagar ugula-bi
4. 3(u@c) ur-e2
blank line
5. szu-nigin2 3(gesz2@c) gurusz
6. [x x (x) nu]-banda3-bi
7. [...]-ka
8. [...]-sze3
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Lista de trabajadores con sus capataces y su supervisor.)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P215801
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P215801

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

References

primary: Nik 2, 020

[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: USP, -

[Foster1982USP] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. Umma in the Sargonic Period. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences, Volume 20. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
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
2015-05-23 at 11:23:40	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 020 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215801.

Nik 2, 020 artifact entry (No. P215801). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215801 (Original work published 1970)

Nik 2, 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215801 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215801},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215801},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/2/
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M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 020 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 020 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215801.

Nik 2, 020 artifact entry (No. P215801). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215801 (Original work published 1970)

Nik 2, 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215801 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215801},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215801},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215801
LB  - CDLI:P215801
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215801
ER  -