Nik 1, 053 (P221822)

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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State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14053

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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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur saggal
2. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2
3. 1(u@c) sila3 i3 nun
4. 2(barig@c) zu2-lum
5. 1(u@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
6. [nin]-dingir [{d}]ba-ba6
7. [1(barig@c) sze] 1(barig@c) ziz2
8. szul-sza3-kusz2
9. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
10. dingir-a-mu
11. 1(asz@c) sze 1(asz@c) ziz2
12. bara2-a-ra2-nu2
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) sze 1(asz@c) ziz2
2. geme2-ub5-ku3-ga
3. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
4. bara2-geszgal-a-DU
5. ama sanga {d}nansze
6. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
7. bara2-lu2
8. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
9. bara2-geszgal-a-DU
10. dam gir2-su-ki-du10
11. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
12. nin-igi-an-na-ke4-su
column 3
1. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
2. ku3-ge-pa3-da
3. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
4. bara2-ir-nun
5. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
6. geszgal-ir-nun
7. lukur
8. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
9. dam en-abzu-a-DU
10. gal-UN
11. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
12. nin-u3-ma
13. dam gu2-bi
14. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
15. me-nigar-ta
column 4
1. dam [dub-sar-mah]
2. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
3. nin-e2-musz3-sze3
4. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
5. a-en-ra-gub
6. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
7. a-agrig-zi
8. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
9. dam me
10. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
11. munus-sa6
12. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
13. gan-ki-ku3-ga
14. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
column 5
1. ki-tusz-lu2
2. dumu mu6-sub3
3. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
4. nin ga:esz8
5. 1(asz@c) sze 1(asz@c) ziz2
6. sza3-TAR
7. sanga e2-gal
8. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
9. ur-{d}ba-ba6
10. ku3-dim2
11. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
12. KU-KU-tur
13. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
14. KU-KU-gu-la
15. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
16. dam ur-{d}mes-an-du
column 6
1. [aszgab]
2. [1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2]
3. [ama-geszgal-le]
4. 2(barig@c) sze [2(barig@c) ziz2]
5. ur-du6
6. szusz3
7. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
8. uszur3-ama-mu
9. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
10. sa6-sa6
11. 4(ban2@c) sze 4(ban2@c) ziz2
12. nam-mah-ni
13. lu2 ub5 ku3-ga me
14. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
reverse
column 1
1. du-du
2. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
3. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
4. nar-me
5. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
6. nin-tur
7. dam [lugal-szu]
8. [unu3]
9. 1(barig@c) [sze 1(barig@c) ziz2]
10. ur-[{d}nin-gir2-su]
11. ba-[gara2]
12. 1(barig@c) [sze 1(barig@c) ziz2]
13. ur2-[bi-sze3]
column 2
1. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
2. kesz3{ki}-ta
3. nagar
4. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
5. szubur
6. nu-banda3
7. 1(barig@c) ziz2 ad-da
8. gab2-kas4
9. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
10. igi-ga
11. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
12. esz2-la2
13. zadim
14. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
15. szubur
16. azlag3
column 3
1. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
2. ama!-numun-zi
3. lukur!
4. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
5. ur-e2-musz3
6. dam-gar3 e2-munus
7. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
8. pirig-kur-ra
9. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
10. dun-dun
11. dam lugal-kur-dub2
12. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
13. a-dingir-mu
14. ka-szagan
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)? sze gur saggal
2. 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c)? ziz2
3. sze-ba ziz2-ba ezem {d}ba-ba6-ka
4. bara2-nam-tar-ra
5. dam lugal-an-da
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}-ka
column 5
1. [en-ig-gal?]
2. nu-banda3
3. e2-ganba-ka-ta
4. e-ne-ba 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 1, 053

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

  • history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 53

    [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 14053
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-20 at 16:28:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:45:33 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-09-01 at 13:21:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:42 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-22 at 22:05:43 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:27 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 12:34:59 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, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221822.
Nik 1, 053 artifact entry (No. P221822). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221822 (Original work published 2003)
Nik 1, 053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221822 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
@misc{2024Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221822},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221822},
}


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