AASOR 16, 023 (P388502)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

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 (adoption with intention of marriage tuppi maruti)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

111.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 36.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  not collated
1. t,up-pi _dumu-munus-mesz_-ti <sza> {munus}szi-ta-an-ka4 _dumu-munus_ ha-bil2-_sig5_
2. u3 ra-ma-an-szu u3 a-ha-as-su2
3. {disz}ha-na-tu4 _dumu_ ha-bil2-_sig5_
4. a-na _dumu-munus_-ti a-na {munus}tul2-pu-na-a-a _dumu-munus_ ir-wi#-_lugal# si3_
5. u3 {munus}tul2-pu-na-a-a {munus}szi-ta-an-ka4
6. a-na asz-szu-ti i-na-an-din szum-ma {munus}tul2-pu-[na-a-a]
7. na-hi-isz a-na _ir3_-di3 i-na-an-din u3 szum-ma
8. na-hi-isz a-na {lu2}ta-lu-uh-li i-na-an-din
9. u3 szum-ma ap-pu-na-ma {munus}tul2-pu-na-a-a
10. na-hi-isz ha-ri-mu-ta {munus}szi-ta-an-ka4
11. li-pu-usz-ma u3 a-du2 {munus}tul2-pu-na-a-a bal-t,u4 lu-sza-ka4-al
12. szum-ma 1(u) _lu2-mesz_ mu-us-sa3 szu2 im-tu3-ut
13. u3 1(u) 1(disz) LU2 a-na asz-szu-ti i-na-an-din
14. szum-ma {munus}szi-ta-an-ka4 _ki-bal_-kat
15. u3 ina _e2_ {munus}tul2-pu-na-a-a u2-us,-s,i2
16. 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-gi_ a-na {munus}tul2-pu-na-a-a i-na-an-din
17. u3 szum-ma {munus}szi-ta-an-ka4 a-ha-as-su2 {disz}ha-na-tu4
18. ina _e2_ {munus}tul2-pu-na-a-a u2-sze-is,-s,i2 u3 ri-ik-sa3 KI-MIN<(2(disz) _ma-na ku3-gi_)>
  lines 17 and 18 were added after the tablet was finished (Speiser)
witnesses
19. _igi_ tar-mi-te-szup _dumu_ ar-te-ia
20. _igi_ tup-ki-iz-za _dumu_ ar-zi-iz-za
21. _igi_ a-kap-sze-ni _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia
22. _igi_ a-kap-sze-ni _dumu_ szi-il-wa-a
23. _igi_ ma-at-te-szup _dumu_ na-ni-ia
24. _igi_ ta-a-u2-ki _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia
25. _igi_ ki-pa-ar-ra-ap2-he _dumu_ wa-an-ti-isz-sze
26. _igi_ ha-szi-pa-pu _dumu_ a-ri-ma-at-ka4
27. _igi_ sza-ma-hul _dumu_ tu-ra-ri
28. _igi_ ma-li-ia _dumu_ na-i-sze-ri
29. _igi_ u2-na-ap-ta-e _dumu_ wa-an-ti-ia
reverse
1. _igi_ kip-ke2-mar _dumu_ a-ka4-wi-ia
2. _igi_ na-i-ke2-mar _dumu_ a-ri-ma-at-ka4
3. _igi_ szer-szi-ia t,up-szar-ru3
  seal 1
1. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}ma-at-te-szup
  seal 2
2. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}ta-a-u2-ki
  seal 3
3. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}ki-pa-ra-ap2-he
  seal 4
4. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}ha-szi-pa-pu
  seal 5
5. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}tup-ki-ia
left
  seal 6
6. _na4-kiszib_ t,up-szar-ru3
  seal 7
7. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}ma-li-ia

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 111.0 high × 71.0 wide × 36.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: AASOR 16, p.1-168, no. 23

    [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° 197

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM —
  • Accession No.: (SMN) 2016

  • Provenience: Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe) Provenience Comments:

    Palace

  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level: II
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square: N 120
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-26 at 09:21:28 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 10:02:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 08:56:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-04-28 at 06:50:10 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-04-20 at 06:21:45 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2009-07-05 at 13:27:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2009-07-03 at 08:57:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2009-06-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“AASOR 16, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388502.
AASOR 16, 023 artifact entry (No. P388502). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388502 (Original work published 2009)
AASOR 16, 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388502 (Accessed: August 30, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {AASOR 16, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388502},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388502},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AASOR 16, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388502.
AASOR 16, 023 artifact entry (No. P388502). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388502 (Original work published 2009)
AASOR 16, 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388502 (Accessed: August 30, 2025).
@misc{2024AASOR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {AASOR 16, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388502},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388502},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P388502
LB  - CDLI:P388502
M1  - 2025/8/30/
TI  - AASOR 16, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388502
ER  - 
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