TMH NF 1-2, 024 (P134336)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 1024

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

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
 en: 1 shekel silver,
 de: 1 Sekel Silber,
2. a2 ur-{d}iszkur
 en: labor of Ur-Iškur,
 de: Arbeitsleistung des Ur-Iškur,
3. ki lugal-a2-zi-da-ta
 en: from Lugal-azida
 de: von Lugal-azida
4. geme2-{d}nun-gal-ke4
 en: did Geme-Nungal
 de: haben Geme-Nungal
5. u3 szu-dur-ul3 dumu-ni
 en: and Šu-durul, her son,
 de: und Šu-durul, ihr Sohn,
6. szu ba-ti-esz2
 en: receive;
 de: empfangen;
7. igi ur-{d}iszkur
 en: before Ur-Iškur,
 de: vor: Ur-Iškur,
8. igi dumu ur-{d}suen
 en: before the son of Ur-Suen,
 de: vor: dem Sohn des Ur-Suen,
reverse
1. igi lu2-{d}iszkur
 en: before Lu-Iškur,
 de: vor: Lu-Iškur,
2. igi tul2-ta dumu lugal-he2-gal2
 en: before Tulta, son of Lugal-ḫegal
 de: vor: Tulta, dem Sohn des Lugal-ḫegal;
3. tukum-bi
 en: if
 de: falls
4. ga2-la ba-dag
 en: there is a work loss,
 de: es einen Arbeitsausfall gibt,
5. sze 6(disz) sila3-ta a-ag2-dam
 en: barley, 6 sila3 per (day) will be measured out,
 de: sind pro (Tag) 6 sila darzumessen,
6. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
 en: did he the royal name invoke;
 de: hat er beim königlichen Namen geschworen;
7. iti sze-sag11-ku5
 en: month: “Harvest,”
 de: Monat: “Ernte”,
8. mu ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-ab-du8
 en: year: “The Big-Barge of Enlil was caulked.”
 de: Jahr: “Der grosse Lastkahn Enlils wurde kalfatiert.”
seal 1
1. szu-tu-ul
 en: Šutul,
 de: Šutul,
2. dumu geme2-{d}nun-gal
 en: son of Geme-Nungal.
 de: der Sohn der Geme-Nungal.
seal 2
1. geme2-{d}nin-gal
 en: Geme-Ningal,
 de: Geme-Ningal,
2. dumu ba-gi-na
 en: son of Bagina.
 de: Sohn der Bagina.

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TMH NF 1-2, 024

    [Pohl1937TMHNF1-2] Pohl, Alfred. 1937. Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden Der III. Dynastie von Ur : Autographiert Und Mit Inventarverzeichnis Und Namenlisten Versehen. Hilprecht-Sammlung Jena. Texte Und Materialien, Neue folge 1-2. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: CDOG 4 (pp. 121-152), 126-127, 148

    [Englund2012CDOG4] Englund, Robert K. 2012. “Versilberte Arbeit. Äquivalenzenfestsetzung in Der Ur-III-Zeit,” Colloquium der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, 4: 121–52.

  • collation: OrAnt 15, p.317-328, p. 325

    [Waetzoldt1976TMHNF1/2] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1976. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, V: Kollationen Zu A. Pohl, Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden Der III. Dynastie von Ur = TMH NF 1/2.” Oriens Antiquus 15: 317–28.

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  • Museum No.: HS 1024
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.12.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars approved View
2024-09-21 at 10:22:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-11-25 at 12:14:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:09:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:09 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 004224 (composite) (P456934) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 005119 (composite) (P457829) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“TMH NF 1-2, 024 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134336.
TMH NF 1-2, 024 artifact entry (No. P134336). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134336 (Original work published 2001)
TMH NF 1-2, 024 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134336 (Accessed: September 17, 2025).
@misc{2024TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH {NF} 1-2, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134336},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P134336
LB  - CDLI:P134336
M1  - 2025/9/17/
TI  - TMH NF 1-2, 024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134336
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TMH NF 1-2, 024 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134336.
TMH NF 1-2, 024 artifact entry (No. P134336). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134336 (Original work published 2001)
TMH NF 1-2, 024 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134336 (Accessed: September 17, 2025).
@misc{2024TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH {NF} 1-2, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134336},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P134336
LB  - CDLI:P134336
M1  - 2025/9/17/
TI  - TMH NF 1-2, 024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134336
ER  -
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