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TMH 05, 078 (P020492)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), 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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Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 0828

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (house purchase.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

92.0 mm × 93.0 mm × 24.0 mm

obverse
column 1
1. [n] 5(asz@c)#? ku3-luh-ha gin2
2. sa10 e2
3. 1(asz@c) gin2 1(u@c) e2-bi sar
4. 6(asz@c) ku3-luh-ha gin2
5. nig2-diri
6. e2 du3
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) sze lid2-ga
2. nig2-ba
3. 1(asz@c) tug2 nig2-lam2
4. 2(asz@c) siki ma-na
5. tug2
6. 1(asz@c) me-a-gal2 tug2
7. 3(ban2@c) sze ninda
8. 1(gesz2@c) gug2
9. 5(asz@c) kur2 tu7(|HIxASZ@c|)
column 3
1. 5(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|#
2. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3#
3. ur-{d}e-lum
4. inim-{d}sud3-da-zi
5. e2-pa-be6
6. lu2 sa10 gu7
7. 1(asz@c) e2-szuku-mu
8. 1(asz@c) ur-e2-{d}nun-gal
column 4
  3 lines broken
1. 1(asz@c) e2-pa-be6
2. lu2 ki-inim
3. 1(asz@c) urudu ma-na
4. 3(ban2@c) sze ninda
5. 1(gesz2@c) gug2
6. 5(asz@c) kur2 tu7
column 5
  3 lines broken
1. um#?-[mi-a]
2. lu2 e2 esz2 gar
3. 1(ban2@c) sze
4. 1(u@c) gug2
5. 1(asz@c) kur2 tu7
6. 1(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
7. me-zu-an-da
8. nimgir sila
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. SAL [...]
3. nin-ga#-il2
4. lu2 e2 sa10
5. bala
6. ur-sukkal-{d}saman3
7. |KI.LAM|-mah

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 92.0 high × 93.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: TMH 5, 078

    [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: SRU, 28

    [Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • history: OIP 104, 110

    [Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.

  • history: Prosopografia Fara, XIV

    [Pomponio1987Fara] Pomponio, Francesco. 1987. La Prosopografia Dei Testi Presargonici Di Fara. Studi Semitici ; Nuova Ser., 3. Roma : Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza.”

  • history: ECTJ, 78

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: HS 0828
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars approved View
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 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
2021-07-19 at 09:29:19 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2014-03-13 at 17:23:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-07-14 at 09:07:25 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2010-07-04 at 14:28:08 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:20 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TMH 05, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020492.
TMH 05, 078 artifact entry (No. P020492). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020492 (Original work published 2001)
TMH 05, 078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020492 (Accessed: April 26, 2025).
@misc{2024TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH 05, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020492},
}


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