Nik 1, 267 (P222036)

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 14267

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. 1(gesz'u@c) gir{ku6} a-de2
2. nam-su
3. lu2 x-x-a mar-da{ki}-ra
column 2
1. ur-{d}igi-ama-sze3
2. nu-banda3
3. e-na-szum2

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	Lugalanda.00.00.00 ? Ukg ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P222036
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P222036

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 14267
Accession Number

References

primary: Nik 1, 267

[Nikol'skij1908] Nikol’skij, Mikhail V. 1908.
history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 267

[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
2008-10-09 at 16:04:52	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-05-27 at 16:39:20	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:34	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:36	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:35:04	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, 267 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222036.

Nik 1, 267 artifact entry (No. P222036). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222036 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 267 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222036 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 267 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222036},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222036
LB  - CDLI:P222036
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - Nik 1, 267 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222036
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nik 1, 267 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222036.

Nik 1, 267 artifact entry (No. P222036). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222036 (Original work published 2003)

Nik 1, 267 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222036 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 267 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222036},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222036
LB  - CDLI:P222036
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - Nik 1, 267 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222036
ER  -