NRVN 1, 036 (P122248)

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 01969

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. 3(ban2) kasz dida!(U2) saga
2. ki ka5-a-ta
3. ur-me-me szandana
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti apin-du8-a
  blank space
2. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. [{d}szu-{d}suen]
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
5. ur-me-me
column 2
1. dumu nig2#-du11#-[ga-ni]
2. szandana {d#}[en-lil2-la2]
3. ARAD2#-[zu]
  (following Michalowski)

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
CDLI Seals 006003 (composite) (P458713) S006003 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122248

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 01969
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014731
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.1969

References

  • primary: NRVN 1, 36

    [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: Fs. Beckman (pp. 173-194), 177

    [Michalowski2013FsBeckman] Michalowski, Piotr. 2013. “The Steward of Divine Gudea and His Family in Ur III Girsu.” Beyond Hatti : A Tribute to Gary Beckman, 173–94.

  • collation: OrAnt 14, p.307-314, p. 308

    [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
2024-10-24 at 16:28:15 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
2021-05-11 at 07:41:07 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:12 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-07-19 at 18:58:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:49:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:33:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:22 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, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122248.
NRVN 1, 036 artifact entry (No. P122248). (2024, October 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122248 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122248 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 24},
	title = {NRVN 1, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122248},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/24/
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M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - NRVN 1, 036 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“NRVN 1, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122248.
NRVN 1, 036 artifact entry (No. P122248). (2024, October 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122248 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122248 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2024NRVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 24},
	title = {NRVN 1, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122248},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122248
LB  - CDLI:P122248
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - NRVN 1, 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122248
ER  -
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