NRVN 1, 188 (P122405)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 00482

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. 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
2. sze-bi 2(barig) sze u4 e2 u3?
  calculation: 2 x 60 = 120
3. ag2#-de3
4. [lu2]-{d#}suen#-ke4
5. [mu lugal]-bi# in-pa3
reverse
  blank space
1. iti# sig4 u4 2(disz) ba-zal
2. mu# us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 mu ib2-us2-a-bi
seal 1
1. ur-me-me
2. ugula e2 {d}gu2-la2#
3. lu2#-{d#}suen#
4. dub-sar dumu-ni

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):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122405

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Ni 00482
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014884
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.482

References

  • primary: NRVN 1, 188

    [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.

  • 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
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
2012-04-23 at 10:02:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“NRVN 1, 188 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P122405.
NRVN 1, 188 artifact entry (No. P122405). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122405 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 188 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122405 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {NRVN 1, 188 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122405},
}

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TI  - NRVN 1, 188 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“NRVN 1, 188 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P122405.
NRVN 1, 188 artifact entry (No. P122405). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122405 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 188 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122405 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2023NRVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {NRVN 1, 188 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122405},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P122405
LB  - CDLI:P122405
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - NRVN 1, 188 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122405
ER  - 
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