AASOR 16, 037 (P388516)

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 2000.06.031

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sell of a slave)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

96.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 35.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}mu-usz-te-ia _dumu_ a-ri-il-lu-um-ti
2. u3 {disz}ar-pi2-he2 _dumu_ mu-usz-te-ia-ma
3. _ir3_-su2-nu {disz}du-ur-mar-ti#
4. a#-na# szi-i-me a-na
5. {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a
6. _dumu munus_-ti {munus}sze-el-tu3-un-na-a-a
7. it-ta-ad-nu u3
8. {munus}tul2-pu-un-na#-a-a
9. 2(disz) _ansze_ 2(disz) _ban2_ 4(disz) _sila3 sze 1(disz) gu4_ u3# 1(disz) _gu2-un urudu-mesz_
10. a-na {disz}mu-usz-te-ia u3 a-na#
11. _dumu_-szu {disz}ar-pi2-he2
12. it-ta-ad-na-asz-szu-nu-ti
13. szum-ma {disz}du-ur-mar-ti
14. pa-qi2-ra-na _tuk_ u3
15. {disz}mu-usz-te-ia u3 {disz}ar-pi2-he2
16. u2-za-ak-ku-u2-ma
17. a-na {munus}tul2-pu-un#-na-a-a _si3_-nu
18. u3 sum-ma {disz}dur-mar-ti
19. la uz-ze-ek#-ku-u2
bottom
20. u3 2(disz) _lu2-mesz_ sza ki-i
21. {disz}dur-mar-ti ep-szu
22. sza {kur}nu-ul-lu-a-a-i
reverse
1. a-na {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a _si3#_-nu
2. szum-ma {disz}mu-usz-te-ia u3 _dumu_-szu
3. _ki-bal_-tu4 _ku3-babbar_ sza _si3_-nu
4. 2(disz)-szu u2-ma-al-lu-u2
5. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar 1(disz) ma-na ku3-gi_
6. a-na {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a u2-ma-al-lu-u2#
single ruling
witnesses
7. _igi_ {disz}ta-a-a-u2-ki _dumu_ ha-ni-ku
8. _igi_ {disz}tup-ki-ia _dumu_ ri-mu-_lugal_
9. _igi_ {disz}a-kap-sze-ni {lu2}ma-ki#-su2
10. _igi_ {disz}te-szup-ir-wi _dumu_ [x]-x-_lugal_
11. _igi_ {disz}a-ka4-a-a _dumu_ ar#-pi2-he2
12. _igi_ {disz}ut-hap2-sze _dumu_ ka-li-ia
already corrected by Gelb, Nuzi Personnal Names, p. 145
13. _igi_ {disz}ma-li-ia _dumu_ na-i-sze-ri
14. _igi_ {disz}a-i-it-ta-a-ra _dumu_ szu-uh#-[zi]-ri-ru
15. _igi_ {disz}szur-pa-a-a _dumu_ ar-pi2-he2
16. _igi_ {disz}ki2-wa-ta-e _dumu_ mu-usz-te-ia#
17. _igi_ {disz}a-kap-sze-ni _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia
18. _igi_ {disz}ni-ir-hi-til-la
19. _dumu_ tu3-ra-ri
20. _igi_ {disz}{d}_utu-an-dul3 dumu_ ta-a-a t,up-szar-ru3
seal 1
top
1. _na4# kiszib_ tup-ki-ia
column 1
seal 2
1. _na4_ {disz}a-kap-sze-ni
column 2
seal 3
1. _na4_ {disz}ta-a-a-u2#-[ki]
left
column 1
seal 4
1. _na4_ {disz}te-szup-ir-wi
column 2
seal 5
1. _na4_ {disz}{d}_utu-an-dul3_
column 3
seal 6
1. _na4_ {disz}ma-li-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 (Sell of a slave)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P388516
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P388516

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	96.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 35.0 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 2000.06.031
Accession Number	(SMN) 2111

References

primary: AASOR 16, p.1-168, no. 37

[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°211

[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 09:15:00	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 06:21:51	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-02-22 at 05:15:12	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-07-05 at 13:27:39	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-07-03 at 08:58:27	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, 037 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388516.

AASOR 16, 037 artifact entry (No. P388516). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388516 (Original work published 2009)

AASOR 16, 037 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388516 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {AASOR 16, 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388516},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388516},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AASOR 16, 037 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388516.

AASOR 16, 037 artifact entry (No. P388516). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388516 (Original work published 2009)

AASOR 16, 037 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388516 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2024AASOR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {AASOR 16, 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388516},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388516},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P388516
LB  - CDLI:P388516
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - AASOR 16, 037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388516
ER  -