TMH NF 1-2, 247a (P134558)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 1247a & HS 1247b

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 {d}szul-pa-e3
2. szuku lu2-{d}utu
3. ur-me-me i3-dab5
4. szu-igi-du-bi-sze3
5. 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze lu2-{d}utu-ke4
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. iti ezem-an-na
3. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3 mu us2-sa-a-ba
4. uru4-de3
5. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
6. igi LAGAB-a
7. igi du10-ur2-sze3
left
1. mu lu2-{d}utu-sze3
2. kiszib3 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ga ib2-ra
envelope
obverse
1. 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 {d}szul-pa-e3
2. szuku lu2-{d}utu#
3. ur-me-me i3#-[dab5]
  blank space
  seal impression
4. szu-igi-du-bi-[sze3]
5. 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze lu2-{d}utu# szu ba#-[ti]
6. iti ezem-an-na
reverse
1. mu [us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e] bad3# [mar-tu mu-du3] mu [us2-sa-a-ba]
2. uru4-de3#
  blank space
  seal impression
3. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
4. igi LAGAB-a-sze3
5. igi du10-ur2-sze3
6. mu lu2-{d}utu-sze3
7. kiszib3 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ga ib2-ra
seal 1
1. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka#?
2. dumu lu2-uru11#{ki#}
3. aga3#-us2# ensi2#

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • primary: TMH NF 1-2, 247a

    [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 no. 18

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: HS 1247a & HS 1247b
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Provenience Comments:

    Steinkeller: Dusabara, Ur-meme texts

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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.11.00 (us2-us2 year) (Reichskalender)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-10 at 15:37:26 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 11:23:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 11:21:47 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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:37:11 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-12-09 at 08:10:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:10:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-03 at 20:49:05 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005626 (composite) (P458336) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P134558 leadP134558 lead

Cite this Artifact
“TMH NF 1-2, 247a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134558.
TMH NF 1-2, 247a artifact entry (No. P134558). (2024, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134558 (Original work published 2001)
TMH NF 1-2, 247a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134558 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {TMH {NF} 1-2, 247a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134558},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134558},
}


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