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Nik 2, 308 (P121991)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 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

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
2. 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
3. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
4. 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
5. 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
6. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
7. 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 u4 2(u)-kam
8. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
9. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 1(barig) 1(ban2) u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
2. sa2-du11
3. 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 te-te
4. 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 dumu gudu4-da ma2 gid2-da
5. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta
6. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
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7. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
8. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Nik 2, 308

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: GMII —
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.10.14, Šū-Suen.03.10.23
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 07:21:01 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-02 at 07:16:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:47 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:16 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

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Cite this Artifact
“Nik 2, 308 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121991.
Nik 2, 308 artifact entry (No. P121991). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121991 (Original work published 2001)
Nik 2, 308 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121991 (Accessed: April 12, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Nik 2, 308 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121991},
}


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