AASOR 16, 040 (P388519)

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 2000.06.034

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

115.0 mm × 82.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {munus}tu3-ul-pu-un-na-a _dumu-munus_ me-[li-ia]
2. it-ti {disz}a-mar-sza-_dingir LU2_ ha-bi-ru-u2#
3. _asz_ di-ni a-na pa-ni _di-ku5-mesz_ i-te-lu-ma
4. ki-me-e {disz}a-mar-sza-_dingir_ a-na _ir3_-di3
5. a-na {munus}tu3-ul-pu-un-na-a i-ru-bu#!
6. u3 it-ta-bal-kat-ma u3 a-na pa-ni
7. _di-ku5-mesz_ i-te-li u3 _eme_-szu sza
8. {disz}a-mar-sza-_dingir_ a-na pa-ni _di-ku5-mesz_ iq-ta-bi
9. a-na _ir3_-di3 sza {munus}tu3-ul-pu-un-na-a-a
10. e-ru-um-me i-na di-ni {munus}tu3-ul-pu-un-na-a-a
11. il-te-e u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ <<a-na>> {disz}a-mar-sza-_dingir_
  there is no ana as against Pfeiffer's transliteration.
12. ki-ma _eme_-szu a-na {disz}{munus}tu3-ul-pu-un-na-a-a
13. a-na _ir3_-di3 it-ta-ad-nu-usz
  blank space
  single ruling
column 1
  seal 1
1. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}zi-li-ia
2. _dumu_ szi-mi-ka4-tal
  written on the bottom
column 2
  seal 2
1. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}pa-a#-[a]
reverse
column 1
  seal 3
  inscribed seal
1. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}ke2-li-ia
2. _dumu_ pa-zi-ia
  seal 4
3. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}pa-zi-ia
  seal 5
4. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}ta-hi-ri-<isz>-ti
column 2
  seal 6
1. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}tar-mi-ia
2. _dumu_ e-en-na#-ma-ti
  seal 7
3. _na4-kiszib_ {disz}e-ke2-ke2 _dumu_ ke2-li-ia
left
1. _szu_ {disz}_mu-gal2_-szi _dumu#_ ta-a-a _dub-sar_

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/P388519

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 115.0 mm × 82.0 mm × 33.0 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 2000.06.034
Accession Number (SMN) 2145

References

  • primary: AASOR 16, p.1-168, no. 40

    [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), 112

    [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°214

    [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 18:13:32 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 09:15:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-21 at 10:02:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-04-20 at 06:21:51 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 08:19:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Abrahami, Philippe 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 08:58:36 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, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P388519.
AASOR 16, 040 artifact entry (No. P388519). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388519 (Original work published 2009)
AASOR 16, 040 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388519 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {AASOR 16, 040 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388519},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AASOR 16, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P388519.
AASOR 16, 040 artifact entry (No. P388519). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388519 (Original work published 2009)
AASOR 16, 040 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388519 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {AASOR 16, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388519},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388519},
}


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TI  - AASOR 16, 040 artifact entry
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