TMH NF 1-2, 246 (P134557)

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 1246

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(bur3) GAN2
2. a-gar3 tur-tur min-a-bi
3. us2-sa-du ur-e2-an-na-ka
4. a-sza3 lu2-{d}en-ki-ka
reverse
1. ur-me-me-ke4
2. apin-la2-sze3
3. i3-dab5
4. a-sza3 a-{gesz}balag-a
5. a {gesz}ma-nu-ka
6. gu2 i7 {gesz}bugin-e-dar-ra
7. iti masz2-da3-gu7
8. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: TMH NF 1-2, 246

[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: JCS 03 (pp. 1-209), 137f.

[Kraus1951JCS3] Kraus, Fritz R. 1951. “Nippur Und Isin Nach Altbabylonischen Rechtsurkunden.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 3: 1–209.
history: WdO 8, p.185-205, p. 185ff.

[Kraus1975-1976Feldpachtverträge] Kraus, Fritz R. 1975-1976. “Feldpachtverträge Aus Der Zeit Der III. Dynastie von Ur.” Welt Des Orients 8: 185–205.

(Feldpachtvertrag)
citation: Steinkeller, Security for debt (2001), p. 60-61 no. 20

[Steinkeller2001security] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2001. “The Ur III Period.” In Security for Debt in Ancient Near Eastern Law, edited by Raymond Westbrook and Richard Jasnow, 9:47–62. Culture and History of the Ancient Near East. Leiden: Brill.
citation: 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.
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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: HS 1246
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Provenience Comments:
Steinkeller: Dusabara, Ur-meme texts
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.02.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata	Willighagen, Lars	Wikidata	Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2024-09-10 at 15:37:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-07 at 11:23:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-07 at 11:21:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:10:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:13	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (010186) (010186)
Electronic Babylonian Library (HS.1246) (HS.1246)
Wikidata (Q119966171) (Q119966171)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“TMH NF 1-2, 246 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134557.

TMH NF 1-2, 246 artifact entry (No. P134557). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134557 (Original work published 2001)

TMH NF 1-2, 246 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134557 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“TMH NF 1-2, 246 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134557.

TMH NF 1-2, 246 artifact entry (No. P134557). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134557 (Original work published 2001)

TMH NF 1-2, 246 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134557 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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