NRVN 1, 265 (P122482)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 00236 (cast: CBS 09741 ?)

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (metro-mathematical)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 2(disz) ninda gid2 iz-zi gul-la
2. 2(disz) kusz3 dagal hi-a
3. sukud-bi 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3
4. gesz-gi-bi 2(u) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sar
  calculation: 22 x 2/12 x 8 = 29 1/3
5. a2 gurusz 1(disz)-a 1/3(disz) sar-ta
6. gurusz-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) u4 asz-sze3
  calculation: 29 1/3 x 3 = 88
7. eb2-gul
reverse
1. gesz-gi sumun
2. e2 {d}ne3-eri11-<gal> iri bar-ka
3. ki ur-{d}isztaran
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. u4 5(disz) ba-zal
6. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul-a

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (metro-mathematical)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

P122482 leadP122482 lead

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122482

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
Museum Number Ist Ni 00236 (cast: CBS 09741 ?)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014961
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.236

References

  • primary: NRVN 1, 265

    [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: NATN, 285 (from cast)

    [Owen1982NATN] Owen, David I. 1982. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts Primarily from Nippur in the University Museum, the Oriental Institute and the Iraq Museum (NATN). Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

  • collation: OrAnt 14, p.307-314, p. 313

    [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
2024-07-23 at 10:14:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-03-19 at 16:46:33 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2015-09-07 at 07:52:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Cripps, Eric L. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-23 at 10:09:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:27 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, 265 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122482.
NRVN 1, 265 artifact entry (No. P122482). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122482 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 265 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122482 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122482},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“NRVN 1, 265 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122482.
NRVN 1, 265 artifact entry (No. P122482). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122482 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 265 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122482 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NRVN 1, 265 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122482},
}


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PY  - 2024
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