Nik 1, 198 (P221967)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14198†

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(asz@c) dur3 |SZUL.GI| mu 4(disz@t)
2. a2-ne2-kur-ra
3. 3(asz@c) nita |SZUL.GI| mu 4(disz@t)
4. inim-ma-ni-zi
column 2
1. ansze dun-a
2. ur-pu2
3. sipa amar rigx(|PA.KASZ4.HUB2|)-ka-kam
4. iti udu-sze3 sze a {d}nansze-ka
5. sag-apin-ke4-ne
reverse
column 1
1. ansze gesz-sze3
2. ba-ra
3. ansze u2-rum
4. bara2-nam-tar-ra
5. dam lugal-an-da
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}-ka 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
column 2
1. dub dagal nu-ta-zi

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 [identification uncertain]
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P221967
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P221967

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 14198†
Accession Number

References

primary: Nik 1, 198

[Nikol'skij1908] Nikol’skij, Mikhail V. 1908.
history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 198

[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
2015-05-20 at 15:58:15	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:50	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-05-27 at 14:53:04	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:35:02	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, 198 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221967.

Nik 1, 198 artifact entry (No. P221967). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221967 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 198 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221967 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221967},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221967},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P221967
LB  - CDLI:P221967
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - Nik 1, 198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221967
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Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 198 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221967.

Nik 1, 198 artifact entry (No. P221967). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221967 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 198 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221967 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221967},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221967},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P221967
LB  - CDLI:P221967
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - Nik 1, 198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221967
ER  -