NRVN 1, 181 (P122398)

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 01958

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. 1(barig) 5(ban2) esza
2. ki lugal-HAR-ta
3. lugal-a2-zi-da
4. szu ba-ti
5. sza3 tum-al
reverse
1. iti {gesz}apin-du8-a
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-[ne-du3]
seal 1
1. en-engar
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

Identified as S002281 by Owen, NATN p.80

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002281 (composite) (P454991) S002281 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122398

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 01958
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014877
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.1958

References

  • primary: NRVN 1, 181

    [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. 310

    [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
2014-08-11 at 01:48:18 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:25 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, 181 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P122398.
NRVN 1, 181 artifact entry (No. P122398). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122398 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 181 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122398 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {NRVN 1, 181 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122398},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122398},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“NRVN 1, 181 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P122398.
NRVN 1, 181 artifact entry (No. P122398). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122398 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 181 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122398 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2023NRVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {NRVN 1, 181 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122398},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122398},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P122398
LB  - CDLI:P122398
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - NRVN 1, 181 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122398
ER  -
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