HSS 13, 466 (P408624)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1998.05.342

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

57.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  broken
1'. u3 szu-u2 [x x x] x [x x x]
2'. um-ma [x x x] x [x x x]
3'. 2(disz) _lu2-mesz#_ [x x x] x [x x x] la x [x x x]
4'. la e-[x x x] i? [x x x]
5'. bi-ti x [x x x] a#-ma x [x x x]
6'. ku-ur-ri-wa-ah#?-[x x x]
7'. asz-bu
8'. um-ma {disz}ke2-li-ia-[ma x x x]
reverse
1. a-na-ku la al-li#-[x x x]
2. {disz}ku-usz-szi-har-be [x x x]
3. na-ki-ru x [x x x]
4. um-ma {disz}ku-[usz-szi-har-be-ma]
5. [x x] la [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

M.P. Maidman, WAW 18, 2010, n° 38, p. 96

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P408624

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 57.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
only bottom portion of tablet preserved; writing surface effaced over most of area.

Provenance

Provenience Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot l/m 2
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1998.05.342
Accession Number (SMN) 0466 (SM catalogue: 4018)

References

  • primary: HSS 13, 466

    [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.

  • history: WAW 18, 38

    [Maidman2010WAW18] Maidman, Maynard P. 2010. Nuzi Texts and Their Uses as Historical Evidence. Writings from the Ancient World 18. Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature.

  • history: AOAT 205, /1 (1978) no. 034

    [Mayer1978AOAT205] Mayer, Walter. 1978. Nuzi-Studien. Vol. 205. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-15 at 10:51:43 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
2019-05-28 at 15:30:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-08-06 at 19:58:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-22 at 02:22:46 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-04-27 at 08:11:43 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 13, 466 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P408624.
HSS 13, 466 artifact entry (No. P408624). (2026, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408624 (Original work published 2010)
HSS 13, 466 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408624 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408624},
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 13, 466 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P408624.
HSS 13, 466 artifact entry (No. P408624). (2026, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408624 (Original work published 2010)
HSS 13, 466 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408624 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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