Nik 1, 068 (P221837)

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 14068

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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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2 gur saggal
2. nam-dam
3. 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
4. me-sag3-nu-di
5. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 ziz2 babbar2
6. dingir-szesz-mu
7. 2(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
column 2
1. lu2-kur-re2-bi2-gi4
2. 4(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. igi-zi
4. unu3-me
5. 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
6. lugal-usz-sux(MUSZ)
7. 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) la2 3(disz@t) sila3 ziz2 babbar2
8. ur-{d}dumu-zi
9. sipa gu4 tur-tur-me
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
2. a2-ne2-kur-ra
3. 2(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
4. inim-du11
5. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
6. 4(ban2@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
7. e2-nam
8. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
9. sag-ga2-tuku-a
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 3(u@c) la2 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2 gur saggal
2. 2(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
3. ziz2 gu4 se3-ga-am6
4. 3(asz@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
5. szu-a tak4-a-am6
6. a-ba-sa2-da
7. e-da-gal2
column 3
1. en-ig-gal
2. nu-banda3
3. e-ta-gar 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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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, 068

[Nikol'skij1908] Nikol’skij, Mikhail V. 1908.
history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 68

[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.
citation: Kientz-Lambert, RSO 38, 110, p. 110

[sec27114] N.d.

(//HSS 3, 37 i-ii)

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Erm 14068
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.04.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-27 at 18:27:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:16	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2015-05-07 at 08:45:40	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:42	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2008-05-24 at 15:40:39	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:27	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:32	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:59	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
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

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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221837.

Nik 1, 068 artifact entry (No. P221837). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221837 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221837 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221837},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221837},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221837.

Nik 1, 068 artifact entry (No. P221837). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221837 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221837 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221837},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221837},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/1/18/
TI  - Nik 1, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221837
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