Nik 1, 009 (P221716)

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 14009

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. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 sze-ba 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. sze-bi 3(asz@c) dingir-a-mu
4. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
5. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6. sze-bi 3(asz@c) e2-ku4
7. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
8. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
9. sze-bi 3(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) e-ta-e11
10. 7(asz@c)* igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
11. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
2. sze-bi 3(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) ur-ki
3. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
5. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) en-kisal-si
6. igi-nu-du8 gesz-me
7. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
8. sze-bi 6(asz@c) ur-szul
9. azlag3
10. 2(barig@c) gala-tur
11. 1(barig@c) en-ku4
12. 1(barig@c) {d}mes-an-du-lu2-sa6-ga
column 3
1. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
2. 1(barig@c) sipa-iri-da-kusz2
3. 1(barig@c) [zi]-mu-an-[da-gal2]
4. nita-me
5. 1(barig@c) [nin]-szesz-da
6. 1(barig@c) gan-tilla2
7. 1(barig@c) nin-edin-ne2
8. 1(barig@c) za-na
9. munus-me
10. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
11. 5(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
12. 4(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
13. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 3(barig@c) en-ku3
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) tul2-sag
15. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}utu-igi-du-lugal-an-da
column 4
1. 1(barig@c)* 2(ban2@c) {d}inanna-ur-pa4-pa4
2. 1(barig@c) NI-[a]-a-ama-da-ri2
3. 1(barig@c) {d}<utu>-lu2-sa6-ga
4. 1(barig@c) ur-[{d}]gaszam
5. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}inanna-ra-DU
6. nita-me
7. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}ba-ba6-mu-tu
8. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}inanna-da-gal-di
9. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}nansze-mu-tu
10. 1(barig@c) nin-tesz2-mu
11. munus-me
12. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
13. 4(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
14. 4(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
15. sze-bi 3(asz@c)
column 5
1. lugal-sipa
2. 1(barig@c) nir-an-da-gal2
3. 1(barig@c) szu-na
4. 1(barig@c) en-ku3
5. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-tesz2-mu
6. nita-me
7. 1(barig@c) nin-al-mah
8. 1(barig@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
9. 1(barig@c) nin-[masz]-e
10. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
11. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-zi-mu
12. munus-me
13. szu-nigin2 4(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
14. 5(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
15. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ur-{d}nin-|MUSZ%MUSZ|-da-ru!
16. il2-me
column 6
1. 2(barig@c) nita-zi
2. 1(barig@c) ur-du6
3. 1(barig@c) lugal-ga2
4. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-lu2-sa6-ga
5. 1(barig@c) PU3!-PU3-ni-du10
6. 4(ban2@c) lugal-inim-gi-na
7. sagi-me
8. 4(ban2@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
9. muhaldim
10. 4(ban2@c) lugal-surx(ERIM)-re2-ki-ag2
11. sukkal
12. 4(ban2@c) igi-mu-an-sze3-gal2
13. lu2 e2-nig2-ka
14. 1(barig@c) ur2-ni
15. 1(barig@c) lugal-tesz2-mu
16. lu2 a kum2-me
column 7
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-da-gal-di
2. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szesz-lu2-du10
3. dub-sar-me
4. 1(barig@c) dingir-al-sa6
5. nita-am6
6. 4(ban2@c) {d}inanna-menx(|GA2xEN|)*-zi-pa4-pa4
7. munus-am6
8. szu-i-me
9. 1(barig@c) e-ta-e11
10. gab2-dan6
11. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
12. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
13. 8(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
14. 4(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
15. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
column 8
1. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sza3 dub e2-gal
2. 1(barig@c) {d}en-lil2-da
3. 1(barig@c) {d}en-ki-tesz2-mu
4. simug-me
5. 1(barig@c) sipa-lagasz{ki}-e-ki-ag2
6. 1(barig@c) i7-mud
7. aszgab-me
8. 1(barig@c) e-ta-e11
9. 1(barig@c) nam-szita-mu-bi2-du11
10. tug2-du8-me
11. gesz-kin-ti-me
reverse
column 1
1. 4(ban2@c) ur-[ki]
2. 4(ban2@c) zi-mu-an-da-gal2
3. 4(ban2@c) igi-{d}ba-ba6
4. 4(ban2@c) ur-[{d}]pa-bil3*-sag
5. i3-du8-me
6. 1(barig) e-ta-e11
7. gab2-ra lugal-inim-gi-na
8. sipa masz-ka
9. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
10. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
11. en-DU
12. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
13. lugal-da-nu-me-a
14. sipa udu siki-ka-me
15. 2(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
column 2
1. gab2-ra
2. ur-{d}en-ki
3. sipa gu4-ka
4. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
5. gir2-nun
6. gab2-kas4
7. 1(barig@c) dingir-sipa
8. gab2-ra gu4* tur-tur
9. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-i3-nun
10. 1(barig@c) ab-ba
11. elam
12. 1(barig@c) lugal-a-mu
13. 4(ban2@c) nin-e-an-su
14. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
15. 4(ban2@c)! [za-na]
16. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) U2-U2
column 3
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}inanna
2. ma2-lah5
3. 2(barig@c) lugal-uszur3-ra-nu2
4. a-da-ba
5. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}esz3-ir-nun
6. nar-me
7. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
8. 7(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 1(u@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
10. 4(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
11. 2(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
12. 2(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
13. sze-bi 7(asz@c) 1(barig) sza3-dub didli
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. 5(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
3. 5(u@c) 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 3(u@c) 4(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
5. 8(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
6. 2(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
7. nita-me
8. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
9. 3(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
column 5
1. gu2-an-sze3 2(gesz2@c) 4(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 4(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(disz@t) gur saggal
3. sze-ba igi-nu-du8 sza3-dub didli
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. URU-KA-gi-na
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}-ke4
column 6
1. iti siki-ba
2. ganun kiri6-ta
3. e-ne-ba 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
4. 8(disz@t) ba-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 1, 009

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

  • history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 9

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Erm 14009
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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
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:45:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-10-25 at 09:20:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:40 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-18 at 23:41:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:26 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:31 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:57 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, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221716.
Nik 1, 009 artifact entry (No. P221716). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221716 (Original work published 2003)
Nik 1, 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221716 (Accessed: November 2, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221716},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221716},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P221716
LB  - CDLI:P221716
M1  - 2025/11/2/
TI  - Nik 1, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221716
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221716.
Nik 1, 009 artifact entry (No. P221716). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221716 (Original work published 2003)
Nik 1, 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221716 (Accessed: November 2, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221716},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221716},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P221716
LB  - CDLI:P221716
M1  - 2025/11/2/
TI  - Nik 1, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221716
ER  -
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