NRVN 1, 180 (P122397)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 13536

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze szesz-kal#-la#
 en: 1 barig 4 ban2 barley did Šeškalla
2. 1(barig) 4(ban2) a2-zi-da
 en: 1 barig 4 ban2 did Azida
3. 1(barig) 4(ban2) ur-{d}nin-urta#
 en: 1 barig 4 ban2 did Ur-Ninurta
4. sze ur5-ra {d}en-lil2-la2#
 en: barley loan (of the temple household) of Enlil
5. ki lugal-nam-tar-re#-ta
 en: from Lugal-namtare
6. szu ba-ti-esz2
 en: receive;
7. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-urta
 en: under seal of Ur-Ninurta;
reverse
1. buru14 ama-bi gi4-gi4
 en: the harvest will remit this debt;
2. a-sza3-mu a-e ba-ab-rex(HU)
 en: That “My field by flooding was ruined!”, or
3. u4-de3 ba-ab-rex(HU)
 en: “by the storm was ruined!”
4. nu-ub-be2-ne-a
 en: they will not say,
5. lugal-ra u3 sanga nu-na-be2-ne-a
 en: to the king or the chief administrator they will not say,
6. mu lugal-bi i3-pa3-de3-esz2
 en: by the royal name they have sworn;
7. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
 en: the extra month “Harvest,”
8. mu en-am-gal {d}inanna masz2-e i3-pa3#
 en: the year: “En-amgal of Inanna by omens was chosen.”
seal 1
1. ur#-{d}nin-urta#
 en: Ur-Ninurta,
2. dumu lu2-{d}lamma#?
 en: son of Lu-Lamma.

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005259 (composite) (P457969) S005259 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P122397

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Ni 13536
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014876
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.13536

References

  • primary: NRVN 1, 180

    [Çığ1965NRVN1] Çığ, Muazzez İlmiye, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1965. Neusumerische Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden Aus Nippur - I. Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınlarından, VI. Seri, No. 7. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu.

  • history: BBVO 18 (pp. 301-339), 303

    [Wilcke1999BBVO18] Wilcke, Claus. 1999. “Flurschäden, Verursacht Durch Hochwasser, Unwetter, Militär, Tiere Und Schuldhaftes Verhalten Zur Zeit Der 3. Dynastie Von.” Landwirtschaft Im Alten Orient, Berliner Beiträge zum Vorderer Orient, 18: 301–39.

  • collation: OrAnt 14, p.307-314, p. 310

    [Waetzoldt1975NRVN1] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1975. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, III: Kollationen Zu M. Çığ - H. Kızılyay, Neusumerische Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden Aus Nippur I.” Oriens Antiquus 14.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 14:18:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 14:16:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-12-01 at 21:10:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-29 at 10:14:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Cripps, Eric L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-08 at 13:31:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:25 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NRVN 1, 180 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122397.
NRVN 1, 180 artifact entry (No. P122397). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122397 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 180 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122397 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {NRVN 1, 180 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122397},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122397},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122397
LB  - CDLI:P122397
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - NRVN 1, 180 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122397
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NRVN 1, 180 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122397.
NRVN 1, 180 artifact entry (No. P122397). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122397 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 180 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122397 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024NRVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {NRVN 1, 180 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122397},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122397},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122397
LB  - CDLI:P122397
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - NRVN 1, 180 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122397
ER  -
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