diff --git a/nquad/nquad.go b/nquad/nquad.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93fcb18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nquad/nquad.go
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023 Z5Labs and Contributors
+//
+// This software is released under the MIT License.
+// https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+
+package nquad
+
+import (
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"unicode/utf8"
+
+	rdfpb "github.com/z5labs/rdf/proto"
+)
+
+// Marshaler represents any type which can
+// convert itself into a NQuad representation.
+type Marshaler interface {
+	MarshalNQuad() ([]byte, error)
+}
+
+// Unmarshaler represents any type which can
+// construct itself from a NQuad representation.
+type Unmarshaler interface {
+	UnmarshalNQuad(data []byte) error
+}
+
+// Triple is a type alias for the underlying
+// RDF Triple protobuf message which implements
+// the Marshaler and Unmarshaler interfaces.
+type Triple rdfpb.Triple
+
+// MarshalNQuad implements the Marshaler interface.
+func (t *Triple) MarshalNQuad() ([]byte, error) {
+	var m marshaler
+	return m.marshal((*rdfpb.Triple)(t))
+}
+
+type marshaler struct {
+	buf []byte
+}
+
+func (m *marshaler) marshal(t *rdfpb.Triple) ([]byte, error) {
+	switch x := t.Subject.Value.(type) {
+	case *rdfpb.Subject_BlankNode:
+		m.marshalBlankNode(x.BlankNode)
+	case *rdfpb.Subject_Iri:
+		m.marshalIri(x.Iri)
+	}
+	m.buf = append(m.buf, " "...)
+	m.marshalIri(t.Predicate)
+	m.buf = append(m.buf, " "...)
+	switch x := t.Object.Value.(type) {
+	case *rdfpb.Object_BlankNode:
+		m.marshalBlankNode(x.BlankNode)
+	case *rdfpb.Object_Iri:
+		m.marshalIri(x.Iri)
+	case *rdfpb.Object_Literal:
+		m.marshalLiteral(x.Literal)
+	}
+	m.buf = append(m.buf, " ."...)
+	return m.buf, nil
+}
+
+func (m *marshaler) marshalBlankNode(s string) {
+	m.buf = append(m.buf, "_:"...)
+	m.buf = append(m.buf, s...)
+}
+
+func (m *marshaler) marshalIri(s string) {
+	m.buf = append(m.buf, "<"...)
+	m.buf = append(m.buf, s...)
+	m.buf = append(m.buf, ">"...)
+}
+
+func (m *marshaler) marshalLiteral(lit *rdfpb.Literal) {
+	m.buf = append(m.buf, "\""...)
+	switch x := lit.Value.(type) {
+	case *rdfpb.Literal_String_:
+		m.buf = append(m.buf, x.String_...)
+	case *rdfpb.Literal_Int:
+		m.buf = append(m.buf, strconv.FormatInt(x.Int, 10)...)
+	case *rdfpb.Literal_Float64:
+		m.buf = append(m.buf, strconv.FormatFloat(x.Float64, 'f', -1, 64)...)
+	case *rdfpb.Literal_Bool:
+		m.buf = append(m.buf, strconv.FormatBool(x.Bool)...)
+	case *rdfpb.Literal_Bytes:
+		base64.StdEncoding.Encode(m.buf, x.Bytes)
+	}
+	m.buf = append(m.buf, "\""...)
+}
+
+// UnmarshalNQuad implements the Unmarshaler interface.
+func (t *Triple) UmarshalNQuad(data []byte) error {
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	s := string(data)
+	terms := strings.Split(s, " ")
+	if len(terms) > 4 {
+		return errors.New("nquad statement can have a max of 4 terms in it")
+	}
+	u := unmarshaler{
+		terms: terms,
+	}
+	return u.unmarshal(t)
+}
+
+type unmarshaler struct {
+	terms []string
+}
+
+type stateAction func(*unmarshaler, *Triple) (stateAction, error)
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) unmarshal(triple *Triple) (err error) {
+	for next := unmarshalSubject; next != nil; {
+		next, err = next(u, triple)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func unmarshalSubject(u *unmarshaler, triple *Triple) (stateAction, error) {
+	s := u.peek()
+	r, _ := utf8.DecodeRuneInString(s)
+	switch r {
+	case '<':
+		iri, err := u.unmarshalIri()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		triple.Subject = &rdfpb.Subject{
+			Value: &rdfpb.Subject_Iri{
+				Iri: iri,
+			},
+		}
+	case '_':
+		blankNode, err := u.unmarshalBlankNode()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		triple.Subject = &rdfpb.Subject{
+			Value: &rdfpb.Subject_BlankNode{
+				BlankNode: blankNode,
+			},
+		}
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected starting character for subject: %q", r)
+	}
+	return unmarshalPredicate, nil
+}
+
+func unmarshalPredicate(u *unmarshaler, triple *Triple) (stateAction, error) {
+	s := u.peek()
+	if len(s) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("missing predicate")
+	}
+	iri, err := u.unmarshalIri()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	triple.Predicate = iri
+	return unmarshalObject, nil
+}
+
+func unmarshalObject(u *unmarshaler, triple *Triple) (stateAction, error) {
+	s := u.peek()
+	if len(s) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("missing object")
+	}
+	r, _ := utf8.DecodeRuneInString(s)
+	switch r {
+	case '<':
+		iri, err := u.unmarshalIri()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		triple.Object = &rdfpb.Object{
+			Value: &rdfpb.Object_Iri{
+				Iri: iri,
+			},
+		}
+	case '_':
+		blankNode, err := u.unmarshalBlankNode()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		triple.Object = &rdfpb.Object{
+			Value: &rdfpb.Object_BlankNode{
+				BlankNode: blankNode,
+			},
+		}
+	default:
+		lit, err := u.unmarshalLiteral()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		triple.Object = &rdfpb.Object{
+			Value: &rdfpb.Object_Literal{
+				Literal: lit,
+			},
+		}
+	}
+	return unmarshalEndOfStatement, nil
+}
+
+func unmarshalEndOfStatement(u *unmarshaler, triple *Triple) (stateAction, error) {
+	s, ok := u.next()
+	if !ok || s != "." {
+		return nil, errors.New("nquad statement should end with '.'")
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) unmarshalIri() (string, error) {
+	s, _ := u.next()
+	return strings.Trim(s, "<>"), nil
+}
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) unmarshalBlankNode() (string, error) {
+	s, _ := u.next()
+	return strings.TrimPrefix(s, "_:"), nil
+}
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) unmarshalLiteral() (*rdfpb.Literal, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) peek() string {
+	if len(u.terms) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return u.terms[0]
+}
+
+func (u *unmarshaler) next() (string, bool) {
+	if len(u.terms) == 0 {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	s := u.terms[0]
+	u.terms = u.terms[1:]
+	return s, true
+}
diff --git a/nquad/nquad_test.go b/nquad/nquad_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32e5e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nquad/nquad_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023 Z5Labs and Contributors
+//
+// This software is released under the MIT License.
+// https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+
+package nquad
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	rdfpb "github.com/z5labs/rdf/proto"
+)
+
+func TestMarshalThenUnmarshalIdentity(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		Name   string
+		Triple *rdfpb.Triple
+	}{
+		{
+			Name: "BlankNodeToBlankNode",
+			Triple: &rdfpb.Triple{
+				Subject: &rdfpb.Subject{
+					Value: &rdfpb.Subject_BlankNode{
+						BlankNode: "bob",
+					},
+				},
+				Predicate: "knows",
+				Object: &rdfpb.Object{
+					Value: &rdfpb.Object_BlankNode{
+						BlankNode: "alice",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, testCase := range testCases {
+		t.Run(testCase.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			srcTriple := (*Triple)(testCase.Triple)
+			b, err := srcTriple.MarshalNQuad()
+			if !assert.Nil(t, err) {
+				return
+			}
+
+			var uTriple Triple
+			err = uTriple.UmarshalNQuad(b)
+			if !assert.Nil(t, err) {
+				return
+			}
+
+			if !assert.Equal(t, srcTriple, &uTriple) {
+				return
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUnmarshalThenMarshalIdentity(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		Name  string
+		NQuad string
+	}{
+		{
+			Name:  "BlankNodeToBlankNode",
+			NQuad: "_:bob <knows> _:alice .",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, testCase := range testCases {
+		t.Run(testCase.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var triple Triple
+			err := triple.UmarshalNQuad([]byte(testCase.NQuad))
+			if !assert.Nil(t, err) {
+				return
+			}
+
+			b, err := triple.MarshalNQuad()
+			if !assert.Nil(t, err) {
+				return
+			}
+
+			if !assert.Equal(t, testCase.NQuad, string(b)) {
+				return
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkTriple_MarshalNQuad(b *testing.B) {
+	triple := &Triple{
+		Subject: &rdfpb.Subject{
+			Value: &rdfpb.Subject_BlankNode{
+				BlankNode: "bob",
+			},
+		},
+		Predicate: "knows",
+		Object: &rdfpb.Object{
+			Value: &rdfpb.Object_BlankNode{
+				BlankNode: "alice",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		buf, err := triple.MarshalNQuad()
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Error(err)
+			return
+		}
+		if len(buf) == 0 {
+			b.Fail()
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkTriple_UnmarshalNQuad(b *testing.B) {
+	nquad := []byte("_:bob <knows> _:alice .")
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		var triple Triple
+		err := triple.UmarshalNQuad(nquad)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Error(err)
+			return
+		}
+		if triple.Subject == nil || triple.Predicate == "" || triple.Object == nil {
+			b.Fail()
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}