AASOR 16, 031 + EN 10/3, 207 (P388510)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 2000.06.025

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (contesting liszanszu declaration)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

100.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 34.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  AASOR 16 31 + EN 10/3 207
1. _eme_-szu sza {munus}ki-sa3-a-a
2. a-na pa-ni _lu2-mesz igi-mesz_-ti an#-[nu]-ti
3. a-na {munus}tul2-pu-na-a-a ki-a-am iq-ta-bi
4. am-mi-ni a-na {disz}ma-an-nu-ia ub-bu-t,i3
5. a-na asz-szu-ti ta-na-an-da2-ni-mi
6. a-szar {disz}ma-an-nu-ia szu-la-an-ni-mi
7. u3 a-na {disz}ar-te-ia DUMU a-wi-isz-ki-pa
8. a-na asz-szu-ti i-id-na-an-ni-mi
9. u3 _eme_-szu-ma {munus}ki-sa3-a-a
10. a-na {disz}ar-te-ia _dumu_ a-wi-isz-ki-pa
11. a-na asz-szu-ti it-ta-di3-in
12. u3 i-na ba2-ab _ka2-gal-mesz_ ina {iri}te-em-te-na
13. lu szu-ti-iq u3 a-wa-as-su2
14. ir-ta-ak-su2 ki-i-me#-e# {munus}ki-sa3-a-a
15. a-na asz-szu#-ti a-na {disz}ar#-te#-ia it-ta-ad-nu
  blank
  single ruling
witnesses
16. _igi_ u-na-ap2-ta-e# [_dumu_ wa-an-ti-ia]
17. _igi_ ta-a#-a-u-ki _dumu#_ [ha-ni-ku-ia]
18. _igi_ sze#-[en-na]-a#-a# _dumu#_ te#-[esz-szu-ia]
19. _igi_ [...]
  beginning of EN 10/3 207
20. [_igi_ ki-pa-ar]-ra-ap2-he _dumu_ wa#-[an]-ti-isz#-sze
21. [_igi_ pu-hi-sze-en?]-ni _dumu_ ha-ma-an-[na]
22. [_igi_ ...]-la _dumu_ hu-ti-ia
bottom
1. [_igi_ ...]-x-ka4 _dumu_ ki-pi2-isz:szu-uh-ri
reverse
1. [_igi_ zi-li]-ia _dumu_ pa-ak-ka4
2. [_igi_ ut-hap/hap2]-ta#-e _dumu_ ma-li-ia
3. [_igi_ ...]-x _dumu_ te?-x-te-szup
4. [_igi_ ...]-ni? [...]
  end of EN 10/3 207
5. _igi#_ [...]
6. _igi_ [...] x x [...]
7. _igi_ ke2#-[li-ip-_lugal_] e-ni#-isz#-[ta-e]
8. _igi_ szu-ur-[pa-a-a] _dumu_ s,il2-li2#-a-pi2#-[he2]
9. _igi_ szer3-szi-[ia] t,up#-szar-ru3
column 1
1. _na4-kiszib#_
  seal 1
1. {disz}sze-na-a-a
2. _na4-kiszib_
  seal 2
2. t,up#-szar-ru3
3. _na4-kiszib_
  seal 3
3. {disz}ki-pa-ar-ra-ap2-<he>
column 2
1. _na4-kiszib_
  seal 4
4. {disz}u2-na-ap2-ta-e
2. _na4-kiszib_
  seal 5
5. {disz}ta-a-u2-ki
3. _na4-kiszib_
  seal 6
6. {disz}a-i-it-ta-ra
top
column 1
1. _na4-kiszib_
  seal 7
7. {disz}ut-hap-ta-e
column 2
1. _na4-kiszib_
  seal 8
8. {disz}kar3-ti-ia
left
column 1
  seal 9
9. _na4-kiszib#_ ki#-pi2-til-la
column 2
1. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}zi-li-ia
  seal 10

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (contesting liszanszu declaration)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20120121 nuzipalaceproject: join Philippe Abrahami & Brigitte Lion, SCCNH 19

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P388510

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 100.0 mm × 76.0 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 2000.06.025
Accession Number (SMN) 2103 + (SMN) 2262*.2 + (SMN) 2284.2

References

  • primary: AASOR 16, p.1-168, no. 31

    [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.

  • history: EN 10/3, 207

    [Fincke2002EN10/3] Fincke, Jeanette C. 2002. “Excavations at Nuzi 10/3, 175-300.” In General Studies and Excavations at Nuzi 10/3, edited by David I. Owen and Gernot Wilhelm, 169–304. Studies on the Civilization and Culture of Nuzi and the Hurrians, Volume 12. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

    joins AASOR 16, no. 31

  • citation: AOAT 205, /1 n°205

    [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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 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
2014-11-21 at 08:56:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-04-28 at 06:50:12 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-04-20 at 06:21:49 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-02-22 at 05:15:11 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-12-16 at 13:59:15 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-12-16 at 12:13:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-07-05 at 13:27:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-07-03 at 08:58:17 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, 031 + EN 10/3, 207 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388510.
AASOR 16, 031 + EN 10/3, 207 artifact entry (No. P388510). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388510 (Original work published 2009)
AASOR 16, 031 + EN 10/3, 207 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388510 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {AASOR 16, 031 + {EN} 10/3, 207 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388510},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388510},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AASOR 16, 031 + EN 10/3, 207 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388510.
AASOR 16, 031 + EN 10/3, 207 artifact entry (No. P388510). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388510 (Original work published 2009)
AASOR 16, 031 + EN 10/3, 207 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388510 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024AASOR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {AASOR 16, 031 + {EN} 10/3, 207 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388510},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388510},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P388510
LB  - CDLI:P388510
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - AASOR 16, 031 + EN 10/3, 207 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388510
ER  -
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