Nik 1, 002 (P221709)

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 14002

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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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 sze-ba 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. 1(barig@c) ur-nu
3. 1(barig@c) nigar-mud
4. nu-kiri6-me
5. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}esz3-ir-nun
6. 1(barig@c) igi-dingir-sze3
7. du3-a-ku5-me
8. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) gur saggal
9. dingir-a-mu
10. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
11. 1(barig) 2(ban2) e2-di-de3-ba-gub
12. 1(barig@c) puzur4-{d}suen
13. 1(barig@c) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
14. du3-a-ku5-me
15. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) 1(barig) 2(ban2) e2-ku4
column 2
1. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8
2. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) {d}utu-igi-du
3. sze-bi 2(asz@c) e-ta-e11
4. 6(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
5. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}ku3-su3-PA-EL-ga
6. 1(barig@c) en-uszur3-re2
7. du3-a-ku5-me
8. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ur-ki
9. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
10. 1(barig@c) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
11. du3-a-ku5-am6
12. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) en-kisal-si
13. 6(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
14. 1(barig@c) sag-mu-ab-tuku
15. du3-a-ku5-am6
16. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) nimgir-abzu
17. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
column 3
1. nimgir-abzu
2. igi-nu-du8 gesz-me
3. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 2(barig@c)
4. sze-bi 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ur-szul
5. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 2(barig@c)
6. sze-bi 6(asz@c) ur-{d}ab-u2
7. [1(u@c) 1(disz@t)] igi-nu-du8 2(barig@c)
8. sze-bi 5(asz@c) 2(barig) e-ta-e11
9. igi-nu-du8 gesz-kin-ti-me
10. 1(barig@c) {d}en-lil2-bad3
11. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-bad3
12. 1(barig@c) szu-na
13. nita-me
14. 1(barig@c) nin-iri-ni-sze3-nu-kar2-kar2
15. 1(barig@c) geme2-i7-edin-na
16. 1(barig@c) nin-nu-nam-szita
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) nin-gil-sa
2. 1(barig@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
3. 1(barig@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku
4. 1(barig@c) geme2-i7-edin-na
5. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
6. 1(barig@c) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
7. 1(barig@c) nin-iri-ni-sze3-nu-kar2-kar2
8. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
9. 1(barig@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
10. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
11. munus-me
12. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
13. 1(u@c) munus 1(barig@c)
14. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sag-{d}nin-gir2-su-da
15. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) gala-tur
16. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-kur-ra-a-ra2-nu2
17. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) zi-mu
18. 1(barig@c) {d}mes-an-du-lu2-sa6-ga
column 5
1. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
2. nita-me
3. 1(barig@c) nin-szesz-ra-ki-ag2
4. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}nansze-mu-tu
5. 1(barig@c) za-na
6. munus-me
7. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)!
8. 2(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 2(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
10. 3(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
11. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-ku3
12. 1(barig@c) [2(ban2@c) {d}inanna]-ur-pa4-pa4
13. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}nansze-lu2-sa6-ga
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}gaszam
15. 1(barig) utu-lu2-sa6-ga
16. nita-me
17. 1(barig@c) {d}inanna-da-gal-di
18. 1(barig@c) geme2#-[tilla2]
19. 1(barig@c) nin-[tesz2-mu]
column 6
1. munus-me
2. szu-nigin2 3(disz@t) nita 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(disz@t)! nita 1(barig@c)
4. 3(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
5. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) lugal-sipa
6. 1(barig@c) sipa-iri-da-kusz2
7. 1(barig@c) en-ku3
8. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-tesz2-mu
9. nita-me
10. 1(barig@c) nig2-banda3{da}
11. 1(barig@c) nin-lu2-mu
12. 1(barig@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
13. 1(barig@c) nin-masz-e
14. 1(barig@c) e-da-nam
15. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
16. 5(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
17. sze-bi 2(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-|MUSZ%MUSZ|-da-ru
18. ugula il2-[me]
19. [1(barig@c) ur-du6]
20. [1(barig@c) lugal-ga2]
column 7
1. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-lu2-sa6-ga
2. 1(barig@c) lugal-inim-gi-na
3. 3(ban2@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-menx(|GA2xEN|)-zi
4. sagi-me
5. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. 1(barig@c) mu-ni-uri3
7. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
8. muhaldim-me
9. 1(barig@c) lugal-surx(ERIM)-re2-ki-ag2
10. 1(barig@c) nam-mah-ni
11. sukkal-me
12. 4(ban2@c) igi-mu-an-sze3-gal2
13. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-szubur-ama-mu
14. lu2 [e2]-nig2-ka-me
15. [1(barig@c) nig2-du7-pa-e3]
16. [4(ban2) nir-an-da-gal2]
column 8
1. 4(ban2@c)! szul!-{d}en-lil2-le-ki-ag2
2. lu2 e2-sza3-ga-me
3. 2(barig) e2-mete
4. 2(barig@c) nin-al-sa6
5. nin-si-sa2
6. 3(ban2@c) dumu nita
7. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-lu2-sa6-ga
8. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-ama-mu
9. ar3-du2 munus-me
10. 1(barig@c) ur2-ni
11. 1(barig@c) lugal-tesz2-mu
12. lu2 a-kum2-me
13. 2(barig@c) U2-U2
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-sza3-la2-tuku
15. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-[da-gal-di]
16. [dub-sar-me]
column 9
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) dingir-al-sa6
2. nita-am6
3. 4(ban2@c) me-[me]
4. [munus-am6]
5. [szu-i-me]
6. [1(barig@c) dingir-igi-du]
7. [lu2 alan]
8. szu-[nigin2] 1(asz@c) [lu2 2(barig@c)]
9. 3(asz@c) [lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
10. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) [lu2 1(barig@c)]
11. 4(asz@c) 1(disz@t)? lu2! [4(ban2@c)]
12. 1(asz@c) lu2 [3(ban2@c)]
13. nita [me]
14. 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) [munus 2(barig@c)]
15. 2(asz@c) [munus 1(barig@c)]
16. 1(asz@c) munus [4(ban2@c)]
17. sze-[bi] 6(asz@c) [2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)] 2(barig) [4(ban2) sza3 dub e2-gal-kam]
18. [1(barig@c) {d}en-lil2-da]
reverse
column 1
1. [1(barig@c) {d}en-ki-tesz2-mu]
2. [szubur-da]
3. e-da-[se12]
4. 1(barig@c) lugal-pirig-tur
5. 1(barig@c) lugal-lagasz{ki}
6. 1(barig@c) szu-[asz3]
7. 1(barig@c) en-[ku4]
8. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}[pa]-bil3!-[sag]
9. nig2-lu2-[nu-tum2-da]
10. e-da-[se12]
11. simug [me]
12. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sipa-lagasz{ki}-ki-ag2
13. aszgab
14. 1(barig@c) [ur-{d}ba]-ba6
15. [nagar]
16. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) e-ta-e11]
17. [1(barig) 2(ban2) ...]
18. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) nam-szita-mu-bi2-du11]
19. [tug2-du8-me]
20. [gesz-kin]-ti-me
column 2
1. [3(ban2@c) nig2-gur11-kur-ra]
2. [3(ban2@c) nam-mah-ni]
3. 3(ban2@c) ur-ki
4. 3(ban2@c) igi-{d}ba-ba6-sze3
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-en-ni-sze3-nu-kar2-kar2
6. nu-siki munus-am6
7. e-da-ti
8. 3(ban2@c) gub-ba-ni
9. 3(ban2@c) utu-lu2-mu
10. nita-me
11. 4(ban2@c) nam-szita-mu-bi2-du11
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
13. 3(ban2@c) nin-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)-ni-du10
14. munus-me
15. i3-du8-me
16. 2(barig@c) e-ta-e11
17. 1(barig@c) e-ta-e11
18. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
19. gab2-ra masz-me
20. 2(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
column 3
1. [gab2-ra]
2. [e2-nam]
3. sag-[apin]-ka
4. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ezem-iri
5. gab2-ra lugal-da-nu-me-a
6. sipa udu siki-ka
7. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szul-{d}en-lil2-le-su
8. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-i3-su
9. gir2-nun
10. gab2-kas4-da
11. e-da-se12!
12. 1(barig@c) lugal-tesz2-mu
13. ur-ki
14. gab2-[kas4]-da
15. e-da-ti
16. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-esz2-dam
17. en-ig-gal
18. nu-banda3
19. e-da-ti
20. 1(barig) IM-NI-PA
column 4
1. masz-[a i3-ti]
2. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) [lugal]-i3-[nun]
3. nita-me
4. 4(ban2@c) za-na
5. munus-am6
6. udu nig2-gu7-a ba-su8-ge
7. U2-U2
8. kuruszda
9. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}inanna
10. ma2-lah5
11. 4(ban2@c) be2-su-ga2
12. lu2-{gesz}szinig
13. 1(barig@c) kaskal-la-ni
14. bahar2
15. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
16. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
17. 1(u@c) 1(disz@t) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
18. 1(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
19. 6(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
column 5
1. nita-me
2. 2(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
3. 2(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
4. 1(asz@c) munus 2(ban2@c)
5. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sza3-dub didli-am6
column 6
1. szu-nigin2 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 2(barig@c)
2. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
3. 1(gesz2@c) 2(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
5. 5(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
6. 7(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
7. nita [me]
8. 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) munus 2(barig@c)
9. 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
10. 3(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
11. 2(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
12. 1(asz@c) munus 2(ban2@c)
column 7
1. gu2-an-sze3 3(gesz2@c) 1(asz@c) 5(disz@t) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 1(gesz2@c) la2 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) gur saggal
3. sze-ba igi-nu-du8 il2 sza3-dub didli
4. lu2 u2-rum
5. {d}ba-ba6
6. sa6-sa6
7. dam# URU-KA-[gi]-na
8. lugal
9. lagasz{ki}-ka
10. iti mul UD sag e-ta-ru-a-a
11. en-ig-gal
column 8
1. nu-banda3
2. ganun kiri6-ta
3. e-ne-ba 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
4. 6(disz@t) ba-am6

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Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Urukagina_l.04.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P221709
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P221709

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 14002
Accession Number

References

primary: Nik 1, 002

[Nikol'skij1908] Nikol’skij, Mikhail V. 1908.
history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 2

[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
2022-02-17 at 11:33:34	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 15:41:46	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-20 at 15:58:12	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:45:25	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-22 at 09:16:51	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-19 at 09:39:22	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-19 at 09:31:30	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 17:28:34	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:25	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:31	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:56	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	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, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221709.

Nik 1, 002 artifact entry (No. P221709). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221709 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221709 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221709},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221709},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221709.

Nik 1, 002 artifact entry (No. P221709). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221709 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221709 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221709},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221709},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - Nik 1, 002 artifact entry
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