Nik 2, 071 (P215852)

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

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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 (Inclusión de 1 trabajador en 1 registro regular.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) szesz-szesz
2. szesz ur-{d}szara2
3. dumu ur-sa6 iszib
4. ugula ur-im
5. nu-banda3 nig2-du7
6. dumu-gi7-am3
7. im si-sa2-a
8. ba-dah-e
9. [n mu n iti]
reverse
blank space

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 (Inclusión de 1 trabajador en 1 registro regular.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215852
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215852

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, 071

[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. 93

[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
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:55	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	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, 071 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215852.

Nik 2, 071 artifact entry (No. P215852). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215852 (Original work published 1970)

Nik 2, 071 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215852 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215852},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215852
LB  - CDLI:P215852
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - Nik 2, 071 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215852
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 071 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215852.

Nik 2, 071 artifact entry (No. P215852). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215852 (Original work published 1970)

Nik 2, 071 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215852 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215852},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215852
LB  - CDLI:P215852
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - Nik 2, 071 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215852
ER  -