HSS 10, 142 (P213407)

Administrative tablet excavated in Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1998.04.083

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: record apparently of payments made to various individuals)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig@c) isz-ma2-dingir
2. 2(barig@c) i3-li2 dub-sar
3. 2(barig@c) szu-i3-li2-su abba2 [iri{ki}]
4. [...] zu-ki-[ki]
5. [...] ad-da-[...]
6. 1(barig@c) hi-wi-[ri2-isz]
7. 1(barig@c) x-[...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...] szar#-ru-um SAL [...]
3'. [... i]-lu5-dingir
4'. [...] ba#?-ba-ni-en
5'. 1(barig@c) e3-szum
6'. 1(barig@c) i-di3-szum
7'. 1(barig@c) a-bu-lum
8'. 1(barig@c) bar-bar

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: record apparently of payments made to various individuals)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P213407
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P213407

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	45.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	badly bruised

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot	L 4
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation	P IV-V

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1998.04.083
Accession Number	(SMN) 4183

References

primary: HSS 10, 142

[Meek1935HSS10] Meek, Theophile J. 1935. Excavations at Nuzi. Volume 3: Old Akkadian, Sumerian, and Cappadocian Texts from Nuzi. Harvard Semitic Series, Volume 10. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-08-13 at 16:24:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:30	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 10, 142 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P213407.

HSS 10, 142 artifact entry (No. P213407). (2026, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213407 (Original work published 1970)

HSS 10, 142 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213407 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	month = {aug 13},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213407},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 10, 142 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P213407.

HSS 10, 142 artifact entry (No. P213407). (2026, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213407 (Original work published 1970)

HSS 10, 142 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213407 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2026HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 13},
	title = {HSS 10, 142 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213407},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213407},
}

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PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P213407
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - HSS 10, 142 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P213407
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