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NRVN 1, 137 (P122353)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 00200

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur5-sze3
2. masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
3. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
4. puzur4-{d}en-lil2
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti szu-numun-a?
2. u4 6(disz) ba-<zal>
3. mu {d}i-bi2 lugal-e si-mu-ru-um hul-a
sic no {d}suen
seal 1
1. puzur4-{d}en-lil2
2. aga3-us2 lugal

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: NRVN 1, 137

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist Ni 00200
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.04.06
Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 SH44
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2016-07-28 at 15:52:56	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:50:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:26:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:23:24	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (014832) (014832)
Electronic Babylonian Library (Ni.200) (Ni.200)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005770 (composite) (P458480)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“NRVN 1, 137 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P122353.

NRVN 1, 137 artifact entry (No. P122353). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122353 (Original work published 2001)

NRVN 1, 137 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122353 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

@misc{2023NRVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {NRVN 1, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122353},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122353},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P122353
M1  - 2026/2/17/
TI  - NRVN 1, 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122353
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“NRVN 1, 137 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P122353.

NRVN 1, 137 artifact entry (No. P122353). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122353 (Original work published 2001)

NRVN 1, 137 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122353 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

@misc{2023NRVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {NRVN 1, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122353},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122353},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P122353
LB  - CDLI:P122353
M1  - 2026/2/17/
TI  - NRVN 1, 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122353
ER  -