Nik 1, 030 (P221737)

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 14030

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) GAN2 sze mu2-a
2. {d}nin-gir2-su-tesz2-mu
3. 1(esze3@c) 1/2(iku@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. BU*-ra
5. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) lugal-HI-ni
6. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
column 2
1. 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 1(u) i3-szub
2. ur-{d}inanna
3. lu2 dun-a
4. giri3-ni-ba-dab5
5. 1(esze3@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 IM-NI-I
6. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) U2-U2
7. ugula-iri
8. 3(iku@c) GAN2 2(iku@c) 1/4(iku) i3-szub
column 3
1. ur-{d}dumu-zi
2. sipa ud5
3. GAN2 du6-gara2?*-kam
4. 1(bur3@c) 1(iku@c) me-an-ne2-si
5. lu2 tir
6. 2(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) NE-il2
7. 1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) nig2-lu2-nu-tum2
8. dub-sar
column 4
1. GAN2 dur9{ur3}-re2 gar
2. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) szubur-utu*
3. sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}
4. 2(iku@c) GAN2
5. me-lam2-kur-ra
6. GAN2 KA!-il-ma-ka-kam
reverse
column 1
1. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) sanga-NIG2
2. 3(iku@c) 4(u) sar masz-da3
3. lu2 szubur
4. nu-banda3
5. 3(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) 1/8(iku@c) ur-sag
6. sipa
7. 1(esze3@c) la2 1/4(iku@c) 1(u) i3-szub
8. il2
9. ugula
column 2
1. GAN2 nigin2-na-tur
2. 3(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 1(iku)? i3-szub
3. sag-KA-KU
4. 5(iku@c) GAN2 1(iku) 1/2(iku) i3-szub
5. szubur
6. azlag3
7. 1(iku@c) GAN2
8. e2-ku4
column 3
1. nu-kiri6
2. 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) a-ba-sa2
3. dub-sar
4. GAN2 ki-uzug5
5. 1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) geszgal-ir-nun
6. 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) ur-du6
7. sipa
8. 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) gala-tur
9. GAN2 e ki-surx(ERIM)
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 6(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) GAN2 sze mu2-a
2. nimgir-si
3. e-dab5

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 1, 030

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

  • history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 30

    [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 14030
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.01.00.00 ?
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2008-10-09 at 16:04:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-22 at 18:27:30 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, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221737.
Nik 1, 030 artifact entry (No. P221737). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221737 (Original work published 2003)
Nik 1, 030 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221737 (Accessed: June 13, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221737},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221737},
}


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