Nik 1, 177 (P221946)

Letter 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 14177

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz'u@c) 1(gesz2@c) u8 sila4-bi-ta
 en: 660 ewes and their lambs,
2. 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) gu4 ab2-ta
 en: 24 oxen and cows,
column 2
1. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) ansze
 en: 16 donkeys:
2. gu2-bi
 en: what Gubi
  sanga of Nin-Mar
3. na-e-a
 en: says,
4. lugal-mu
 en: to my lord
reverse
column 1
1. du11-ga-na
 en: speak!
2. dub-sar
 en: the scribe
3. mu-gi4-a
 en: having returned,
4. ba-ra
 en: those driven off
5. he2-su 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
 en: must be replaced!
column 2
  blank space

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 1, 177

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

  • history: FAOS 19, asGir 2

    [Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 177

    [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.

  • history: CIRPL, N 12 Letter A

    [Sollberger1956CIRPL] Sollberger, Edmond. 1956. Corpus Des Inscriptions “Royales” Présargoniques de Lagash. Geneva.

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  • Museum No.: Erm 14177
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Enentarzi.04.00.00 ?
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-07-27 at 16:52:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:50 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 18:25:31 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:01 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, 177 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221946.
Nik 1, 177 artifact entry (No. P221946). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221946 (Original work published 2003)
Nik 1, 177 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221946 (Accessed: November 21, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {Nik 1, 177 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221946},
}


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