NRVN 1, 001 (P122214)

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 00737

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

-

Text

obverse
1. 1(disz) gu-u2-gu
 en: 1 Gu’ugu,
2. ARAD2 ur-{d}nun-gal-ka
 en: slave of Ur-Nungal,
3. ba-an-da-zah3
 en: fled;
4. mu-dab5
 en: he was captured
5. igi-ni in-gar
 en: and presented.
6. mu lugal u4 a-ra2 2(disz)?-ka
 en: [By] the royal name, “When a 2nd time
7. i3-zah3-de3-na
 en: I flee,
8. ga-hul bi2-in-du11
 en: may I be destroyed,” he said.
9. 1(disz) lugal-a2-zi-[da]
 en: 1 Lugal-azida,
reverse
1. 1(disz) a-ba-{d}en-lil2#-[gin7]
 en: 1 Aba-Enlil-gin,
2. 1(disz) i-di3
 en: 1 Iddi,
3. di-ku5-bi-me
 en: are the judges,
4. dumu nibru{ki}
 en: son(s) of Nippur;
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
 en: year: “Amar Suen is king.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P122214

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 00737
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014695
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.737

References

  • primary: NRVN 1, 1

    [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: Rendre la justice, p.35-68, no. 19

    [Lafont2000textes-judiciaires] Lafont, Bertrand. 2000. “Les Textes Judiciaires Sumériens.” In Rendre La Justice En Mésopotamie. Archives Judiciaires Du Proche-Orient Ancien (IIIe-Ier Millénaires Avant J.-C.), edited by Francis Joannès, 35–68. Temps & Espaces. Saint Denis: Presses Universitaires de Vincennes.

  • history: JNES 63 (pp. 1-16), 8

    [Molina2004JNES63] Molina, Manuel, and Marcos Such-Gutiérrez. 2004. “On Terms for Cutting Plants and Noses in Ancient Sumer.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 63 (1): 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1086/382555.

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

    [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
2024-06-15 at 17:42:05 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
2013-08-22 at 12:31:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-08-22 at 12:28:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-09 at 06:55:49 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-09 at 06:44:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:21 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NRVN 1, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122214.
NRVN 1, 001 artifact entry (No. P122214). (2024, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122214 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122214 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {NRVN 1, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122214},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122214},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“NRVN 1, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122214.
NRVN 1, 001 artifact entry (No. P122214). (2024, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122214 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122214 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024NRVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {NRVN 1, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122214},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122214},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - NRVN 1, 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122214
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