Nik 1, 064 (P221833)

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 14064

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. 2(disz@t) surx(ERIM) dur3 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. 3(disz@t) didli-bi 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) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) gur saggal
10. gir2-nun-ki-du10
11. gab2-kas4
column 2
1. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2
2. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. 1(u@c) la2 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2
5. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
6. 5(asz@c) sze bappir3
7. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
8. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
9. nag ensi2-ka-kam
10. 5(asz@c) ziz2
11. ziz2 bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
12. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
13. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
2. sa2-du11 ansze-kam
3. amar-giri16{ki}
4. 8(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) sze titab2
5. 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 sze bappir3
6. 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 sze munu4
7. sa2-du11 kas ge6-kam
8. 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2
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
13. sa2-du11 kas sig15-kam
14. i3-li2-be6-li2
15. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze zi3 gu-ka
2. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sze zi3 kum4-ma
3. sze bala-bi! 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c)
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
5. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze naga3
6. sze bala-bi 5(ban2@c)
7. 1(ban2@c) zi3 gu sig15
8. 4(ban2@c) zi3 bar-si
9. ziz2 gu2-nida-bi 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
10. ziz2 bala-bi 2(asz@c) 2(ban2@c)
11. sa2-du11 e2-muhaldim-kam
12. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
13. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c)
14. sa2-du11 e2-nig2-ka-kam
15. ur2-mud
column 5
1. agrig
2. 1(barig@c) sze kas
3. 1(barig@c) ziz2 kas
4. 1(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
5. sa2-du11 alan sa6-sa6
6. 2(u) 2(disz@t) udu siki
7. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
9. 2(disz@t) masz bar-dul5
10. masz 1(asz@c)-sze3
11. iti-da sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
12. sze-bi 5(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) nigar-mud
13. 2(u) 2(disz@t) udu siki
14. 2(disz@t) masz bar-dul5
15. sze-bi 5(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) en-DU
16. 2(u) 2(disz@t) udu siki
17. 2(disz@t) masz bar-dul5
column 6
1. sze-bi 5(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a
2. sipa udu siki-ka-me
3. 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) amar-gu4
4. amar 1(asz@c)-sze3
5. iti-da sze 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)-ta
6. sze-bi 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(ban2@c)
7. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu
8. 2(disz@t) gukkal!
9. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
10. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
11. 4(disz@t) masz sza3-du10
12. masz 1(asz@c)-sze3
13. iti-da sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
reverse
column 1
1. sze-bi 5(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) U2-U2
2. 2(disz@t) masz
3. sze-bi 2(barig@c) ki2-num
4. ka-szagan
5. 2(disz@t) udu
6. sze-bi 2(barig@c) en-ku3
7. um-mi-a
8. 2(barig@c) sze uz{muszen} gu7
9. en-uszur3-re2
10. lu2 e2-nig2-ka
11. 2(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi
12. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
13. u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
14. 1(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi mu 2(disz@t)
column 2
1. iti-da sze 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)-ta
2. 2(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi sza3-du10
3. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
4. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
5. 8(disz@t) szah2 u2 nita mu 4(disz@t)
6. [3(u)] la2 2(disz@t) szah2 u2 munus mu 3(disz@t)
7. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. iti-da sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
9. 4(u) szah2 u2 munus mu 4(disz@t)
10. 4(disz@t) szah2 u2 nita mu 2(disz@t)
11. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
12. iti-da sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
column 3
1. 5(u) 4(disz@t) szah2 u2 munus sza3-du10
2. 1(gesz2) 7(disz@t) szah2 u2 nita sza3-du10
3. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
4. iti-da sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
5. sze-bi 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) 5(ban2@c) 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
column 4
1. 1(disz@t) masz ge6 bar-dul5
2. sze-bi 3(ban2@c) ur-ki#
3. 1(disz@t) masz ge6 bar-dul5
4. sze-bi 3(ban2@c) en-kisal-si
5. nu-kiri6-me
column 5
1. szu-nigin2 2(gesz2@c) 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 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
9. lagasz{ki}-ka
column 6
1. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ka
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. ganun kiri6-ta
5. e-ta-gar 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
6. 1(u) 1(disz@t) gar-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 1, 064

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

  • history: MC 14, 235-236

    [Marchesi2011MC14] Marchesi, Gianni. 2011. Royal Statuary of Early Dynastic Mesopotamia. Edited by Gianni Marchesi and Nicolò Marchetti. Mesopotamian Civilizations 14. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 64

    [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 14064
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.02.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-28 at 18:55:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-27 at 18:27:19 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-20 at 16:28:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:45:38 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:42 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-24 at 17:42:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:27 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:32 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:59 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nik 1, 064 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221833.
Nik 1, 064 artifact entry (No. P221833). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221833 (Original work published 2003)
Nik 1, 064 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221833 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {Nik 1, 064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221833},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221833},
}


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