HSS 14, 649 (P409328)

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 2000.03.209

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: list of 17 weavers)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

80.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: list of 17 weavers)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P409328
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P409328

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	80.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	damage to upper right corner of obverse, right edge, and right side of reverse; according to M. Klein (SCCNH 12, Nuzi notes 66), this tablet was also published both as HSS 14, 649 (SMN 649) and HSS 16, 337 (SMN 694). The texts are identical, except that t

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 2000.03.209
Accession Number	(SMN) 0649 + (SMN) 0694 (SM catalogue: 4748)

References

primary: HSS 14, 649

[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 16, 337

[Lacheman1958HSS16] Lacheman, Ernest R. 1958. Excavations at Nuzi. Volume VII: Economic and Social Documents. Harvard Semitic Series 16. 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, 649 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P409328.

HSS 14, 649 artifact entry (No. P409328). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P409328

HSS 14, 649 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P409328 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 14, 649 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P409328.

HSS 14, 649 artifact entry (No. P409328). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P409328

HSS 14, 649 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P409328 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 14, 649 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P409328},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P409328},
}

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DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P409328
LB  - CDLI:P409328
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - HSS 14, 649 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P409328
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