NRVN 1, 237 (P122454)

Administrative 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 13515

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] GAN2 a-sza3 gesz-gi-an-na-tur
2. szuku bu-la-la u3 lu2-du10-ga
3. 1(esze3) GAN2 lu2-sa6-ga
4. 3(iku) GAN2 sza3-bi# u3 x-x
5. [x] 2(iku) GAN2 bu-la#-li2
6. 3(iku) GAN2 ri#-iz-dingir
7. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 lu2-x-x-nun
  blank space
8. [x] 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3# [gesz-gi]-an-na-tur a-sza3#?
9. [...] dumu bu-la#-mu
  n lines broken
10'. [...] x x x [...]
reverse
1. [x] mu masz2 a-sza3-ga# ba-szum2
2. ki ha-ba-lu5-ge2 szesz-gal nam-1(u)-ta
3. ur-{d}a-ba-ba-ke4
4. nu-kur2-ru-de3#
5. mu lugal in-pa3
6. igi e2-a-szar dub-sar
7. igi ur-{d}kal-kal
8. igi lu2-{d}inanna dub-sar
9. [lu] inim-ma-bi-me
  blank space
10. [...]-x-ki
11. [...]-hul#
seal 1
  (legend broken)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122454

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 13515
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014933
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.13515

References

  • primary: NRVN 1, 237

    [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. 312

    [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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:34:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:26 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, 237 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P122454.
NRVN 1, 237 artifact entry (No. P122454). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122454 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 237 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122454 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2023NRVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {NRVN 1, 237 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122454},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P122454
LB  - CDLI:P122454
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - NRVN 1, 237 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122454
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“NRVN 1, 237 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P122454.
NRVN 1, 237 artifact entry (No. P122454). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122454 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 237 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122454 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2023NRVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {NRVN 1, 237 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122454},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P122454
LB  - CDLI:P122454
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - NRVN 1, 237 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122454
ER  -
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