NRVN 1, 249 (P122466)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 01199

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
  beginning broken
1'. [igi ur-{d}nanibgal]
2'. [ensi2] nibru{ki}-ka-sze3
3'. [in]-na-szum2
4'. lugal-ad-da nu-banda3 en-nu
5'. lu2-dingir-ra di-ku5 lugal
6'. i-di3-e2-a
7'. aga3-us2 lu2-dingir-ra
8'. ku-ku!-a dumu ur-{d}da-mu
reverse
  broken
seal 1
column 1
1. [{d}]szul-gi
2. [nita] kal-ga
3. [lugal uri5{ki}]-ma
4. [lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri]
column 2
1. ur-{d}nanibgal
2. ensi2
3. nibru[{ki}]
4. dumu lugal-engar-du10
5. ensi2
6. nibru{ki}-ka

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):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122466

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 01199
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014945
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.1199

References

  • primary: NRVN 1, 249

    [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: RIME 3/2, .01.02.x2022, ex. 2

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • 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
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 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
2014-09-26 at 11:17:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:12 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
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, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122466.
NRVN 1, 249 artifact entry (No. P122466). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122466 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 249 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122466 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {NRVN 1, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122466},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122466},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“NRVN 1, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122466.
NRVN 1, 249 artifact entry (No. P122466). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122466 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 249 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122466 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {NRVN 1, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122466},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122466},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122466
LB  - CDLI:P122466
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - NRVN 1, 249 artifact entry
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