TMH NF 1-2, 069 (P134381)

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 1069

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. [n] sze gur
 en: ... gur barley
2. sze {d}en-lil2-la2
 en: barley for (the temple household) of Enlil,
3. ki-ba se-ge-de3
 en: to be stored in that place,
4. ki lugal-nam-tar-re-ta
 en: from Lugal-namtare
5. ur-{d}ha-ia3-ke4
 en: did Ur-Ḫaya
6. szu ba-ti
 en: receive;
7. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
 en: the extra month “Harvest,”
8. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}inanna ba-hun
 en: year: “En-maḫgal-ana as en priestess of Innana was installed.”
reverse
1. sze-bi buru14 ama-bi gi4-gi4
 en: the harvest will remit this barley (debt)
2. e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-ka#
 en: into the household of Enlil
3. i3-ni-kux(KWU636)-kux(KWU636)-a
 en: which he is entering;
4. a-sza3-mu u4-de3 ba-ab-[de3]
 en: That “My field by the storm was ruined!”, or
5. a-e ba-ab-de3
 en: “by flood water was ruined!”
6. lugal-ra u3 sanga nu-un-na-be2-[a]
 en: to the king or to the chief administrator he will not say,
7. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
 en: by the royal name he swore.
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ha-ia3
 en: Ur-Ḫaya,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu engar-du10
 en: son of Engar-du,
4. sagi
 en: cupbearer.

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 004909 (composite) (P457619) S004909 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P134381

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 1069
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 010009
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.1069
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q120076409

References

  • primary: TMH NF 1-2, 069

    [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: BBVO 18 (pp. 301-339), 302

    [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 15, p.317-328, p. 319

    [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
2024-07-07 at 14:18:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 14:16:47 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
2015-12-01 at 21:15:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Cripps, Eric L. CDLI Approved View
2015-11-29 at 10:14:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Cripps, Eric L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:09:50 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, 069 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134381.
TMH NF 1-2, 069 artifact entry (No. P134381). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134381 (Original work published 2001)
TMH NF 1-2, 069 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134381 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH {NF} 1-2, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134381},
}


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DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P134381
LB  - CDLI:P134381
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - TMH NF 1-2, 069 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TMH NF 1-2, 069 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134381.
TMH NF 1-2, 069 artifact entry (No. P134381). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134381 (Original work published 2001)
TMH NF 1-2, 069 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134381 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH {NF} 1-2, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134381},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P134381
LB  - CDLI:P134381
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - TMH NF 1-2, 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134381
ER  -
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