Nik 1, 060 (P221829)

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 14060

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(disz@t) surx(ERIM)] durx(|USZ.ANSZE|)# kunga2 gal-gal
2. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. u4 1(disz@t) sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
4. 2(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita kunga2
5. 2(disz@t) surx(ERIM) 2(disz@t) i3-diri [nita kunga2] amar-amar
6. 2(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2
7. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
9. sze-bi 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gur saggal
column 2
1. gir2-nun-ki-du10
2. gab2-kas4
3. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2
4. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) en-ig-gal
5. nu-banda3
6. 1(u@c) la2 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2
7. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
8. 5(asz@c) sze bappir3
9. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
10. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
11. nag ensi2-ka-kam
12. 5(asz@c) ziz2
column 3
1. ziz2 bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
3. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
5. sa2-du11 ansze-kam
6. amar-giri16{ki}
7. 8(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) sze titab2
8. 5(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 sze bappir3
9. 4(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 sze munu4
10. sa2-du11 kas ge6-kam
11. 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
12. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz) 1(ban2)
13. 3(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) sze bappir3
column 4
1. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(ban2@c)
2. 3(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) sze munu4
3. sa2-du11 kas sig15-kam
4. i3-li2-be6-li2
5. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
6. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze zi3 gu-ka
7. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sze zi3 kum4-ma
8. sze bala-bi 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c)
9. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
10. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze naga3
11. sze bala-bi 5(ban2@c)
12. 1(ban2@c) zi3 gu sig15
13. 5(ban2@c) zi3 bar-si <<sig15>>
14. ziz2 gu2-nida-bi 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
column 5
1. ziz2 bala-bi 2(asz@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. sa2-du11 e2-muhaldim-kam
3. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
4. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz) 1(barig)
5. sa2-du11 e2-nig2-ka-kam
6. masz-da3
7. agrig
8. 2(u) 2(disz@t) udu siki
9. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
10. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
11. 2(disz@t) masz bar-dul5
12. masz 1(asz@c)-sze3
13. iti-da sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
14. sze-bi 5(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) nigar-mud
column 6
1. 2(u) 1(disz@t) udu siki
2. 2(disz@t) masz bar-dul5
3. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) en-DU
4. 2(u)* udu siki
5. 2(disz@t) masz bar-dul5
6. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a
7. sipa udu siki-ka-me
8. 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) amar-gu4
9. amar 1(asz@c)-sze3
10. iti-da sze 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)-ta
11. sze-bi 1(u@c) 2(asz) 2(ban2)
12. 2(u) 6(disz@t) udu
13. 2(disz@t) gukkal*
14. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
reverse
column 1
1. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
2. 4(disz@t) masz sza3-du10
3. masz 1(asz@c)-sze3
4. iti-da sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
5. sze-bi 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) U2-U2
6. 2(disz@t) masz
7. sze-bi 2(barig@c) ki2-num
8. 2(disz@t) udu
9. sze-bi 2(barig@c) en-ku3
10. um-mi-a
11. 2(barig) sze uz{muszen} gu7
12. en-uszur3-re2
13. lu2 e2-nig2-ka
column 2
1. 2(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi
2. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
4. 1(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi mu 2(disz@t)
5. iti-da sze 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)-ta
6. 2(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi sza3-du10
7. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
8. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 8(disz@t) szah2 u2 nita mu 4(disz@t)
10. 3(u) la2 2(disz@t) szah2 u2 munus mu 3(disz@t)
11. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
column 3
1. iti-da sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
2. 4(u) szah2 u2 munus 2(disz@t)
3. 4(disz@t) szah2 u2 nita mu 2(disz@t)
4. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
5. iti-da sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
6. 5(u) 4(disz@t) szah2 u2 munus sza3-du10
7. 1(gesz2) 7(disz@t) szah2 u2 nita sza3-du10
8. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
9. iti-da sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
10. sze-bi 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) 5(ban2@c) lugal-pa-e3
column 4
1. sipa szah2
2. 1(disz@t) masz babbar2 bar-dul5
3. sze-bi 3(asz@c) dingir-a-mu
4. 1(disz@t) masz babbar2 bar-dul5
5. sze-bi 3(ban2@c) e2-ku4
6. 1(disz@t) masz babbar2 bar-dul5
7. sze-bi 3(ban2@c) e-ta-e11
8. 1(disz@t) masz ge6 bar-dul5
9. sze-bi 3(ban2@c) ur-ki
10. 1(disz@t) masz ge6 bar-dul5
11. sze-bi 3(asz@c)# en-kisal-si
12. nu-kiri6-me
column 5
1. szu-nigin2 [2(gesz2@c) 3(u@c)] 3(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. 3(u@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. [1(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2 gu2-nida]
4. sze gar ziz2 gar sa2-du11 iti-da
5. {d}ba-ba6
6. sa6-sa6
7. dam URU-KA-gi-na
8. lugal
column 6
1. lagasz{ki}-ka
2. iti ezem munu4 gu7
3. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
4. en-[ig-gal]
5. [nu-banda3]
6. ganun kiri6-ta
7. e-ta-gar 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
8. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gar-am6

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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, 060

[Nikol'skij1908] Nikol’skij, Mikhail V. 1908.
history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 60

[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 14060
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.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 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:45:36	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:42	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-23 at 17:52:45	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:27	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:32	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:59	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, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221829.

Nik 1, 060 artifact entry (No. P221829). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221829 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 060 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221829 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221829},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 1, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221829.

Nik 1, 060 artifact entry (No. P221829). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221829 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 060 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221829 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221829},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P221829
LB  - CDLI:P221829
M1  - 2026/4/4/
TI  - Nik 1, 060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221829
ER  -