TMH NF 1-2, 355 (P134665)

Letter 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 1355

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. lugal-a2-zi-da
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 1(barig) 4(ban2) duh
4. ur-{d}nun-gal-ra
reverse
1. he2-mu-na-ab-szum2-mu
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. {d}szul-gi#-{d}utu-[szi]
2. aga3-us2-gal-gal
3. dumu ni-mu
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
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 005927 (composite) (P458637) S005927 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P134665

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number HS 1355
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 010295
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.1355
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q120080191

References

  • primary: TMH NF 1-2, 355

    [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: TCS 1, 138

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

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
2016-07-27 at 17:19:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:10:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:16 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TMH NF 1-2, 355 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134665.
TMH NF 1-2, 355 artifact entry (No. P134665). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134665 (Original work published 2001)
TMH NF 1-2, 355 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134665 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134665},
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Cite this Artifacts

“TMH NF 1-2, 355 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134665.
TMH NF 1-2, 355 artifact entry (No. P134665). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134665 (Original work published 2001)
TMH NF 1-2, 355 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134665 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134665},
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