HSS 13, 049 (P408313)

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 1998.05.031

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: re: 13 plowmen in the service of the queen)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

55.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}te-hu-up#-sze#-en-ni _dumu_ ni-in-ki-ia
2. {disz}szi-mi-ka4-tal
3. _dumu_ ut-tu-li#
4. {disz}tar-mi-til-la
5. {disz}sze-hal-te-szup
6. {disz}tu3-ul-tuk3-ka4
7. {disz}ni#-ra#-ar-til-la
8. {disz}ha#-nu#-ka4 _dumu_ asz-tu3-un-na
summary
9. 7(disz)# _lu2#.mesz#_ an-nu-tu4
10. sza {gisz}_apin.mesz_
bottom
1. sza pa-na-nu sza
2. _munus lugal_-ti
reverse
single ruling
1. {disz}szuk2-ri-te-szup
2. {disz}he2-er-zu
3. {disz}na-al-tuk3-ka4
4. {disz}ku-uz-zu
5. {disz}iz-ka4-na-a-bi
6. {disz}a-kip-sze-en-ni
summary
7. 6(disz) _lu2.mesz_ an-nu-tu4
8. sza {gisz}_apin.mesz_
9. sza ur-ka4-nu
top
1. sza _munus lugal_-ti
left
summary
11. _szu-nigin2_ 1(u) 3(disz) _lu2.mesz ir3_ e2-kal2-li3
e2-kal2-li3 written on the top
12. a-szar _munus lugal_-ti sza asz-bu

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: re: 13 plowmen in the service of the queen)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P408313
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P408313

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	55.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot	C 76
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1998.05.031
Accession Number	(SMN) 0049 (SM catalogue: 3706)

References

primary: HSS 13, 49

[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
2026-08-13 at 18:44:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-10-27 at 10:50:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-04-02 at 11:47:20	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-03-30 at 10:23:53	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, 049 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P408313.

HSS 13, 049 artifact entry (No. P408313). (2026, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408313 (Original work published 2010)

HSS 13, 049 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408313 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 13},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408313},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 13, 049 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P408313.

HSS 13, 049 artifact entry (No. P408313). (2026, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408313 (Original work published 2010)

HSS 13, 049 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408313 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 13},
	title = {HSS 13, 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P408313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408313},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - HSS 13, 049 artifact entry
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