Nik 1, 046 (P221815)

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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Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14046

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. 2(ban2@c) sze-lu2
2. absin3-bi 7(asz@c)-am6
3. GAN2-bi 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) sar
4. ab2-ki sag an-na-ka-kam
5. 1(asz@c) szum2 gu4{sar} 1(disz@t) gar gur saggal
6. absin3-bi 2(u@c) 4(asz@c)
7. GAN2-bi 1/2(iku@c)* 1(u)* sar
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) szum2 gu4 2(disz@t) gar
2. absin3-bi 3(u@c) 1(asz@c)
3. GAN2-bi 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c)
4. 1(barig@c) szum2 dilmun e2-nig2-gur11
5. absin3-bi 4(asz@c)
6. 1(barig@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 szum2 dilmun 2(disz@t) gar
7. absin3-bi 1(asz@c)
8. 1(disz@t) sila3 tu-szum2 dilmun 1(disz@t) gar
column 3
1. i3-szi-du7
2. GAN2-bi 1(u) 2(disz@t) sar
3. 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) szum2 gu4 2(disz@t) gar
4. absin3-bi 1(u@c) 3(asz@c)
5. GAN2-bi 3(u) 2(disz@t) sar
6. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) szum2 sa6 2(disz@t) gar
7. absin3-bi 1(u@c) 5(asz@c)
8. 2(ban2@c) szum2 sa6 sag 1(disz@t) 2(disz@t) gar
column 4
1. absin3-bi 1(asz@c)
2. 3(disz@t) sila3 tu-szum2 sa6 1(disz@t) gar
3. absin3-bi 1(asz@c)
4. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szum2 sa6 2(disz@t) gar
5. absin3-bi 8(asz@c)
6. GAN2-bi 1/2(iku@c) 1/8(iku@c)
7. 4(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 tu-szum2 sa6 1(disz@t) gar
8. absin3-bi 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c)
column 5
1. GAN2-bi 1/4(iku@c)
2. 1(ban2@c) gu2-gu2 gu4
3. absin3-bi 3(asz@c)
4. 1(ban2@c) sze-lu2
5. absin3-bi 3(asz@c)
6. GAN2-bi 1(u) 5(disz@t) sar
7. us2 sag an-na-ka-kam
8. 2(barig@c) szum2 gu4 2(disz@t) gar
reverse
column 1
1. absin3-bi 1(u) 2(disz@t)
2. GAN2-bi 3(u) sar
3. ab2-ki mu5-ru5-kam
4. 1(ban2@c) sze-lu2
5. absin3-bi 3(asz@c)
6. 1(ban2@c) gu2-gu2 gu4
7. <<absin3>> <GAN2>-bi 1(u) 5(disz@t) sar
8. 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szum2 sikil gal-gal
column 2
1. absin3-bi 7(asz@c)-am6
2. GAN2-bi 2(u) la2 3(disz@t) sar
3. KA-da-sa2-am6
4. 2(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) szum2 sikil gal-gal
5. absin3-bi 2(u@c) 5(asz@c)
6. GAN2-bi 1/2(iku@c) 1/8(iku@c)
7. 2(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) tu-szum2 sikil
column 3
1. absin3-bi 5(u@c)
2. GAN2-bi 1(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c)
3. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) za-ha-ti
4. absin3-bi 1(u@c) 6(asz@c)
5. GAN2-bi 4(u) sar
6. szum2 e2-gal-kam
7. 3(ban2@c) za-ha-ti
8. absin3-bi 3(asz@c)
column 4
1. en-ig-gal
2. nu-banda3-kam
3. 1(ban2@c) gu2-gu2 gu4
4. absin3-bi 3(asz@c)
5. 4(disz@t) sila3 sze-lu2
6. absin3-bi 2(asz@c)
7. GAN2-bi 1(u) 2(disz@t) sar
8. us2 a-ki-ta-ka-kam
9. 4(disz@t) sila3 sze-lu2
10. absin3-bi 2(asz@c)
11. ab2-ki a-ki-ta-ka-kam
column 5
1. szu-nigin2 1(esze3@c) GAN2 ki-szum2-ma
2. GAN2 gir2-ka-kam
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. mu-sur
6. URU-KA-gi-na
7. lugal
8. lagasz{ki} 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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.01.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P221815
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P221815

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 14046
Accession Number

References

primary: Nik 1, 046

[Nikol'skij1908] Nikol’skij, Mikhail V. 1908.
history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 46

[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
2025-08-01 at 15:43:04	Leroy, Robin	Transliteration	Leroy, Robin	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-08-27 at 18:27:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:45:31	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:42	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-22 at 21:38:17	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:27	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 12:34:58	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, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221815.

Nik 1, 046 artifact entry (No. P221815). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221815 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221815 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221815},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221815},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221815.

Nik 1, 046 artifact entry (No. P221815). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221815 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221815 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221815},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221815},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - Nik 1, 046 artifact entry
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