NRVN 1, 219 (P122436)

Legal 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, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

Ist Ni 00218 (cast: CBS 09704 ?)

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)] gu4 mu 2(disz)
2. [x] IM da gir2 si zu ki
3. HAR?-a HAR?-a ib2-su?-esz2?
4. nig2-sa10-bi 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
5. ur-nig2-ra
6. {d}da-da-mu
7. ARAD2 amar-szuba2 szitim-gal-ke4
8. in-[szi]-sa10
9. 1(disz) x-[x]-la
10. [1(disz) x]-x-ba-ni
11. [1(disz)] ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
reverse
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}da-mu
2. 1(disz) lu2-{d}inanna
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}suen
4. i3-du8 {d}en-lil2-la2
5. 1(disz) za-na-a-a i3-du8 gar3?-BAD
6. 1(disz) ur-masz-a szitim
7. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
8. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
9. [iti] sze-sag11-ku5
10. [mu {d}]i-bi2-[{d}suen lugal]
11. [...] x gi? x
12. [...] ab? [...]
seal 1
1. ur-nig2
2. dumu ha-an-du

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
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 004596 (composite) (P457306) S004596 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Original of cast identified by Owen, NATN p.82, ZA 70(1980)171 n.6 P122436 leadP122436 lead

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122436

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number Ist Ni 00218 (cast: CBS 09704 ?)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014915
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.218 + CBS.9704

References

  • primary: NRVN 1, 219

    [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. 311

    [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
2015-03-10 at 09:28:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:34:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:59:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“NRVN 1, 219 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P122436.
NRVN 1, 219 artifact entry (No. P122436). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122436 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 219 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122436 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2023NRVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {NRVN 1, 219 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122436},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122436},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P122436
LB  - CDLI:P122436
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - NRVN 1, 219 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122436
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“NRVN 1, 219 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P122436.
NRVN 1, 219 artifact entry (No. P122436). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122436 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 219 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122436 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2023NRVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {NRVN 1, 219 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122436},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122436},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P122436
LB  - CDLI:P122436
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - NRVN 1, 219 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122436
ER  -
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