AASOR 16, 021 (P388500)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 2000.06.016

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (real estate adoption tuppi maruti)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

127.0 mm × 91.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. t,up-pi2# ma#-ru-ti sza {disz}hu-i-pa2-pu _dumu_ szu-ra-ak-ka4
2. u3 {munus#}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a _dumu-munus_ sze-el-tu3-un-na-a-a
3. a-na ma-ru-ti i-pu-usz
4. ma-la ku#-ma-ni u3 mi-szi-il ha-ra-ar-ni _{gesz}kiri6-mesz_ i-na {iri}zi-iz-za i-na e-le-en [{gesz}_kiri6_]
5. gi-gi-ru-uh-hi i-na il-ta-an _{gesz}kiri6_ sza {disz}a-hu-ia
6. {disz}hu-i-pa2-a-pu ki-i-ma _ha-la_-szu2
7. a-na {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a id-di3-na-asz-szu
8. u3 {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a 1(disz) _gu4-nita_ ru-bu-u2
9. ki-i#-ma _nig2-ba_-szu2 a-na {disz}hu-i-pa2-pu i-din
10. [szum-ma] {gesz#}_kiri6_ pi2-ir-ka4 i-ra-asz-szi
11. u3# {gesz#}_kiri6_ an-nu-um-ma {disz}hu-i-pa2-a-pu
12. u2#-za-ak#-ka4 a-na {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a i-na-an-din
13. [szum]-ma# {disz}hu-i-pa2-a-pu _ki-bal_-tu i-na _eger_-ki
14. [{gesz}]_kiri6#_ i-sza-as-si2 u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ an-nu-u2
15. {munus}tul2#-pu#-un-na-a-a ki-i-me-e u2-ka4-al-ma u2-ka4-al
16. u3 {disz}hu-i-pa2-a-pu _{gesz}kiri6_ 5(disz)-szu u2-ma-al-la
17. a-na {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a i-na {iri}zi-iz-za-ma i-na-an-din
18. am#-ma#-tu3# sza _urudu_ sza a-bu-ul-li sza _iri dingir_
19. u3 mi#-in#-da2#-as-su2 sza am-ma-ti sza _urudu_ il-te-qu2-u2
20. u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ u2#-ma-di#-du#-u2
blank space
1 line ruling
witnesses
21. _igi_ a-ki#-in-na#-ma-ri _dumu_ [a]-ri-ia
22. _igi_ [el]-hi#-ip-til-la _dumu_ ma-at-te-szup
23. _igi_ [a]-kap#-sze-en-ni _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia
24. _igi#_ sze-en-na-a-a _dumu_ a-kap-sze
bottom
25. _igi#_ ma-at-te-szup _dumu_ hi-il-pi2-isz-szu-uh
26. _igi_ ak-ku-te-ia _dumu_ te-esz-szu-ia
27. _igi_ it-hi-[til]-la _dumu_ szuk2-ra-a-pu
28. _igi_ a-hu-um#-[mi-sza _dumu_] pi2-il-la-ra#
reverse
1. _igi_ sza-ar-[te-ia _dumu_ pu]-hi-sze-en-ni
2. _igi_ ki-pe3-[er]-ha#!(RU) _dumu_ a-ka4-a-a x x
3. _igi_ ku-ur#-[wa]-tal# _dumu_ u2-usz-sze
4. _igi_ {d}_suen_ i-[qi2-sza] _dub-sar_
seal 1
1. _na4_ {disz}a-kap-sze-en-ni
seal 2
2. _na4_ {disz}a-ki-in#-[na]-ma-<ri>
seal 3
3. _na4_ {disz}ak-ku-[te]-ia
seal 4
4. _na4_ {disz}el-hi-ip-til-la
seal 5
5. [_na4_ {disz}sza-ar]-te-ia
seal 6
6. [_na4_ {disz}sze]-en#-na-a-a
seal 7
7. _na4_ {disz}it-hi-til-la
seal 8
8. _na4_ {disz}ma-at-te-szup
seal 9
9. _na4_ {disz}ki-pe3-er-ha
seal 10
10. _na4_ {disz}ku-ur-wa-tal
left
seal 11
11. _na4_ {disz}{d}_suen_-i-qi2-[sza]
seal 12
12. _na4_ {disz}a-hu#-um-[mi]-sza#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (real estate adoption tuppi maruti)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) 14th century
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P388500
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P388500

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	127.0 mm × 91.0 mm × 40.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe) Palace
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot	N 120
Stratigraphic Level	II
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 2000.06.016
Accession Number	(SMN) 2206

References

primary: AASOR 16, p.1-168, no. 21

[Pfeiffer1935-1936Nuzi] Pfeiffer, Robert H., and Ephraim A. Speiser. 1935-1936. “One Hundred New Selected Nuzi Texts.” Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research 16.
citation: AOAT 205, /1 n°195

[Mayer1978AOAT205] Mayer, Walter. 1978. Nuzi-Studien. Vol. 205. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-26 at 09:21:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2014-11-21 at 10:14:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-11-21 at 10:02:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-04-20 at 06:21:44	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-02-22 at 05:15:08	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-12-16 at 13:59:14	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-12-16 at 10:55:37	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-07-05 at 13:27:35	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-07-03 at 08:57:44	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-06-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AASOR 16, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388500.

AASOR 16, 021 artifact entry (No. P388500). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388500 (Original work published 2009)

AASOR 16, 021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388500 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388500},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AASOR 16, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388500.

AASOR 16, 021 artifact entry (No. P388500). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388500 (Original work published 2009)

AASOR 16, 021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388500 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {AASOR 16, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388500},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388500},
}

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M1  - 2026/11/6/
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