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

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

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.

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004224 (composite) (P456934) S004224 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 005119 (composite) (P457829) S005119 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P134336

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number HS 1024
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 009964
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.1024
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q120076083

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-09-21 at 10:22:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-11-25 at 12:14:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:09:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:09 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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: May 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH {NF} 1-2, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134336},
}


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DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P134336
LB  - CDLI:P134336
M1  - 2026/5/15/
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: May 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	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  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - TMH NF 1-2, 024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134336
ER  -
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