TMH 08, 10 (P229758)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 0247

Period

-

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical, Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (Obv: Grammatical list; Rev: Metrological table or list Oelsner's list. Obv.: '2-spr. Paradigmen (OBGT)'.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  (possible tablet cancellation strokes on surface)
1. [a-na] bi2#-du11 = %a mi-nam i#-[qa-bi]
 en: what is he saying?
2. a#-na# bi2-in-du11 = %a mi-nam iq-bi#?
 en: what did he say?
3. a-na bi2-in-hul = %a mi-nam u2-qa2-le-el
 en: what did he despise?
4. a-na bi2-hul = %a mi-nam u2-le-mi-in
 en: what did he treat badly?
5. a-na bi2-in-sa6 = %a mi-nam u2-da-ma-aq
 en: what is he improving?
6. a-na bi2-sa6 = %a mi#-nam# u2#-da#-mi-iq
 en: what did he improve?
7. a-nir = %a ta#-ni-hu-um
 en: lament
8. %e a-sze-er = %a ta#-ni-hu-um#
 en: lament
9. a-da-nu = %a a-da-nu-um
 en: established time
10. dim3 mar-ru10 = %a a-da-nu-um
 en: ...
11. a-ge6 = %a a-gu-um#
 en: wave
12. a il2-la# bi2#-ib2#-tur#?-re-a = %a me#-e# a#-na# mu#-li u2-sze#-li
 en: I raised the water to a high place
13. a-ne-da nu = %a ba-lu-szu
 en: without him
14. |A.LAGABxKUL.SZU2| = %a u2#-sze-szum
 en: bird nest?
15. |A.LAGABxKUL.SZU2| gaz# = %a u2#-sze-esz-tum
 en: ...
16. |A.LAGABxKUL| i#-ri-a = %a u2#-sze-szu#-um e-szum
  Sum. possibly read: A.LAGABxKUL.<SZU2>?; x possibly I (ie, i-ri-a, as below) or TUR
  Akk. uncertain; some designation of new growth?
17. i-ri-a sze-esztub = %a u2#-sze-sze-et ar-su-up#-[pi2-im]
 en: bird nest of carp barley
  Sum. uncertain
18. i#-ri#-a sze-musz5 = %a u2-sze-sze-et szi-gu-szi#-[im]
 en: bird nest of szegusz barley
19. [i-ri]-a# x-x = %a u2#-sze#-sze#-et# mu#-[un-di]
 en: bird nest of groats
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. n [...]
2'. n [...]
3'. n [...]
4'. n [...]
5'. n [...]
6'. n x [...]
7'. n x [...]
8'. n x [...]
9'. n x [...]
10'. n x [...]
11'. n x [...]
12'. n x [...]
13'. [...]
14'. [...]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 5(disz) [ma-na]
2'. 6(disz) ma#-na#
3'. 7(disz) ma-na
4'. 8(disz) ma-na
5'. 9(disz) ma-na
6'. 1(u) ma-na
7'. 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na
8'. 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na
9'. 1(u) 3(disz) ma-na
10'. 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na
11'. 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na
12'. 1(u) 6(disz) ma-na
13'. 1(u) 7(disz) ma-na
14'. 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na
15'. 1(u) 9(disz) ma-na
16'. 2(u) ma-na
17'. 3(u) ma-na
18'. 4(u) ma-na
18'. 5(u) [ma-na]
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 1(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na
2'. 1(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na
3'. 2(asz) gu2
4'. 3(asz) gu2
5'. 4(asz) gu2
6'. 5(asz) gu2
7'. 7(asz) gu2
8'. 9(asz) gu2
9'. 1(u) gu2
10'. 1(u) 1(asz) x gu2
11'. 1(u) 2(asz) x gu2
12'. 1(u)# 9(asz)? gu2
13'. 2(u)# gu2

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical, Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (Obv: Grammatical list; Rev: Metrological table or list Oelsner's list. Obv.: '2-spr. Paradigmen (OBGT)'.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P229758

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number HS 0247
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229758
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229758
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.247
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q120000994

References

  • primary: TMH 8, 10

    [Proust2008TMH8] Proust, Christine. 2008. Tablettes Mathématiques de La Collection Hilprecht. Texte Und Materialien Der Frau Professor Hilprecht Collection 8.

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
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-11-19 at 09:51:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-09-11 at 13:46:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 08, 10 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229758.
TMH 08, 10 artifact entry (No. P229758). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229758 (Original work published 2003)
TMH 08, 10 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229758 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH 08, 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229758},
}


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DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - TMH 08, 10 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TMH 08, 10 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229758.
TMH 08, 10 artifact entry (No. P229758). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229758 (Original work published 2003)
TMH 08, 10 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229758 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
@misc{2024TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH 08, 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229758},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P229758
LB  - CDLI:P229758
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - TMH 08, 10 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229758
ER  -
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