Nik 2, 055 (P215836)

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 (Plata de/para varias personas.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] ma-na [...] igi 3(disz@t)-gal2
2. ur-{d}nagar [dub]-sar dingir-ra
3. [n] ma-na la2 1(asz@c) gin2
4. [x x?]-ba nu-banda3
5. 1/3(disz@c)[{sza} ku3] ma-na la2 2(asz@c) gin2 igi 3(disz@t)-gal2
6. ildu3 nu-banda3
7. 1/3(disz@c){sza} ku3 la2 1(asz@c) gin2 igi 3(disz@t)-gal2
reverse
1. mes-e2 nu-banda3
2. 1/3(disz@c){sza} ku3 la2 2(asz@c) gin2
3. bara2-ga-ni ugula-e2
4. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) ku3 gin2 la2 igi 6(disz@t)-gal2
5. ur-e2 kiszib3-la2
6. 2/3(disz@c){sza} ku3 la2 1(asz@c) gin2 igi 4(disz@t)-gal2
7. gesz-sza3 nu-banda3

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 (Plata de/para varias personas.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215836
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P215836

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, 055

[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 06:39:05	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2018-01-01 at 09:38:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-24 at 12:54:30	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, 055 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215836.

Nik 2, 055 artifact entry (No. P215836). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215836 (Original work published 1970)

Nik 2, 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215836 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215836},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 055 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215836.

Nik 2, 055 artifact entry (No. P215836). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215836 (Original work published 1970)

Nik 2, 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215836 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215836},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215836
LB  - CDLI:P215836
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - Nik 2, 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215836
ER  -