Nik 1, 145 (P221914)

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 14145

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) zu2-lum gesz si4 gesz ge6-da szarx(NE)-ra gur saggal
2. gu3 de2-a-kam
column 2
1. 2(barig@c) zu2-lum gesz si4 gesz ge6-da szarx(NE)-ra gal-gal
2. 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) zu2-lum gesz si4 gal-gal
3. kiri6 i7 LAK175-ka
4. dingir-a-mu
column 3
1. 5(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 gesztin
2. 2(gesz2@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
3. e2-ku4
4. 3(ban2@c) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gesztin
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
2. 8(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}pesz3
3. ur-ki
4. 1(ban2@c) gesztin
5. 2(gesz2@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
6. 1(u@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}pesz3
7. e-ta-e11
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) zu2-lum gur saggal
2. 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) sila3 gesztin
3. 5(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
4. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}pesz3
column 3
1. nu-kiri6-ke4-ne
2. szu-a bi2-gi4
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. e2-munus-a
6. e-ag2
7. bara2-nam-tar-ra
8. dam lugal-an-da
9. ensi2
10. lagasz{ki}-ka 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Collections

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nik 1, 145

[Nikol'skij1908] Nikol’skij, Mikhail V. 1908.
history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 145

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Erm 14145
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.02.00.00
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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
2017-03-04 at 12:42:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:46:12	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:49	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-25 at 19:37:14	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:29	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:33	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:35:01	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

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 1, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221914.

Nik 1, 145 artifact entry (No. P221914). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221914 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 145 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221914 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221914},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221914},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 1, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221914.

Nik 1, 145 artifact entry (No. P221914). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221914 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 145 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221914 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221914},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221914},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - Nik 1, 145 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221914
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