AASOR 16, 029 (P388508)

Legal 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 2000.06.023

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (personal antichretic transaction liszanszu declaration)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

106.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. li-sza-an-szu sza {disz}szuk2-te-szup _{lu2}usz-bar_
2. ina pa-ni a-na _lu2-mesz igi-mesz_
3. iq-ta-bi a-na {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a
4. ti-te-en-na-ak
5. u3 ma-hi-is, pu-ti-ia ia-nu
6. u3 ra-ma-ni-ma ra-ma-ni
7. i-na sze-er-sze-er-re-ti#
8. i-id-da2-an-ni
9. u3 um-ma {disz}szuk2-te#-szup#-ma#
10. szum-ma asz#-szum# sze-er-[sze-er]-re#-ti
11. _ki-bal#_-[kat i-na] _egir#_ {munus}tul2#-[pu-un]-na#-a#-a#
12. a-sa3-[as-si2 ...] x x [...]
may be restored 1(disz)# _ma#-[na ku3-gi_]
13. 1(disz) _ma-na# ku3#-babbar#_ a#-na# {munus}tul2-pu-[un-na-a-a]
14. u2-ma-al-la
15. _igi_ tar-mi-te-szup _dumu#_ ar#-te#-ia
16. _igi_ eh-li-te sza {iri#}sza-am-sza-[...]
17. _igi_ ma-at-te-szup _dumu_ ha-ni-ka4-tu3#
18. _igi_ wu-ur-te-ia _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia
19. _igi_ na-i-ke2-mar _dumu_ a-ri-ma-at-ka4
20. _igi_ ta-u3-ki _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia
21. _igi_ ih-hi-ia _dumu ki-min_
22. _igi_ u2-nap-ta-e _dumu_ wa-an-ti-ia
23. _igi_ wa-an-ti-ia _{lu2}dam-gar3_
bottom
1. sza {iri}u2-lam-me
2. _igi_ sze-he2-el-te-szup _dumu_ hu-ti4-ia
3. _igi_ na-i-te-szup _dumu_ ar-te-ia
4. _igi_ a-ka4-a-a _dumu_ ar-pi2-he2
reverse
1. _igi_ te-hi-ip-_lugal dumu_ ti-sze-hi
2. _igi_ szum-mi-sze-en-ni _dumu_ hu-ti3-pu-kur3
3. _igi_ ur-hi-ia t,up-szar-ru3
4. _igi_ a-kap-sze-ni _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia
5. _igi_ ut-hap2-sze _dumu_ a-ka4-wa-til
seal 1
1. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}sze-he2-el-te-szup _dumu_ hu-ti3-ia
seal 2
2. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}ma-at-te-szup#
inscribed seal
seal 3
3. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}wa-an-ti-ia _{lu2}dam-gar3_
seal 4
top
4. _na4-kiszib#_ {disz}na-i-te-szup
5. [_dumu_] ar#-te-ia
left
column 1
seal 5
5. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}te-hi-ip-_lugal_
inscribed seal
column 2
1. _igi_ ri-mu-_lugal_
2. _dumu_ is-sa3-ta-bi
seal 6
6. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}wu-ur-te-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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (personal antichretic transaction liszanszu declaration)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P388508
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P388508

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	106.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 30.0 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 2000.06.023
Accession Number	(SMN) 2118

References

primary: AASOR 16, p.1-168, no. 29

[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° 203

[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
2017-10-27 at 09:14:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-11-21 at 10:02:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-11-21 at 08:56:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-04-20 at 06:21:49	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-02-22 at 05:15:11	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-12-16 at 13:59:15	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-12-16 at 12:01:28	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-07-05 at 13:27:38	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-07-03 at 08:58:10	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, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388508.

AASOR 16, 029 artifact entry (No. P388508). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388508 (Original work published 2009)

AASOR 16, 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388508 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {AASOR 16, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388508},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/26/
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TI  - AASOR 16, 029 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“AASOR 16, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388508.

AASOR 16, 029 artifact entry (No. P388508). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388508 (Original work published 2009)

AASOR 16, 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388508 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2024AASOR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {AASOR 16, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388508},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P388508
LB  - CDLI:P388508
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - AASOR 16, 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388508
ER  -