AASOR 16, 033 (P388512)

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 —

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (trial)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

110.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 36.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {munus}tu3#-ul-pu-un-na-a-a
2. [_dumu_]-munus# sze-el-tu4-un-na-a-a
3. it#-ti# {munus}ha-szi-im-ma-at-ka4
4. u3 it-ti {munus}ki-sa-a-a
5. ina di-ni a-na pa-ni _di-ku5-mesz_
6. i-te-lu-u2-ma u3 _lu2-mesz_ szi-bu-ti-szu
7. sza {disz}{munus}tu3-ul-pu-un-na-a-a
8. a-na pa-ni _di-ku5-mesz_ ki-na-an-na iq-ta-bi
9. u3 {munus}ha-szi-im-ma-at-ka3
10. u3 _dumu munus_-su2 sza {munus}ki-sa-a-a
11. u3 _eme_-szu {munus}ki-sa-a-a
12. a-na _dumu-munus_-tu4-ti u3 kal-lu-ti
13. a-na {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a it-ta-ad-na-asz-szu
14. u3 {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a {disz}{munus}ki-sa-a-a
15. a-na asz-szu-ti i-na ha-asz-hi i-na-an-din
16. u3 {munus}tu3-ul-pu-na-a-a
17. ha-asz-hu-usz-szu a-na asz-szu-ti i-na-din-nu
18. 1(disz) _dam_-sa3 _ba-ug7-mesz_ a-na sza-ni _lu2 si3_
19. sza-nu _lu2# ba-ug7-mesz_ a-na sza-asz-szi _lu2-si3_
20. sza-asz-szi _lu2 ba-ug7-mesz_ a-na
bottom
1. re-bi _lu2 si3_-nu i-na _e2_-it
2. sza {munus}tu3-ul-pu-na-a-a
reverse
1. la u2-s,i2-ib
2. {disz#}ta-a-a-u2-ki _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia
3. {disz#}wu-ur-te-ia _dumu_ ha-nu-ka4-a-a
4. {disz}ut-hap2-ta-e _dumu_ tup-ki-ia
5. {disz}sze-na-a-a _dumu_ te-esz-sza-ia
6. {disz}ha-na-a-a _dumu_ e-ni-isz-ta-e
7. {disz}tup-ki-ia _dumu_ ri-mu-_lugal_
8. 6(disz) _lu2-mesz_ szi-bu-ti-szu a-na pa-ni
9. _di-ku5-mesz_ im-ta-a-nu
10. u3 _di-ku5-mesz lu2-mesz_ ma-za-tu3-uh-le
11. u3 {disz}ha-szu-ar it-ti szi-bu-ti-szu
12. a-szar _dingir-mesz_ isz-tap-ru usz-tu4
13. _dingir-mesz_ {munus}ha-szi-ma-at-ka4
14. u3 {munus}ki-sa-a-a i-tu3-ra
15. ina di-ni {munus}tul2-pu-na-a-a il-te-e
16. u3 {munus}ki-sa-a-a il-te-qe3
17. _szu {d}utu-dingir-dul3_
column 1
  seal 1
1. _na4_ {disz}ni-ki-ia
column 2
  seal 2
2. _na4_ {disz}he2-er-szi-ia
top
  seal 3
  inscribed seal
3. _na4_ {disz}szur-kip-_lugal_
left
column 1
4. [_na4_ {disz}]a#-kap-sze-ni
  seal 4
column 2
5. _na4_ {disz}ki-li-ia
  seal 5

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (trial)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P388512

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 110.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 36.0 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 —
Accession Number (SMN) 2019

References

  • primary: AASOR 16, p.1-168, no. 33

    [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: WAW 43 (pp. 297-366), 114

    [Lion2023WAW43] Lion, Brigitte. 2023. “The Judicial Archives of the Kingdom of Arraphe.” In Judicial Decisions in the Ancient Near East, edited by Sophie Démare-Lafont and Daniel E. Fleming, 297–366. Writings from the Ancient World 43.

  • citation: AOAT 205, /1 n°207

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-10 at 18:19:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2011-04-20 at 06:21:50 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-03-30 at 10:29:55 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-01-19 at 08:13:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Abrahami, Philippe CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-12-16 at 13:59:17 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, 033 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P388512.
AASOR 16, 033 artifact entry (No. P388512). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388512 (Original work published 2009)
AASOR 16, 033 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388512 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {AASOR 16, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388512},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388512},
}


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DA  - 2026/9/10/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P388512
LB  - CDLI:P388512
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - AASOR 16, 033 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388512
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AASOR 16, 033 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P388512.
AASOR 16, 033 artifact entry (No. P388512). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388512 (Original work published 2009)
AASOR 16, 033 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388512 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2026AASOR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {AASOR 16, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388512},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388512},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/10/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P388512
LB  - CDLI:P388512
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - AASOR 16, 033 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388512
ER  -
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