Nik 2, 075 (P215856)

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 (Registro de trabajadores.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [(n)] 2(u@c)# ur-[x]
2. 1(u@c) 7(asz@c) ga#-zi#
3. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) ur-du6
4. 4(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) ur-sa6-ga
5. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) ib2 [(x)]
6. 7(asz@c) u2-disz
7. 8(asz@c) amar-ni
reverse
1. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) tir-ku3
2. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) maszkim-ka
blank space
3. szunigin 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) gurusz
rest blank

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 (Registro de trabajadores.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215856
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215856

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, 075

[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.

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
2017-03-03 at 09:53:54	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-25 at 11:10:20	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, 075 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215856.

Nik 2, 075 artifact entry (No. P215856). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215856 (Original work published 1970)

Nik 2, 075 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215856 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215856},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215856
LB  - CDLI:P215856
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 075 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215856
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 075 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215856.

Nik 2, 075 artifact entry (No. P215856). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215856 (Original work published 1970)

Nik 2, 075 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215856 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215856},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215856
LB  - CDLI:P215856
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - Nik 2, 075 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215856
ER  -