Nik 1, 317 (P225779)

Legal barrel 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 14317

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Barrel

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [x] e2 sar
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [1(asz@c) ...]
5. [1(asz@c) szesz-ki-na]
6. 1(asz@c) ur-[{d}nin-pirig]
7. lugal [e2-ke4-ne-sze3]
8. U2-U2
9. e-ne-sze3-sa10
10. nig2-sa10-bi
11. 5(asz@c) gin2 ku3 luh-ha
12. szu ba-ti
13. nig2-ba-bi
14. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) gin2 ku3 luh-ha
column 2
1. [x] siki ma-na
  6 lines missing
8. [1(asz@c) ...]
9. 1(asz@c) szesz-ki-na
10. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-pirig
11. szesz-me
12. 3(disz@t)-a-ne-ne
13. szu ba-ti-esz2
14. 5(asz@c) ninda
15. 1(asz@c) sila3 tu7
16. e2-ul-le
17. dam aga3-zi
18. szu ba-ti
column 3
1. 5(asz@c) ninda
2. 1(asz@c) sila3 tu7
3. geme2-e2-zi-da
4. [...]
5. [szu ba-ti]
6. [5(asz@c) ninda]
7. [1(asz@c) sila3 tu7]
8. [...]
  several lines missing
1'. szu ba-ti
2'. 2(barig@c) sze
3'. 1(asz@c) kas dug
4'. 3(u@c) ninda
5'. 5(asz@c) sila3 tu7
6'. lugal-ib2-ta-ni-e3
7'. nimgir
8'. szu ba-ti
9'. 1(asz@c) gu4-ta
column 4
  8 lines missing
9. dub-sar
10. lu2 ki inim-ma-me
11. lugal-ib2-ta-ni-e3
12. nimgir
13. gag-bi e2-gar8-ra
14. bi2-[du3]

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  • Artifact type: Barrel
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 1, 317

    [Nikol'skij1908] Nikol’skij, Mikhail V. 1908.

  • history: SRU, 33

    [Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • history: OIP 104, 139

    [Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.

  • history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 317

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: Erm 14317
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-27 at 18:27:19 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:20 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-28 at 16:29:26 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-08-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 317 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225779.
Nik 1, 317 artifact entry (No. P225779). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225779 (Original work published 2003)
Nik 1, 317 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225779 (Accessed: October 27, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 317 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225779},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225779},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P225779
LB  - CDLI:P225779
M1  - 2025/10/27/
TI  - Nik 1, 317 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P225779
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 317 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225779.
Nik 1, 317 artifact entry (No. P225779). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225779 (Original work published 2003)
Nik 1, 317 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225779 (Accessed: October 27, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 317 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225779},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225779},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P225779
LB  - CDLI:P225779
M1  - 2025/10/27/
TI  - Nik 1, 317 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P225779
ER  -
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