Nik 1, 059 (P221828)

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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State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14059

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

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Clay

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Administrative

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Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(disz@t) surx(ERIM) dur3 kunga2 gal-gal
2. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. 1(disz@t) u4 sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
4. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) 2(disz@t) didli-bi i3-diri nita kunga2
5. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2
6. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita kunga2 amar-amar
7. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2 amar-amar
8. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
9. u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
column 2
1. sze-bi 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gur saggal
2. gir2-nun
3. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita kunga2 amar-amar
4. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) lugal-nam-gu2-su3
5. gab2-kas4-me
6. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita kunga2 amar-amar
7. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2
8. sze-bi 5(asz@c) en-ig-gal
9. nu-banda3
10. 1(u@c) la2 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
11. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
12. 5(asz@c) sze bappir3
13. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
column 3
1. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
2. nag [ensi2]-ka-kam
3. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze bappir3
4. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze ninda kum4-ma
5. sze bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze munu4
7. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
8. ziz2 bala-bi 5(ban2@c)
9. sa2-du11 kas ge6 du10-ga-kam
10. 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
11. ziz2 bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
12. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
13. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) munu4
2. sa2-du11 ansze-kam
3. amar-giri16{ki}
4. 8(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) sze titab2
5. 4(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 sze bappir3
6. 4(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 sze munu4
7. sa2-du11 kas ge6-kam
8. 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
9. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(ban2@c)
10. 3(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) sze bappir3
11. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(ban2@c)
12. 3(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) sze munu4
column 5
1. sa2-du11 kas sig15-kam
2. i3-li2-be6-li2
3. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze zi3 gu-ka
5. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sze zi3 kum4-ma
6. sze bala-bi 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c)
7. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
8. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)* sze naga3
9. sze bala-bi 5(ban2@c)
10. 1(ban2@c) zi3 gu sig15
11. ziz2 gu2-nida-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
12. ziz2 bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
column 6
1. 4(ban2@c) zi3 bar-si
2. ziz2 babbar2-bi 1(u@c)-am6
3. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
4. sa2-du11 e2-muhaldim-kam
5. 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) gig
6. sa2-du11 e2-nig2-ka-kam
7. ur2-mud
8. agrig
9. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze kas
10. 1(barig@c) ziz2 kas
11. 1(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
12. sa2-du11 alan-kam
13. sa6-sa6
column 7
1. 2(u) 1(disz@t) udu siki
2. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
4. 1(disz@t) masz bar-dul5
5. iti-da sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
6. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nigar-mud
7. 2(u) udu siki
8. 2(disz@t) masz bar-dul5
9. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
10. en-DU
11. 2(u) 2(disz@t) udu [siki]
reverse
column 1
1. [2(disz@t) masz bar-dul5]
2. sze-bi 5(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a
3. sipa udu siki-ka-me
4. 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) udu
5. 2(disz@t) gukkal
6. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
7. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
8. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) U2-U2
9. kuruszda*
10. 1(u) udu
column 2
1. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) ki2-num
2. ka-szagan
3. 4(disz@t) udu
4. sze-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-ku3
5. um-mi-a
6. 2(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi
7. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. u4 1(asz@c) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
9. 2(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi mu 1(disz@t)
10. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
11. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
column 3
1. sze-bi 3(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c)
2. 8(disz@t) szah2 u2 nita mu 4(disz@t)
3. 3(u) la2 2(disz@t) szah2 u2 munus mu 3(disz@t)
4. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
5. iti-da sze 3(ban2@c)?-ta
6. 4(u@c) szah2 u2 munus mu 2(disz@t)!
7. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. iti-da sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
9. [5(u) 4(disz@t)] szah2 u2 munus sza3-du10
column 4
1. 1(gesz2) 7(disz@t) szah2 [u2] nita sza3-du10
2. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. iti-da sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
4. sze-bi 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c)
5. lugal-pa-e3
6. sipa szah2
7. 1(disz@t) masz babbar2 bar-dul5
8. sze-bi 3(ban2@c) dingir-a-mu
9. 1(disz@t) masz babbar2 bar-dul5
10. sze-bi 3(ban2@c) e2-ku4
11. 1(disz@t) masz babbar2 bar-dul5
12. sze-bi 3(ban2@c) e-ta-e11
13. 1(disz@t) masz ge6 bar-dul5
14. sze-bi 3(ban2@c) ur-ki
column 5
1. 1(disz@t) masz ge6 bar-dul5
2. sze-bi 3(ban2@c) en-kisal-si
3. nu-kiri6-me
4. 1(disz@t) gukkal
5. amar-ki
6. 1(disz@t) gukkal
7. gu2-en
8. 1(disz@t) gukkal
9. nam-lu2
10. 1(disz@t) gukkal
11. U2-U2
12. gir4-bil-me
13. nig2 gu7-de3
14. e-ne-szum2
column 6
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur saggal
2. 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. 3(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
4. 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) gig
5. sze gar ziz2 gar sa2-du11 iti-da
6. {d}ba-ba6
7. sa6-sa6
8. dam URU-KA-gi-na
9. lugal
column 7
1. lagasz{ki}-ka
2. iti udu-sze3 sze a
3. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
4. til-la-ba
5. en-ig-gal
6. nu-banda3
7. e-ta-gar 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
8. 5(disz@t) gar-am6

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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, 059

[Nikol'skij1908] Nikol’skij, Mikhail V. 1908.
history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 59

[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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Composite No.:
Museum No.: Erm 14059
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.00.00
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-27 at 18:27:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2015-05-07 at 08:45:35	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:42	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2008-05-23 at 16:42:36	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:27	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:32	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:59	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved

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“Nik 1, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221828.

Nik 1, 059 artifact entry (No. P221828). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221828 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221828 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221828},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221828},
}

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