AASOR 16, 036 + frag. (P388515)

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 2000.06.030

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (transfert? or sell? of a slave umma declaration)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

71.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 36.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma {munus#}x-ni-ia-ma _dumu-munus_ {disz}na-ni-ia
2. {munus}wa-ni-im-pi2 _geme2_-ia
3. a-na _geme2_{ti} a-na {munus}tul2-pu-na-a-a at-ta-din
4. {disz}szuk2-ri-ia ur-ta-pa-asz
5. u3 a-na {munus}tul2-pu-na-a-a at-ta-din
6. im-ma-ti-me-e {disz}szuk2-ri-ia
7. i-na _e2_ {munus}tul2-pu-na-a-a u2-us,-s,i2
8. u3 il-te-en _lu2 sag10_-qa2
9. sza# {kur#}nu#-ul-lu-a-i ki-i-mu
10. [...] pu#-hi-szu2 pu-hi-szu2*
11. [{munus}...-ni-ia] i-na-an-din
12. [u3 {disz}szuk2-ri-ia u2-sze]-is,-s,i2
13. [...] pu#-hi-szu2
14. x x x
  single ruling
witnesses
  beginning of EN 10/2 104 (= SMN 1714) cf. Fincke SCCNH 9: 227 and 294
15. [_igi_ wa-at]-wa _dumu du10-ga lugal_ x
16. [_igi_ {disz}ke2-lip]-_lugal dumu_ e-ni-isz-ta-e
17. [_igi ... dumu_] ha#-ni-ku-ia
18. [_igi_ a-i-it-ta-ra] _dumu_ szu-hu-zi-ri-ru
  may be also Hilpiszuh
19. [_igi_ ...] _dumu#_ a-tal-sze-[en-ni]
  rest of obverse missing
reverse
  beginning of reverse missing
1'. [...]-a _dumu_ na#?-[...]
2'. [_igi_ sze-er-szi]-ia# t,up-szar-ru3
  end of EN 10/2 104
  seal 1
1. [_na4-kiszib_ {munus}(...)]-ni-ia _dumu-munus_ {disz}na-ni-ia#
  seal 2
2. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}ke2-lip-_lugal_
  seal 3
3. _na4-kiszib_ t,up-szar-ru3
  seal 4
top
1. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}sze-na-a-a
  seal 5
5. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}kip-ke2-mar
left
  seal 6
1. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}te-szup-ir-wi

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (transfert? or sell? of a slave umma declaration)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20120121 nuzipalaceproject: join Jeanette Fincke, SCCNH 9, 227

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P388515

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 71.0 mm × 74.0 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 2000.06.030
Accession Number (SMN) 1714 + (SMN) 2063

References

  • primary: AASOR 16, p.1-168, no. 36

    [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.

    + frag.

  • history: EN 10/2, 104

    [Fincke1998EN10/2] Fincke, Jeanette C. 1998. “Excavations at Nuzi 10/2, 66-174.” In General Studies and Excavations at Nuzi 10/2, edited by David I. Owen and Gernot Wilhelm, 219–373. Studies on the Civilization and Culture of Nuzi and the Hurrians, Volume 9. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • citation: AOAT 205, /1 n°210

    [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 10:50:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-21 at 08:56:22 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
2011-02-22 at 05:15:12 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-07-05 at 13:27:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-07-03 at 08:58:25 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, 036 + Frag. Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388515.
AASOR 16, 036 + frag. artifact entry (No. P388515). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388515 (Original work published 2009)
AASOR 16, 036 + frag. artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388515 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {AASOR 16, 036 + frag. artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388515},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388515},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AASOR 16, 036 + Frag. Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388515.
AASOR 16, 036 + frag. artifact entry (No. P388515). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388515 (Original work published 2009)
AASOR 16, 036 + frag. artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388515 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2024AASOR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {AASOR 16, 036 + frag. artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388515},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388515},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P388515
LB  - CDLI:P388515
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - AASOR 16, 036 + frag. artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388515
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