Nik 1, 318 (P225780)

Legal barrel 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

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14318

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Barrel

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object hollow cylinder
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [n] n x
3'. [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [n(asz@c)] ninda ur-{d}gibil6
2'. a-nigin2
3'. 6(asz@c)# ninda# szu-a-ni#-sze3-DU
4'. 3(asz@c)# ninda# lu2#-[...]
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x
2'. 1(asz@c) kas dug gur4-gur4
3'. 1(u@c) ninda
4'. lugal-iri
5'. dub-sar
6'. lu2# ki inim-[ma-bi]-me#
  rest broken
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. i3#!-bi# za3-ge be2-ak

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P225780

Physical information

Artifact type Barrel
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 14318
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Nik 1, 318

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

  • history: SRU, 34

    [Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • history: OIP 104, 147

    [Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.

  • history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 318

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-27 at 18:27:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2010-05-04 at 08:59:21 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2010-05-04 at 08:23:48 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-28 at 16:34:34 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:26 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-08-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 1, 318 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225780.
Nik 1, 318 artifact entry (No. P225780). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225780 (Original work published 2003)
Nik 1, 318 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225780 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 318 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225780},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225780},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P225780
LB  - CDLI:P225780
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - Nik 1, 318 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P225780
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nik 1, 318 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225780.
Nik 1, 318 artifact entry (No. P225780). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225780 (Original work published 2003)
Nik 1, 318 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225780 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 318 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225780},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225780},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P225780
LB  - CDLI:P225780
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - Nik 1, 318 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P225780
ER  -
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