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TMH NF 1-2, 242 (P134553)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 1242

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz) us2
2. 1(disz) tug2 gu2-e3 ba-tab duh-hux(RI)-um 3(disz) us2
3. 1(disz) gada ib2-ba-du3-sza3-gu
4. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz) us2
5. 2(disz) tug2 ib2-ba-du3
6. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-muh2-a 3(disz) us2
7. 1(disz) tug2 bar-tug2 4(disz) us2
8. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz) us2
9. 2(disz) tug2 ib2-ba-du3 ba-tab duh-hux(RI)-um 4(disz) us2
10. 3(disz) tug2 gu2-e3 nig2-lam 4(disz) us2
11. 1(disz) tug2 ba-tab duh-hux(RI)-um 4(disz) us2
reverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 gu2-e3 ba-tab duh-hux(RI)-um 4(disz) us2
2. 1(disz) tug2 bar-tug2-bu-ra 4(disz) us2
3. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-muh2-a 4(disz) us2
4. 3(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz) us2
5. 3(disz) tug2 ug3-IL2
6. 6(disz) tug2 mug
7. ki um-mi-t,a-bat5-ta
8. 1(disz) gada a!-si-gal2
9. 1(disz) tug2-ab 4(disz) us2
10. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz) us2
11. 3(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz) us2
12. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du
13. 2(disz) tug2 ug3-IL2
14. 2(disz) tug2 a-bala 1(disz) tug2 ba-an-BAD
15. 1(disz) tug2 wa-ru-um 4(disz) us2
16. szunigin 4(u) 7(disz) tug2 hi-a

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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, 242

    [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: Hattori diss., p. 388 (seal)

    [Hattori2002diss] Hattori, Atsuko. 2002. “Texts and Impressions: A Holistic Approach to Ur III Cuneiform Tablets from the University of Pennsylvania Expeditions to Nippur.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.

  • collation: OrAnt 15, p.317-328, p. 322

    [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 1242
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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
2024-06-12 at 09:25:16 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
2019-08-04 at 13:21:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-01-08 at 12:57:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-12-30 at 11:22:13 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:10:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:13 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TMH NF 1-2, 242 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134553.
TMH NF 1-2, 242 artifact entry (No. P134553). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134553 (Original work published 2001)
TMH NF 1-2, 242 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134553 (Accessed: April 26, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH {NF} 1-2, 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134553},
}


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