Nik 1, 067 (P221836)

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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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14067

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur saggal
2. ad-da
3. gab2-kas4
4. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2
5. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c)
6. 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze bappir3
7. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c)
column 2
1. 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze munu4
2. sa2-du11 kas sig15-kam
3. 5(asz@c) sze titab2
4. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
5. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
6. sa2-du11 kas ge6-kam
7. amar-giri16{ki}
8. 5(asz@c) ziz2
column 3
1. ziz2 bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze bappir3
3. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
4. ur-pu2
5. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
6. 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze udu nig2-gu7-a
7. U2-U2
8. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze szah2 gesz-gi
9. 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze szah2 u2
column 4
1. lugal-pa-e3
2. 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze szah2 gesz-gi
3. lugal-sag
4. i3-du8
5. 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze udu [siki]
6. sag-[{d}]nin#-[gir2-su-da]
column 5
1. 5(asz@c) la2 5(ban2@c) sag-{d}dumu-zi-da
2. sipa [udu siki-ka-me]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. [1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze sa2-du11]
2. sanga [du-du]
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2
3. sze ninda ziz2 ninda sa2-du11 gu4 udu
4. en-en3-tar-zi
column 3
1. ensi2
2. lagasz{ki}-ka
3. szubur
4. nu-banda3
5. e2 ki-sal4-la-ta
6. e-ta-gar 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P221836
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P221836

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 14067
Accession Number

References

primary: Nik 1, 067

[Nikol'skij1908] Nikol’skij, Mikhail V. 1908.
history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 67

[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
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:45:39	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:42	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-05-24 at 15:35:47	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:27	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:32	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:59	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, 067 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221836.

Nik 1, 067 artifact entry (No. P221836). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221836 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 067 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221836 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221836},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 067 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221836.

Nik 1, 067 artifact entry (No. P221836). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221836 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 067 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221836 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221836},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - Nik 1, 067 artifact entry
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