TMH 05, 054 (P020468)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 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 0804

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (silver)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

74.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Text

obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) ku3 gin2
2. nig2-x
3. ad-da-LUM
4. 2(asz@c) amar-{d}su-en
5. 2(asz@c) |DI.UD|
6. 2(asz@c) URUDU-da-si
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) amar-in
2. 2(asz@c) x-um-um
3. 2(asz@c) ur-{d}SZITA-musz-da
4. 2(asz@c) URUDU-da-si
5. 2(asz@c) du11-ga-ni
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) lugal-AL-da
2. 2(asz@c) lugal-sza3-gid2
3. 2(asz@c) lugal-uzug-sze3
4. 3(asz@c) lugal-ur-sag
5. 3(asz@c) lugal-uszum-gal
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) ha-na
2. 1(asz@c) A-UL4-gal
3. 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2
4. lugal-sza3-gid2
5. 1(asz@c) lugal-AL?-da
6. 1(asz@c) lugal-ur-sag
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-uszum-gal
2. 1(asz@c) ha-na#
3. 1(asz@c) tug2
4. lugal-|TUR.SZE3|
5. 1(asz@c) ma# urudu
6. du11-ga-ni
7. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}SZITA-musz-da
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) nun-|NI.RU.DA|
  1 line blank
column 3
  column blank
column 4
1. 1/2(asz@c) ma ku3 gin2
2. 4(asz@c) tug2
3. 5(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ku3 gin2
  rest of column missing

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (silver)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P020468

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 74.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 33.0 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 0804
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.804
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q120097727

References

  • primary: TMH 5, 054

    [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, 54

    [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.

  • history: OSP 1, p. 2

    [Westenholz1975OSP1] Westenholz, Aage. 1975. Old Sumerian and Old Akkadian Texts in Philadelphia, Chiefly from Nippur. Part 1: Literary and Lexical Texts and the Earliest Administrative Documents from Nippur. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica, Volume 1. Malibu: Undena Publications.

  • citation: BiOr 35 (pp. 155-160), 155 fn. 2

    [Krecher1978BiOr35] “Sumerische Literatur Der Fāra-Zeit: Die UD.GAL.NUN-Texte (I).” 1978. Bibliotheca Orientalis, no. 35: 155–60.

  • citation: OSP 1, p. 2

    [Westenholz1975OSP1] Westenholz, Aage. 1975. Old Sumerian and Old Akkadian Texts in Philadelphia, Chiefly from Nippur. Part 1: Literary and Lexical Texts and the Earliest Administrative Documents from Nippur. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica, Volume 1. Malibu: Undena Publications.

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
2024-08-31 at 15:59:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 13:11:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2006-10-12 at 12:14:19 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TMH 05, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020468.
TMH 05, 054 artifact entry (No. P020468). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020468 (Original work published 2001)
TMH 05, 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020468 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH 05, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020468},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020468},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“TMH 05, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020468.
TMH 05, 054 artifact entry (No. P020468). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020468 (Original work published 2001)
TMH 05, 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020468 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH 05, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020468},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020468},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020468
LB  - CDLI:P020468
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - TMH 05, 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020468
ER  -
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