Nik 2, 069 (P215850)

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

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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 (Asignación de campos.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 sze gu4
2. 2(bur3@c) 3(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) sze-kur GAN2-gu4
3. KA-ku3 dumu szesz-tur
4. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) sze-kur GAN2-gu4
5. lugal-ni2-temen-na ugula
6. 2(esze3@c) tab-ba-{d}inanna
7. ne-sag szabra
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8. [a-sza3] gid2-da sze babbar-a
9. ki lugal zi-ga
10. agar4 gu2-edin-na
11. me-sag2 gu-sur
12. dumu [mes?]-e2
13. 1(disz@t) mu [...] iti
reverse
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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 (Asignación de campos.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215850
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P215850

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, 069

[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, p. 87

[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
2015-05-05 at 09:58:41	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:55	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	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, 069 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215850.

Nik 2, 069 artifact entry (No. P215850). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215850 (Original work published 1970)

Nik 2, 069 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215850 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215850},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215850},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 2, 069 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215850.

Nik 2, 069 artifact entry (No. P215850). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215850 (Original work published 1970)

Nik 2, 069 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215850 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215850},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215850},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215850
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