Nik 2, 077 (P215858)

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 (Balance contable de cebada.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2@c) 8(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2 dul3
2. sze numun
3. 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) sze gur gesz ra-a
4. 2(gesz2@c)# 3(u@c) sze gur GA-AD
5. gu2-tar-la2
6. 4(u@c) 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze gur numun
7. [...] GA-AD
8. [...] sze [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. ma2 x
2. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) sze gur numun
3. 3(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) sze gur gesz ra-a
4. ad-da-tur
5. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 5(disz@t) sila3 sze gur gesz ra-a
6. ur-a-nirx(|MIR.ZA|)-ke4
7. 1(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) sze gur numun
8. 8(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) 7(disz@t) 1/2(disz)? sila3 sze
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] DU [...] x [...] x
2'. [...] lu2
rest broken
column 2
1'. [(x)] ba#?-de6-esz2-a#
2'. e3#-e3-dam
3'. [me]-sag2# ensi2-ke4
4'. [e2]-gidri# umma{ki}-ka
5'. [nig2-ka9-bi] i3-ak
6'. [n mu n] itix(|UD@sxBAD|)

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 (Balance contable de cebada.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215858
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215858

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, 077

[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. 91

[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
2015-05-29 at 05:44:44	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-26 at 13:02:03	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, 077 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215858.

Nik 2, 077 artifact entry (No. P215858). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215858 (Original work published 1970)

Nik 2, 077 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215858 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215858},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215858},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P215858
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - Nik 2, 077 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215858
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 2, 077 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215858.

Nik 2, 077 artifact entry (No. P215858). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215858 (Original work published 1970)

Nik 2, 077 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215858 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215858},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215858},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215858
LB  - CDLI:P215858
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - Nik 2, 077 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215858
ER  -