HSS 13, 054 (P408317)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1998.05.035

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: receipt of a copper chain.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz)-en-nu-tu4 _urudu_
2. sze-er-sze-ra-tu4
3. 9(disz)* _ma-na_ 5(u)*# _gin2.mesz_
4. szu-qu2-ul-ta-szu sza _urudu_
5. sza e2-kal2-li3 a-na _szu_-ti
6. {disz}sza-du-ta-e
7. _dumu_ ip-sza2-ha-lu
8. na-ad-nu
bottom
1. u3 {disz}pe3-ta-asz-szu-ra
2. _dumu# lu2_ sza
reverse
2. e2-kal2-li3
surface blank
seal 1
1. _na4_ {disz}sza2-du-ta-e

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: receipt of a copper chain.)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P408317
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P408317

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	43.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	glued but complete

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot	C 79
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1998.05.035
Accession Number	(SMN) 0054 (SM catalogue: 3710)

References

primary: HSS 13, 54

[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
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, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P408317.

HSS 13, 054 artifact entry (No. P408317). (2026, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408317 (Original work published 2010)

HSS 13, 054 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408317 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 13, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P408317.

HSS 13, 054 artifact entry (No. P408317). (2026, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408317 (Original work published 2010)

HSS 13, 054 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408317 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 13},
	title = {HSS 13, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P408317},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408317},
}

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