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

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Chemical Data

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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

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Collections

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 74.0 high × 74.0 wide × 33.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: HS 0804
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
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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
2024-08-31 at 15:59:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 13:11:28	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
2006-10-12 at 12:14:19	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (HS.804) (HS.804)
Wikidata (Q120097727) (Q120097727)

Notes

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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: February 10, 2026).

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	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: February 10, 2026).

@misc{2024TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	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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M1  - 2026/2/10/
TI  - TMH 05, 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020468
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