AASOR 16, 024 (P388503)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 2000.06.018

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 (son antichretic loan tuppi titennuti)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

105.0 mm × 79.0 mm × 34.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. t,up-pi2 ti-te-nu! {disz}ha-bil-da2-an#-qa2#
2. _dumu_-szu {disz}ha-na-tu4 a-na {munus}tu-ul-pu-na-a-a
3. _dumu-munus_ sze-el-tu4-na-a-a a-na ti-te-nu-ti
4. _si3_ u3 {munus}tu-ul-pu-na-a-a
5. _dumu-munus_ sze-el-tu4-na-a-a 1(disz) _ir3_
6. a-na ha-bi-il-da2-an-qu3 _si3_ 1(u) _mu-mesz_ u2-ka4-lu4-usz!(DU)
7. un-du _ARAD2_ a-na {disz}{munus}tu-ul-pu-na-a-a
8. ut-te-er-ru u3 _dumu_-szu {disz}ha-na-tu4 i-le-eq-qe3
9. _igi_ i-a-an-zi-ma-asz-hu _dumu_ a-it-ta-ra
10. _igi_ pu-hi-sze-en-ni _dumu_ ha-ma-an-na
11. _igi_ a-ri-ka4-ma-ri _dumu_ a-kap-sze
12. _igi_ ke2-wi-ta-e _dumu_ mu-usz-te-szup
13. _igi_ tar-mi-ia _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia
14. _igi_ hu-ti-ia _dumu_ te-szu!(SU)-up-ir-wi
15. _igi_ pa-ip-pu _dumu_ ha-szi-i-a
16. _igi_ sze-na-a-a _dumu_ te-su-<x>-ia
17. _igi_ ha-szi-ip-til-la _dumu_ ar-te-ia
18. _igi_ ut-hap2-sze _dumu_ a-ka4-wa-til
19. _igi_ a-ri-ka4-ma-ri _dumu_ na-i-ke2-mar
20. _igi_ a-kap-sze-en-ni _dumu_ szi-il-wa-a-a
21. _igi_ szuk2-ri-ia _dumu_ a-ri-ip-u2-ra-asz-sze#
22. _igi_ pu-hi-ia _dumu_ sze-el-wi-ia
23. _igi_ a-kap-sze-en-ni _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia
24. _igi_ ta-a-a-u2-ki _dumu ki-min_
25. _igi_ {d}_ak_-na-s,ir _dub-sar_
reverse
  seal 1
1. _na4-kiszib_ ha-bil-da2-an-qa2
  seal 2
2. _na4-kiszib_ ta-a-a-u2-ki szi-[bi]
  seal 3
3. _na4-kiszib_ a-kap-sze-en-[ni] szi#-bi
  seal 4
4. _na4-kiszib_ sze-na-a-a szi-[bi]
  seal 5
5. _na4-kiszib_ hu-ti-ia szi-bi
  seal 6
6. _na4-kiszib_ a-ri-ka4-ma-ri szi-bi
left
1. 1(u) _lu2-mesz_ sza ha-bil-da2-an#-[qa2] _tab_
  seal 7
7. [_na4-kiszib_] _dub-sar_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (son antichretic loan tuppi titennuti)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P388503

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 105.0 mm × 79.0 mm × 34.0 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 2000.06.018
Accession Number (SMN) 2038

References

  • primary: AASOR 16, p.1-168, no. 24

    [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° 198

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-26 at 09:21:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-05-17 at 15:36:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-21 at 10:02:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-04-20 at 06:21:47 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-02-22 at 05:15:09 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-12-16 at 13:59:14 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-12-16 at 11:16:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-07-05 at 13:27:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-07-03 at 08:57:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AASOR 16, 024 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388503.
AASOR 16, 024 artifact entry (No. P388503). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388503 (Original work published 2009)
AASOR 16, 024 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388503 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {AASOR 16, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388503},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AASOR 16, 024 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388503.
AASOR 16, 024 artifact entry (No. P388503). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388503 (Original work published 2009)
AASOR 16, 024 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388503 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2024AASOR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {AASOR 16, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388503},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P388503
LB  - CDLI:P388503
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - AASOR 16, 024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388503
ER  -
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