Nik 1, 014 (P221721)

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

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Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14014

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(asz@c) e2-ki
2. 1(asz@c) amar-bad3-sza3-ga
3. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}ab-u2
4. 1(asz@c) inim-ma-ni-zi
5. 1(asz@c) sza3-nu-gal2
6. amar-ki-me
7. nig2-szu-sze3 ba-erx(|DU.DU|)-esz2
8. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}inanna
9. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
column 2
1. ba-ug7-ge
2. 1(asz@c) gala-tur
3. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-iri-a-mu-DU
4. 1(asz@c) ki-tusz-lu2
5. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. nig2-szu-sze3 <ba>-erx(|DU.DU|)-esz2
7. 1(asz@c) szu-na-mu-gi4
8. ur-{d}ba-ba6
9. szesz-sa-ni
10. ba-gub
11. dam-dingir-mu
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-edin-ne2
2. 1(asz@c) sig4-kur
3. 1(asz@c) en-ensi2 gal
4. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}utu
5. 1(asz@c) za3-mu
6. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-mu2
7. 1(asz@c) nig2-gur11-kur-ra
8. nig2-szu-sze3 ba-erx(|DU.DU|)-esz2
9. szesz-tur
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}dumu-zi
2. 1(asz@c) ur2-mah
3. 1(asz@c) e2-nam
4. 1(asz@c) gala-tur
5. 1(asz@c) lugal-nam-gu2-su3
6. 1(asz@c) lugal-e2-ni-sze3
7. 1(asz@c) dun-dun
8. 1(asz@c) sag-a-ra2-ba-szum2
column 2
1. nig2-szu-sze3 ba-erx(|DU.DU|)-esz2
2. e2-nam
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-igi-an-na-ke4-su
4. nig2-szu-sze3 ba-gub
5. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
6. 1(asz@c) ur-igi-gal2
7. 1(asz@c) e2-ki
8. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
9. ba-ug7-ge-esz2*
10. u2-du
11. 1(asz@c) e2-ki
12. nig2-szu-sze3 ba-gub <<esz2>>
13. szubur
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-sa6-ga
2. ba-usz2
3. amar-ezem
4. 2(u) 6(disz@t) nig2-szu

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Urukagina_l.06.00.00 nearcertain
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P221721
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P221721

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 14014
Accession Number

References

primary: Nik 1, 014

[Nikol'skij1908] Nikol’skij, Mikhail V. 1908.
history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 14

[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	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-27 at 18:27:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:40	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-20 at 17:38:38	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:26	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:31	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:57	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 014 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221721.

Nik 1, 014 artifact entry (No. P221721). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221721 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221721 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221721},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221721},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/27/
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LB  - CDLI:P221721
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - Nik 1, 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221721
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 014 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221721.

Nik 1, 014 artifact entry (No. P221721). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221721 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221721 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221721},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221721},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P221721
LB  - CDLI:P221721
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - Nik 1, 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221721
ER  -