HSS 14, 085 (P408696)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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

Lineart

Photo (envelope)

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1999.02.049

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: payments of grain for horses)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: payments of grain for horses)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

P408696 leadP408696 lead

CDLI number	P408696
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P408696

Physical information

case: 40x50x26; tablet: 34x41x18

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope case: 40x50x26; tablet: 34x41x18
Dimensions	34.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Fragmented Tablet: repaired; minor chip missing from obverse. Case: repaired; small pieces missing.

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot	d 6
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1999.02.049
Accession Number	(SMN) 3405 (SM catalogue: 4100 & 4101)

References

primary: HSS 14, 85

[Lacheman1950HSS14] Lacheman, Ernest R. 1950. Excavations at Nuzi. Volume V: Miscellaneous Texts from Nuzi. Part 2: The Palace and Temple Archives. Harvard Semitic Series 14. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 14, 085 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P408696.

HSS 14, 085 artifact entry (No. P408696). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408696

HSS 14, 085 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408696 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 14, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P408696},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408696},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P408696
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - HSS 14, 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P408696
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 14, 085 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P408696.

HSS 14, 085 artifact entry (No. P408696). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408696

HSS 14, 085 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408696 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 14, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P408696},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408696},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P408696
LB  - CDLI:P408696
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - HSS 14, 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P408696
ER  -