NRVN 1, 180 (P122397)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 13536

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze szesz-kal#-la#
 en: 1 barig 4 ban2 barley did Šeškalla
2. 1(barig) 4(ban2) a2-zi-da
 en: 1 barig 4 ban2 did Azida
3. 1(barig) 4(ban2) ur-{d}nin-urta#
 en: 1 barig 4 ban2 did Ur-Ninurta
4. sze ur5-ra {d}en-lil2-la2#
 en: barley loan (of the temple household) of Enlil
5. ki lugal-nam-tar-re#-ta
 en: from Lugal-namtare
6. szu ba-ti-esz2
 en: receive;
7. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-urta
 en: under seal of Ur-Ninurta;
reverse
1. buru14 ama-bi gi4-gi4
 en: the harvest will remit this debt;
2. a-sza3-mu a-e ba-ab-rex(HU)
 en: That “My field by flooding was ruined!”, or
3. u4-de3 ba-ab-rex(HU)
 en: “by the storm was ruined!”
4. nu-ub-be2-ne-a
 en: they will not say,
5. lugal-ra u3 sanga nu-na-be2-ne-a
 en: to the king or the chief administrator they will not say,
6. mu lugal-bi i3-pa3-de3-esz2
 en: by the royal name they have sworn;
7. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
 en: the extra month “Harvest,”
8. mu en-am-gal {d}inanna masz2-e i3-pa3#
 en: the year: “En-amgal of Inanna by omens was chosen.”
seal 1
1. ur#-{d}nin-urta#
 en: Ur-Ninurta,
2. dumu lu2-{d}lamma#?
 en: son of Lu-Lamma.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: NRVN 1, 180

    [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: BBVO 18 (pp. 301-339), 303

    [Wilcke1999BBVO18] Wilcke, Claus. 1999. “Flurschäden, Verursacht Durch Hochwasser, Unwetter, Militär, Tiere Und Schuldhaftes Verhalten Zur Zeit Der 3. Dynastie Von.” Landwirtschaft Im Alten Orient, Berliner Beiträge zum Vorderer Orient, 18: 301–39.

  • 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.

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.04.12d.00 (intercalated) ?
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 14:18:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 14:16:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-12-01 at 21:10:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-29 at 10:14:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Cripps, Eric L. CDLI approved View
2013-07-08 at 13:31:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005259 (composite) (P457969) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“NRVN 1, 180 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122397.
NRVN 1, 180 artifact entry (No. P122397). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122397 (Original work published 2001)
NRVN 1, 180 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122397 (Accessed: September 21, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-09-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {NRVN 1, 180 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122397},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122397},
}


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