TMH 05, 039 (P020453)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 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 0789

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (---)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

114.0 mm × 105.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]-gesz
3'. [...] gesz?-nin
4'. [...]-igi-ma-sze3
5'. [...]-zi
6'. [...] a?-lal3
7'. [...]-apin-ne2
8'. [...] {d}en-lil2-da
9'. [...] nin-[...]-sze3
10'. [...] sag-[...]
11'. [...] ur?-nin
12'. [...] nig2-na-ga
13'. [...] x-nagar
14'. [...]-ma
15'. [...] nin#-masz-e
16'. [...] lugal#-engar-du10
17'. [...] nin-x-me
18'. [dumu] nu-siki-me
19'. [...] nin#-inim-gi-na
20'. [...]-gu
21'. [...]-sa6-ga
22'. [...]-ku3
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. PAP {d}nin-lil2-ama
3'. 1(disz) na-mu-szi-bar
4'. PAP nin-geme2-da
5'. PAP nam-tar-re2
6'. 1(disz) KA-ku3
7'. PAP nin-x
8'. PAP a-[li2]-li2#
9'. PAP a-ba-mu-da-zu
10'. 1(disz) nin-nig2-zu
11'. 1(disz) ur-nim
12'. 1(disz) lugal-an-na-tum2
13'. 1(disz) nin-masz-e
14'. dumu nam-gi-zi
15'. 1(disz) ur-{d}|NINDA2xGAR3|
16'. PAP nin-kar-re2
17'. PAP ama-tir
18'. PAP ku3-ba-du10
19'. PAP geme2-{d}asznan
20'. kur-gal
21'. geme2 zah3-me
  blank space
22'. 1(barig@c) nig2-na-ga
23'. 1(barig@c) nin-dalla
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] nin#-e2-[...]
2'. 2(ban2@c) ur-gu
3'. 1(barig@c) igi-e2
4'. 1(barig@c) masz-da5
5'. 1(barig@c) nin-he2-gal2
6'. 2(ban2@c) ur-tag4-ma#
7'. 2(ban2@c) nin-ad-da-na
8'. 1(barig@c) nin-ab-gu
9'. 2(ban2@c) nin-ki-gal-la
10'. 1(barig@c) GAN-ezem
11'. 1(barig@c) KA-ku3
12'. 2(ban2@c) e2-pa-e3
13'. 1(barig@c) nin-a-zu
14'. dumu lugal-nam2-mah#
15'. 1(barig@c) nin-nam2-mah
16'. 2(ban2@c) nam-uszur
17'. 1(barig@c) nin-e2-gal-e
18'. 2(ban2@c) sza3-ga-ni
19'. 2(ban2@c) KA-ku3
20'. 1(barig@c) nin-kux(KWU636)
21'. 2(ban2@c) nin-ur2-ni
22'. 2(ban2@c) {d}en-lil2-[...]
23'. dumu nin-e2-[...]
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. 2(ban2@c) [...]
2'. 1(barig@c) x [...]
3'. 1(barig@c) nin# [...]
4'. 1(barig@c) x [...]
5'. 1(barig@c) x [...]
6'. [...]
7'. 1(barig@c) nin# [...]
8'. 1(barig@c) nin# [...]
9'. 1(barig@c) [...]
10'. 1(barig@c) nin-hi-li#
  blank space
11'. szunigin 4(u@c) 8(asz@c) usz#-bar 1(barig@c)-[ta]
12'. [1(asz@c)] usz#-bar 3(ban2@c)-[ta]
13'. 2(asz@c) um-ma 3(ban2@c)-[ta]
14'. 8(asz@c) dumu nu-siki 3(ban2@c)-[ta]
15'. 4(u@c) amar-gaba 2(ban2@c)-[ta]
16'. sze-bi 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 5(ban2@c) lid2-ga
17'. ugula lu2-ganun
18'. 1(barig@c) ama-tir
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. 1(barig@c) [...]
2. 2(barig@c)? nin-[...]
3. PAP geme2-[...]
4. e2-husz#-[ki]
5. [...]
6. 1(barig@c) nin-[...]
7. [...] x [...]
8. [...] lugal-a-[...]
9. [...] ur-tur#
10. [...]
11. [...]
12. 1(barig@c) [...]
13. 1(barig@c) [...]
14. 2(ban2@c) [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. lu-lil-la nagar
2. ur-li
3. ur-ki
4. nin-du11-ga-ni
5. ur-{d}nu-{mu4}musz-da
6. sipa-me
7. geme2-{d}en-lil2
8. gi-ni-dab5
9. nin-nu-banda3
10. e2-szu
11. nin-me-du10-ga
12. lugal-me-du10-ga
13. a-ga-de3{ki}-a
14. mu-sze
15. {sa}sag7-a-ne-ni-ka
16. ama-e2
17. a-ba-{d}en-lil2
  blank space
18. szunigin [...]
  rest broken
column 3
  blank space
1. gu2#-an-sze3-bi
2. [...] 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze lid2-ga
3. ganun# mah-a
4. al#-ba
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (---)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P020453

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 114.0 mm × 105.0 mm × 31.0 mm
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 0789
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.789
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q119959503

References

  • primary: TMH 5, 039

    [Pohl1935TMH5] Pohl, Alfred. 1935. Vorsargonische Und Sargonische Wirtschaftstexte : Autographiert Und Mit Inventarverzeichnis Und Namenlisten Versehen. Hilprecht-Sammlung Jena. Texte Und Materialien, no. 5. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: ECTJ, 39

    [Westenholz1975ECTJ] Westenholz, Aage. 1975. Early Cuneiform Texts in Jena. Pre-Sargonic and Sargonic Documents from Nippur and Fara in the Hilprecht-Sammlung. Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. Historisk-Filosofiske Skrifter 7, 3. København: Munksgaard.

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
2021-03-12 at 07:21:36 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:19 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2004-09-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Krebernik, Manfred CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TMH 05, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020453.
TMH 05, 039 artifact entry (No. P020453). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020453 (Original work published 2004)
TMH 05, 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020453 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020453},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“TMH 05, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020453.
TMH 05, 039 artifact entry (No. P020453). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020453 (Original work published 2004)
TMH 05, 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020453 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH 05, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020453},
}


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