HSS 13, 484 (P408638)

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 1998.05.356

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: purchase of copper)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

60.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) gu-un 1(u) ma-na_
2. _uruda-mesz_ a-na szi-im
3. u2-ri-nu u3 ta-am-ka4-ar-[hu]
4. u3 lu a-su2 u3
5. et-na-ka4-bi-i
6. u3 da2-ap-ra-nu
7. u3 lu-u2 szu-ur-mi-nu
8. {disz}i-li-ti-ia
9. _lu2_ ta-am-ka4-ar
10. il-qe3
reverse
broken
left
11. i-na _iti_ hi-zu-ri#
12. i-il-la-[ak]
blank space
seal impression?

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: purchase of copper)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P408638
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P408638

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	60.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	repaired; reverse destroyed.

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 1998.05.356
Accession Number	(SMN) 0484 (SM catalogue: 4032)

References

primary: HSS 13, 484

[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: AOAT 205, /1 (1978) no. 035

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-26 at 09:21:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-08-06 at 19:58:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-07-22 at 02:27:34	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-04-27 at 08:14:32	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, 484 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P408638.

HSS 13, 484 artifact entry (No. P408638). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408638 (Original work published 2010)

HSS 13, 484 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408638 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 13, 484 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P408638.

HSS 13, 484 artifact entry (No. P408638). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408638 (Original work published 2010)

HSS 13, 484 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408638 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {HSS 13, 484 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P408638},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408638},
}

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