Nik 1, 013 (P221720)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14013

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) RU?-lugal? ziz2-ba 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
3. ziz2-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gur saggal
4. ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
5. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
6. ziz2-bi 3(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) inim-du11
7. 2(ban2@c) nimgir-si
8. gab2-ra-[ni]
9. 1(u@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
column 2
1. ziz2-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) U2-U2
2. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
4. ziz2-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szesz-lu2-du10
5. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
6. ziz2-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) e2-me-lam2-su3
7. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
8. ziz2-bi 2(asz@c) inim-ma-ni-zi
9. 4(ban2@c) ur-sag
column 3
1. 4(ban2@c) ur-{d}nin-mu2
2. RU-lugal-me
3. 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
4. 1(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
5. ziz2-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) amar-ki
6. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
7. ziz2-bi 2(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) dam-dingir-mu
8. aga3-us2-me
9. 5(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
10. 1(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
11. ziz2-bi 1(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) gir2-nun
column 4
1. gab2-kas4
2. 6(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
3. ziz2-bi 1(asz@c) engar ki-gub
4. 5(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
5. ziz2-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}
6. 5(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
7. ziz2-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) e2-i3-gara2-su3
8. 5(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
9. ziz2-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) u2-du
10. 2(ban2@c) ur-tul2-sag
11. 2(ban2@c) amar-kuara{ki}
column 5
1. szu-ku6 a du10-ga-me
2. 1(asz@c) lu2 [4(ban2@c)]
3. 4(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
4. ziz2-bi 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) dingir-a-mu
5. nu-kiri6
6. 4(ban2@c) a2-ne2-kur-ra
7. 2(ban2@c) gab2-ra-ni
8. 4(ban2@c) sag-ga2-tuku-a
9. 2(ban2@c) gab2-ra-ni
10. sag-apin-me
11. 6(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
12. ziz2-bi 2(barig@c) dal-muszen-me
column 6
1. 4(ban2@c) dingir-szesz-mu
2. 4(ban2@c) lu2-[kur]-re2-bi2-gi4
3. unu3-me
4. 2(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
5. sipa gu4
6. 2(asz@c) simug 4(ban2@c)
7. 2(asz@c) nagar [4(ban2@c)]
8. 1(asz@c) nagar 2(ban2@c)
9. 1(asz@c) aszgab 4(ban2@c)
10. 1(asz@c) aszgab 2(ban2@c)
11. 3(asz@c)# ad-kup4 4(ban2@c)?
12. 2(asz@c) tug2-du8 4(ban2@c)
13. 2(ban2@c) zadim
14. 2(ban2@c) szagan-kesz2
column 7
1. [8(asz@c) bahar2 2(ban2@c)]
2. [ziz2-bi] 2(asz@c) [2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)] gesz-kin-ti-me
3. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) ma2-lah5 2(ban2@c)
4. ziz2-bi 1(asz@c) amar-ezem
5. ma2-lah5
6. 4(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
7. ziz2-bi 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
8. [2(asz@c)] lu2 4(ban2@c)
9. 1(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
reverse
column 1
1. ziz2-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) amar-ezem
2. 2(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
4. ziz2-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) e-ta-e11
5. azlag3
6. 3(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
7. ziz2-bi 2(barig@c) gab2-dan6
8. 4(ban2@c) lugal-pa-e3
9. sipa [szah2]
10. 2(barig@c) [en-ig-gal]
column 2
1. nu-banda3
2. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) dub-sar
3. 4(ban2@c) ki2-num
4. ka-szagan
5. 4(ban2@c) nita-zi
6. sagi
7. 3(barig@c) muhaldim
8. amar-giri16{ki}
9. 4(ban2@c) en-uszur3-re2
10. lu2 e2-nig2-ka
11. 4(ban2@c)? {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
12. sukkal
13. 4(ban2@c) en-[na-u4-mu]
column 3
1. 4(ban2@c) ma-al-ga
2. 4(ban2@c) szesz-tur
3. 4(ban2@c) en-DU
4. lu2 igi-nigin2-me
5. 2(ban2@c) ur-du6
6. i3-du8
7. 2(ban2@c) en-ku3
8. kuruszda
9. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) ugula ki-siki-ka
10. 4(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
11. ziz2-bi 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) amar-giri16{ki}
12. 4(ban2@c) i3-li2-be6-li2
13. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
column 4
1. 4(ban2@c) masz-da3
2. 4(ban2@c) ur2-mud
3. 4(ban2@c) bara2-zi
4. agrig-me
5. 2(barig@c) nigar-mud
6. 1(barig@c) en-DU
7. 4(ban2@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a
8. sipa udu siki-ka-me
9. 4(ban2@c) urix(LAK526)
10. gab2-ra udu nig2-gu7-a
11. 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ugula il2
12. 1(barig@c) lu2 tir
13. 2(ban2@c) lu2-{gesz!}szinig
14. 4(ban2@c) lugal-mu
column 5
1. 4(ban2@c) lu2-gid2
2. sipa ansze-me
3. 4(ban2@c) di-utu
4. sag-apin
5. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
6. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
7. 7(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
8. 5(u@c) 2(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
column 6
1. gu2-an-sze3 4(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) lu2 ziz2-ba tur mah-ba
2. ziz2-bi 4(u@c) la2 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gur saggal
3. ziz2-ba lu2 szuku dab5-ba
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. sa6-sa6
6. dam URU-KA-gi-na
7. lugal
column 7
1. lagasz{ki}-ka
2. ezem {d}ba-ba6-ka
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. e2 ezem da iri ku3-ga-ta
6. e-ne-ba 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P221720

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 14013
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Nik 1, 013

    [Nikol'skij1908] Nikol’skij, Mikhail V. 1908.

  • history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 13

    [Selz1989FAOS15/1] Selz, Gebhard J. 1989. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Lagaš. Teil 1: Die Altsumerischen Wirtschaftsurkunden Der Eremitage Zu Leningrad. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 15/1. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-27 at 18:27:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-12-20 at 16:28:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-20 at 15:58:13 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:45:26 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-09-16 at 14:34:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:40 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-20 at 17:36:15 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:26 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:31 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:57 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221720.
Nik 1, 013 artifact entry (No. P221720). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221720 (Original work published 2003)
Nik 1, 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221720 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221720},
}


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TI  - Nik 1, 013 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221720.
Nik 1, 013 artifact entry (No. P221720). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221720 (Original work published 2003)
Nik 1, 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221720 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221720},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P221720
LB  - CDLI:P221720
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - Nik 1, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221720
ER  -
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