TMH NF 1-2, 143 (P134454)

Administrative 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 1143

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze-ba szu-ma-ma
2. 1(barig) a2-du-u2
3. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
4. 5(ban2) {d}samanx(|SUD.NUN.SZE.SZE3|)-[x?]-ba-an-zi
5. 1(barig) 3(ban2) ur-{d}nansze
6. 1(barig) szu-{d}x-[...]
7. giri3-se3-ga gu4 apin
8. 1(barig) sze sa2-du11 {d}[x]
9. sze-ba {d}nin-a-zu-[...]
10. 4(ban2) ma-ma-szar#-[ra-at]
11. 2(ban2) nin-a-zu-[...]
12. 3(ban2) ba-za-[za?]
13. 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-ku3-[zu]
14. geme2 usz-bar-me
15. 3(ban2) igi-ni-da-ni geme2 kikken2
16. 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 lu2-sza-lim lu2 i3-du8-a
17. sza3 e2-duru5-me-esz2
18. 1(barig) 4(ban2)! 5(disz) sila3 sza3-gal szah2 niga
19. u3 szah2-NE-tur-tur 4(disz)-kam
reverse
1. giri3 ma-ma-szar-ra-at
2. 1(barig) a-ba-a-a-mu-gin7
3. 1(ban2) {d}lamma-i3-sa6
4. 2(ban2) ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da} ba-usz2-a
5. 2(ban2) ur-{d}al-la dumu NI-a ba-usz2-a
6. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-sun2
7. 1(barig) szesz-kal-la dumu lu-x
8. kiszib3 engar-du10-ta
9. 2(disz) sila3 e2-gurum2{um}-e#
10. 2(ban2) ARAD2 lugal-dur2-du10
11. sza3-gu4 lu2-bala-sa6-ga
  blank space
12. szunigin 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur#
13. sze-ba iti ezem-{d}nin-[a-zu]
14. ki# ur#-{d}szu-mah-ta#
15. [ba]-zi
16. [...] engar#-du10 [x?]
17. [mu] us2#-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P134454

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 1143
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 010083
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.1143
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q120076924

References

  • primary: TMH NF 1-2, 143

    [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.

  • collation: OrAnt 15, p.317-328, p. 320

    [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
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, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:09:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-02-24 at 11:14:27 Andersson, Jakob Transliteration Andersson, Jakob CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:11 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TMH NF 1-2, 143 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134454.
TMH NF 1-2, 143 artifact entry (No. P134454). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134454 (Original work published 2001)
TMH NF 1-2, 143 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134454 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134454},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TMH NF 1-2, 143 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134454.
TMH NF 1-2, 143 artifact entry (No. P134454). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134454 (Original work published 2001)
TMH NF 1-2, 143 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134454 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134454},
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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/11/2/
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