Nik 1, 001 (P221708)

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 14001

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. 4(ban2@c) sze-ba
2. sa6-sa6
3. [5(asz@c)] dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
4. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
5. 4(ban2@c) nin-ama-na
6. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
7. 3(ban2@c) [a]-ra2-nu2
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
9. 3(ban2@c) e2-ki-DU-DU-mu
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
11. 3(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
12. 3(ban2@c) [nu]-mu-na-szum2-mu
13. 3(ban2@c) nin-ku3-su
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
15. 3(ban2@c) nin-kisal-sze3
16. 3(ban2@c) nin-ra-a-na-gu-lu5
17. 3(ban2@c) nin-iri-da-kusz2
18. 3(ban2@c) nin-e2-unu{ki}-ga-nir-gal2
19. 3(ban2@c) e2-hi-li
column 2
1. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
2. 3(ban2@c) e2*-hi-li
3. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
5. 3(ban2@c) e2-ku3
6. 3(ban2@c) e2-ku3
7. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
8. 3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
9. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-zi-da
10. 3(ban2@c) iri-na-a-na-gu-lu5
11. 3(ban2@c) be2-su-ga2
12. 3(ban2@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
13. 3(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
14. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
15. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
16. 3(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
17. 8(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
18. 8(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
19. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) geszgal-si
20. 4(ban2@c) ZUM
column 3
1. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-su-da
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
3. 4(ban2@c) gu-u9
4. 4(ban2@c) nin-da-nu-me-a
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
6. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
8. 3(ban2@c) nin-al-sa6
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
10. 3(ban2@c) ama-bi-a-[ra2]-nu2
11. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
12. 3(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
13. 3(ban2@c) sa6-ga
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
15. 3(ban2@c) zi-zi
16. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
17. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-zi-da
18. 3(ban2@c) kisz-a-bi2-tusz
19. 3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
20. 3(ban2@c) e2!-nun-ne2
21. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-dam
22. 3(ban2@c) tasz3-ni-tum
23. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-ge
24. 3(ban2@c) szesz-an-edin-na
column 4
1. 3(ban2@c) igi-bar-lu2-ti
2. 3(ban2@c) da-na
3. 3(ban2@c) zex(|AB2.SZA3.GI|)-na
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
5. 1(asz@c) nu-siki nita 3(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) [nu-siki munus] 3(ban2@c)
7. 4(ban2@c) [nin]-inim-zi-[da]
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
9. szu-nigin2 5(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)*
10. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)*
11. 1(asz@c) [nu-siki] nita 3(ban2@c)
12. 1(asz@c) [nu-siki munus] 3(ban2@c)
13. 3(asz@c) [sza3-du10] nita 2(ban2@c)
14. 1(u@c) sza3-[du10] munus 2(ban2@c)
15. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) nin-inim-zi-da
16. 4(ban2@c) ag-ga-ga
17. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ama-pa4-pa4
18. 3(ban2@c) a-am6-ma
19. 3(ban2@c) KA-sa6
20. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
21. 3(ban2@c) ma-ma-tum
22. 3(ban2@c) za-na
23. 3(ban2@c) si-PI-DU
column 5
1. 3(ban2@c) {d}inanna-dingir-mu
2. 3(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum
3. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-gin7-a-ba-sa6
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
5. 3(ban2@c) me-kisal-le
6. 3(ban2@c) me-me
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
8. 3(ban2@c) szesz-da-gal-di
9. 3(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum
10. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
11. [sag dub]-me
12. 3(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
13. 3(ban2@c) gan-ezem
14. gu2-ba-me
15. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
16. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
17. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
18. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
19. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}nansze-da-nu-me-a
20. 4(ban2@c) si-um-me
21. 4(ban2@c) U2-U2
22. 4(ban2@c) ba-ri-gi4
23. 4(ban2@c) nam-szita-mu-bi2-du11
24. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
25. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
26. 4(ban2@c) e-ba-ni
27. 4(ban2@c) dam*-a-mu
column 6
1. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
2. 4(ban2@c) e2-zi-sza3-gal2
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
4. 4(ban2@c) utu-ama-mu
5. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
6. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
7. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
9. 4(ban2@c) si-ma
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
11. 4(ban2@c) [ha-szi]
12. 4(ban2@c) [nin-um-me]-da
13. 4(ban2@c) [{d}nin-szubur]-ama-mu
14. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-na-nam
15. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
16. 5(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
17. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
18. sze-bi 3(asz@c) igi-bar-lu2-ti
19. ki-siki-me
20. 3(ban2@c) nin-tur
21. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
22. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
23. 4(ban2@c) szesz-e-[a-na]-ak
column 7
1. [3(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)]
2. 3(ban2@c) [nin]-szer7-zi
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
6. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
7. 4(ban2@c) sza3-ge-a-ra2-bi2-du11
8. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
9. 4(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
10. 4(asz@c) [sza3-du10] nita 2(ban2@c)
11. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
12. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ki-gu-me
13. 4(ban2@c) sa-{d}si-bi2
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
15. 4(ban2@c) min-na-ni
16. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
17. 4(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
18. 4(ban2@c) nin-ma-de6
19. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
20. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-dingir-[mu]
21. 4(ban2@c) nin-ab-gu
column 8
1. [4(ban2@c) {d}nin-szubur-ama-mu]
2. 4(ban2@c) [nig2-erim2-bar-ra]
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
4. 4(ban2@c) a-ha-ti
5. 4(ban2@c) za-na
6. 4(ban2@c) be2-su-ga2
7. [geme2] sa2-[du11]-me
8. 4(ban2@c) zi-la-la
9. 4(ban2@c) nin-ab-gu
10. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-[ama]-mu
11. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
12. 4(ban2@c) nin-da-nu-me-a
13. 4(ban2@c) nin-igi-tab-mu
14. 4(ban2@c) nin-e-an-su
15. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
16. 4(ban2@c) zi-le
17. 4(ban2@c) ha-szi
18. 4(ban2@c) NI-su-ba
19. 4(ban2@c) ag-ga-ga
20. 4(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum
column 9
1. [4(ban2@c) {gesz}ban]
2. [4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-utu-mu]
3. [4(ban2@c) za-na]
4. [4(ban2@c) zi-le]
5. [2(asz@c) nu-siki nita 3(ban2@c)]
6. 1(asz@c) nu-[siki] munus 3(ban2@c)
7. geme2 bar-bi [gal2]-me
8. szu-nigin2 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) [geme2] 4(ban2@c)
9. 2(asz@c) nu-siki nita 3(ban2@c)
10. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
11. 6(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
12. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
13. sze-bi 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)
14. ur2-mud
15. agrig
16. 4(ban2@c) sun2-ama-mu
column 10
1. [4(ban2@c) sig4-ga2-na-gi4]
2. [2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)]
3. [4(ban2@c) nin-iri-ezem-me-he2-gam-gam]
4. [4(ban2@c) nin-kas4-il2-il2]
5. [4(ban2@c) uszur3-gin7-du10]
6. [munus-me]
7. 1(barig@c) [2(ban2@c) e2-gil-sa]
8. u2-[bil]
9. szu-[nigin2] 1(asz@c) lu2 [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
10. 5(asz@c) [geme2 4(ban2@c)]
11. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
12. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) i3-li2-be6-li2
13. 4(ban2@c) za-na
14. 4(ban2@c) nin-lu2-mu
reverse
column 1
1. 4(ban2@c) nam-iri-na-sze3
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
3. 4(ban2@c) nin-nig2-u-mu
4. 4(ban2@c) zi-le
5. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
6. 4(ban2@c) nin-iri-da-kusz2
7. munus-me
8. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) [ad-da]
9. munu4 [gaz-am6]
10. szu-[nigin2] 1(asz@c) [lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)]
11. [6(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)]
12. [2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)]
13. [sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) amar-giri16{ki}]
14. [{lu2}lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me]
column 2
1. 4(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
2. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
3. 4(ban2@c) nin-ba-ba
4. sze-bi 2(barig@c) puzur4-ma-ma
5. 4(ban2@c) sal-la
6. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
7. 4(ban2@c) sila4-tur
8. sze-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) bara2-zi
9. geme2 kikken-me
10. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2
11. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-i3-kusz2
12. [geme2 |NUNUZ.KISIM5x(GUG2.MUNU4)|-me]
13. [3(ban2@c) i7-lu2-dadag]
14. [2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)]
15. [3(ban2@c) nin-lu2-ti-ti]
column 3
1. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
2. a-ga-am-me
3. 3(ban2@c) nin-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)-ni-du10
4. gala
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-esz2-dam-me-ki-ag2
6. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
7. 3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
8. 3(ban2@c) nin-[lum]-ma-ki-ag2
9. 3(ban2@c) SZIM-tusz-sze3
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
11. 3(ban2@c) munus-sa6
12. nin-gal!-lam
13. 3(asz@c) dumu-[nita 2(ban2@c)]
14. [3(ban2@c) su6-mu2]
15. [3(ban2@c) e2-ki-be2-gi4]
16. [2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)]
column 4
1. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
2. 3(ban2@c) dam-a-mu
3. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
4. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
5. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
6. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
7. 3(ban2@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
9. 3(ban2@c) za-na
10. {d}ba-ba6-ig-gal
11. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
12. 3(ban2@c) {d}asznan-ama-mu
13. 3(ban2@c) nin-ur2-ni
14. 3(ban2@c) nam-dam
15. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-tesz2-mu
16. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
17. [geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-a-me]
18. [4(ban2@c) ne-sag]
column 5
1. nita-am6
2. 4(ban2@c) sza3-TAR
3. munus-am6
4. gab2-ra KU
5. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
7. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
8. 6(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
9. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
10. sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-a-me
11. 3(ban2) dam-a-mu
12. geme2 masz-kam
13. lugal-pa-e3
14. sipa szah2
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column 6
column blank
column 7
1. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
4. 3(asz@c)* lu2 3(ban2@c)
5. 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
6. nita-me
7. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
8. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
9. 5(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
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column 8
1. gu-an-sze3 3(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 3(u@c)# la2 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)* gur saggal
3. sze-ba geme2 dumu u2-rum
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. sa6-sa6
6. dam URU-KA-gi-na
7. lugal#
8. lagasz{ki}-ka
9. iti amar-a-a-si-ga
10. en-ig-gal
11. nu-banda3
12. ganun kiri6-ta
column 9
1. e-ne-ba 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
n lines blank
2. 1(u) 2(disz@t) ba-am6
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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.02.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P221708
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P221708

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 14001
Accession Number

References

primary: Nik 1, 001

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

[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
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 15:41:41	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:45:25	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-11-03 at 06:00:23	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-21 at 08:34:38	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-28 at 09:13:29	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-21 at 04:57:13	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-08-28 at 12:14:41	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:39	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-05-18 at 16:04:00	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-08-04 at 18:15:55	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221708.

Nik 1, 001 artifact entry (No. P221708). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221708 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221708 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221708},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221708},
}

TY  - ELEC
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M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - Nik 1, 001 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221708.

Nik 1, 001 artifact entry (No. P221708). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221708 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221708 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221708},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221708},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P221708
LB  - CDLI:P221708
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - Nik 1, 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221708
ER  -