Nik 2, 021 (P215802)

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 (Autorización del gobernador para que 16 comisarios ejerzan en Umma.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig@c) si-x-[...]
2. 1(barig@c) NI#?-[...]
3. 1(barig@c) i3-li2-en [(x)]
4. 1(barig@c) en-U-szesz
5. 1(barig@c) ur-ta-e2-bar!
6. 1(barig@c) a-gin7!
7. 1(barig@c) be6-[li2]-i3-li2
8. 1(barig@c) ur-[...]
9. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}li9-si4
10. 1(barig@c) zi-[...]
11. 1(barig@c) puzur4-e3-a
12. 1(barig@c) ad-da-[x]-bal
13. 1(barig@c) [en-HU]-gal2
reverse
1. 1(barig@c) en-HU-gal2 2(disz@t)
2. 1(barig@c) szu-[esz18]-dar
3. 1(barig@c) pu3-su-GI
blank line
4. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) lu2
5. maszkim urix(LAK526)-me
6. puzur4-e3-a ugula-iri
7. ensi2 e2-gal-a
8. kiszib3 i3-ne-ra
9. 1(disz@t)? itix(|UDxBAD|)

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 (Autorización del gobernador para que 16 comisarios ejerzan en Umma.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215802
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215802

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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

References

primary: Nik 2, 021

[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
2021-01-25 at 06:27:22	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 15:41:50	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-23 at 11:23:59	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 021 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215802.

Nik 2, 021 artifact entry (No. P215802). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215802 (Original work published 1970)

Nik 2, 021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215802 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215802},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215802},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215802
LB  - CDLI:P215802
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - Nik 2, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215802
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 021 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215802.

Nik 2, 021 artifact entry (No. P215802). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215802 (Original work published 1970)

Nik 2, 021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215802 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215802},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215802},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215802
LB  - CDLI:P215802
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - Nik 2, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215802
ER  -