Nik 1, 020 (P221727)

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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Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14020

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(barig) sze-ba
2. {d}utu-a-mu
3. 2(barig) gissu-na-ni-du10
4. 2(barig) {d}nansze-lu2-sa6-ga
5. 1(barig) 2(ban2) a-{d}nansze-ki-ag2
6. 1(barig) ur-ga2-da
7. sag-apin-me
8. 1(barig) lugal-gesztin
9. nagar
10. 1(barig) za3-mu
11. ma2-lah5
12. 4(ban2@c) nin-ama-mu
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
14. 4(ban2@c) nin-da-nu-me-a
15. [2(ban2@c) dumu nita]
16. [geme2 kikken-me]
17. [di-utu-da]
column 2
1. [e-da-se12]
2. 3(ban2@c) nin-da-nu-me-a
3. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
4. geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-a-kam
5. 4(ban2@c) lugal-ab-ba-mu
6. nu-siki nita-am6
7. 2(barig) di-utu
8. e-da-se12
9. 2(barig) lugal-dingir-mu
10. sipa ansze surx(ERIM)-ka
11. en-ra
12. gab2-kas4-da
13. e-da-ti
14. 2(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
15. e2-ku4
16. [nu-kiri6-da]
column 3
1. [e-da-se12]
2. [3(ban2@c)] nin-ka-ga2-inim-bi
3. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
4. 3(ban2@c) nin-szu-gi4-gi4
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-e-ki-ag2
6. 3(ban2@c) {d}inanna-ama-mu
7. 3(ban2@c) zi-mu
8. 3(ban2@c) nin-lu2-mu
9. ki-siki-me
10. asz10-ne2
11. dub-sar
12. ugula-bi
13. 1(barig@c) e2-{an#}anzu2#{muszen}
14. muhaldim
15. 1(barig) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2#-mu
16. 4(ban2@c) sipa-{d}en-lil2-le
17. [sagi-me]
column 4
1. [4(ban2@c) a]-tesz2-mu
2. 4(ban2@c) ama-tesz2-mu
3. ar3-du2 munus-me
4. 1(barig) lugal-{d}en-lil2-le
5. nita-am6
6. 3(ban2@c) nin-sag-ga2-tuku
7. munus-am6
8. szu-i-me
9. 1(barig) igi-si4
10. szu-ku6
11. e2-esz2-ka
12. i3-ti
13. szu-nigin2 5(disz@t) lu2 2(barig)
14. 2(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
15. 2(asz@c) 6(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
16. 2(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
17. 2(asz@c)? sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
column 5
1. 4(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
2. 8(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) sza3-<du10> munus 2(ban2@c)
4. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur saggal
5. lu2 geme2-{d}ba-ba6-ka-me
6. 2(barig) <a>-lum-ba
7. 1(barig) 2(ban2) a-lu2-du10
8. 1(barig) sza3-TAR
9. 1(barig) ur-ur
10. 1(barig) mu-ni
11. 1(barig) i3-lum-dan
12. 1(barig) nigar-mud!
13. sag-apin-me
14. 4(ban2@c) nin#!-ma#!-al#-[ga-su3]
15. [4(barig@c) ba-ba-e?]
16. [2(ban2@c) dumu nita]
column 6
1. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
2. geme2 kikken-me
3. 2(barig) lugal-kesz3{ki}
4. dub-sar
5. e-da-se12
6. 3(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
7. lugal-e2-ni-sze3
8. nu-kiri6-da
9. e-da-se12
10. 3(ban2@c) utu-ama-mu
11. 3(ban2@c) {d}inanna-dingir-mu
12. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-utu-mu
13. 3(ban2@c) uszur3-ama-mu
14. ki-siki-me
15. [{d}]nansze-da-nu-me-a
16. e-da-se12
17. 1(barig@c) a-[da-gal-di]
18. [4(ban2@c) szesz-lu2-du10]
column 7
1. sagi-me
2. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2
3. ar3-du2 munus-am6
4. 5(ban2@c) sag*-mu-ab-tuku
5. szu-i
6. [1(barig@c)? a]-gil#-sa
7. ama lam-sag#
8. i7-lu2#
9. e-da-ti#
10. 1(barig) utu-igi-[du]
11. azlag3#
12. 1(barig) {d}[nin-ti]-bad3#-[mu]
13. [e2-esz2-ka i3-ti]
reverse
column 1
1'. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
2'. sze-bi 3(asz@c)# [...]
3'. [lu2 geme2 tar-sir2-sir2-ra]-ka#-me
4'. 1(barig) 2(ban2) sag-a-ra2-ba-szum2
column 2
1'. [n(asz@c) igi-nu]-du8# [...]
2'. [...]
3'. 3(asz@c)# igi#-[nu]-du8# [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
4'. ur#-ki#
5'. nu-siki#-da#
6'. e-da#-se12#
column 3
1'. 6(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)# 2(ban2)#?
2'. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
3'. 3(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)#
4'. nita-me#
5'. [n(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)]
6'. [n(asz@c) munus] 3(ban2@c)
7'. [...]
8'. [...] x x
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column 4
1. [gu2-an-sze3] 5(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) 2(u) 6(disz@t) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 8(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) 8(disz@t) 3(barig) gur saggal
3. sze-ba lu2 di4-di4-la-ne
4. sa6-sa6#
5. dam URU-KA-gi-na
6. lugal
7. lagasz#[{ki}-ka]
column 5
1. en#-ig#-gal#
2. nu-banda3#
3. iri ku3#-ta
4. e-ne-ba# 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
6. 7(disz@t) ba-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nik 1, 020

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

  • history: FAOS 15/1, Nik 20

    [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 14020
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.05.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-20 at 15:58:13 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:45:28 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-10-19 at 12:14:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-09-25 at 15:28:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-08-28 at 12:16:04 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2009-08-19 at 16:38:44 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:40 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-20 at 23:57:03 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:26 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 12:34:57 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, 020 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221727.
Nik 1, 020 artifact entry (No. P221727). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221727
Nik 1, 020 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221727 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2003Nik,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {Nik 1, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221727},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221727},
}


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TI  - Nik 1, 020 artifact entry
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