NRVN 1, 234 (P122451)

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 02199

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

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
2. 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 al 6(disz) sar-ta
3. 2(iku) GAN2 al 5(disz) sar-ta
4. sze-bi 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur
5. [x]-x ur-esz2-dam
6. [x x]-ni
7. [n x x] 1(disz) sila3 sze-ba e2-a
8. [a2] lu2# hun-ga2
9. [...]-x-ka gesz-ur3-ra
10. [...]-sze#-a
11. [...] sanga
12. [...] du KU x
  rest broken
reverse
  broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] NI#
3'. [...]-esz18-dar
4'. [...]-na
5'. [...]
6'. [...-{d}]inanna
7'. lu2#-inim-ma-bi-me
  single ruling
8'. iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(u) 3(disz) ba-zal
9'. mu e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} ba-du3!

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

20120214 englund: (1125 ÷ 6) + (200 ÷ 5) = 227 1/3; 227 1/3 x 6 sila3/day = 4;2,4,4

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122451

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 02199
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014930
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.2199

References

  • primary: NRVN 1, 234

    [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. 312

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:50:11 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 10:34:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:59:21 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, 234 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P122451.
NRVN 1, 234 artifact entry (No. P122451). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122451 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 234 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122451 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2023NRVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {NRVN 1, 234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122451},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122451},
}


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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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LB  - CDLI:P122451
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - NRVN 1, 234 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122451
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“NRVN 1, 234 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P122451.
NRVN 1, 234 artifact entry (No. P122451). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122451 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 234 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122451 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2023NRVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {NRVN 1, 234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122451},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122451},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P122451
LB  - CDLI:P122451
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - NRVN 1, 234 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122451
ER  -
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