HSS 14, 257 (P408786)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1999.02.139

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: borrowing of 30 baked bricks)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: borrowing of 30 baked bricks)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P408786
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P408786

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	37.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	repaired; left edge onto obverse missing; upper edge damaged.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1999.02.139
Accession Number	(SMN) 0548 (SM catalogue: 4191)

References

primary: HSS 14, 257

[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.
history: HSS 14, 548

[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.
history: EN 05, 548 (translit.)

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-07-14 at 14:14:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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, 257 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P408786.

HSS 14, 257 artifact entry (No. P408786). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408786 (Original work published 2010)

HSS 14, 257 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408786 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 14, 257 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P408786.

HSS 14, 257 artifact entry (No. P408786). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408786 (Original work published 2010)

HSS 14, 257 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408786 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P408786},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408786},
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