HSS 13, 038 (P408305)

Administrative 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 1998.05.023

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: statement re: the purchase of garments)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na _lu2_ ha-an#-[za-ni]
2. sza {iri}du-ur-sze#-ni#-[wa]
3. um-ma {disz}u2-i-ra-at-ti#-ma#
4. {disz}ha-ne2-e sza {iri}du-ur-sze-ni-we
5. i-na {iri}te-ri-be-er-ra
6. e-si2-ir-wa!
7. u3 _tug2.mesz_ a-na szi-i-mi
8. [i]-na {iri}nu-zi _si3_-nu
bottom
1. [n(x) _ansze_] 3(disz) _ban2 sze_
reverse
1. [i]-il#-liq*-mi
2. [{disz}u2-i]-ra#-ta
3. [i-na] {iri#}nu-zu!(SZA)
4. [u2]-bi#-lu-ni
1 line ruling

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)	Administrative (SM catalogue: statement re: the purchase of garments)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P408305
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P408305

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	50.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	edges broken

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1998.05.023
Accession Number	(SMN) 0038 (SM catalogue: 3698)

References

primary: HSS 13, 38

[Pfeiffer1942HSS13] Pfeiffer, Robert H., and Ernest R. Lacheman. 1942. Excavations at Nuzi. Volume IV: Miscellaneous Texts from Nuzi. Part 1. Harvard Semitic Series 13. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2014-11-21 at 10:14:24	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-04-02 at 11:47:19	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-03-30 at 10:23:52	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 13, 038 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P408305.

HSS 13, 038 artifact entry (No. P408305). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408305

HSS 13, 038 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408305 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 13, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P408305},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408305},
}

TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2010
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LB  - CDLI:P408305
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - HSS 13, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P408305
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 13, 038 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P408305.

HSS 13, 038 artifact entry (No. P408305). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408305

HSS 13, 038 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408305 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 13, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P408305},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408305},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P408305
LB  - CDLI:P408305
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - HSS 13, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P408305
ER  -