HSS 10, 010 (P213276)

Letter tablet excavated in Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1998.04.003

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (SM catalogue: letter from Ursha to Ili re: large and small beans)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 14.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. en-ma#
2. ur-sa6
3. a-na i3-li2
4. qi2-bi2-ma
5. [1(asz@c)] a-hu-su4-nu
6. 1(asz@c) bi2-sa-sa
7. 1(asz@c) i3-li2-isz-ta2-kal2
reverse
1. in _e2_ ki-sze3-er-tim
2. [a]-di3#-ma
3. [a]-la-kam
4. li-isz-bu
5. 1(barig@c) _gu2-gu2 gal-gal_
6. 1(barig@c) _gu2-gu2 tur-tur_
7. li-se11-bi-lam

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 40.0 wide × 14.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: broken, glued
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  • Genre(s): Letter (SM catalogue: letter from Ursha to Ili re: large and small beans)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: HSS 10, 10

    [Meek1935HSS10] Meek, Theophile J. 1935. Excavations at Nuzi. Volume 3: Old Akkadian, Sumerian, and Cappadocian Texts from Nuzi. Harvard Semitic Series, Volume 10. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press.

  • history: FAOS 19, Ga 7

    [Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1998.04.003
  • Accession No.: (SMN) 4206

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:27 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 10, 010 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213276.
HSS 10, 010 artifact entry (No. P213276). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213276 (Original work published 1970)
HSS 10, 010 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213276 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {HSS 10, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213276},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213276},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/4/
TI  - HSS 10, 010 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 10, 010 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213276.
HSS 10, 010 artifact entry (No. P213276). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213276 (Original work published 1970)
HSS 10, 010 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213276 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).
@misc{2024HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {HSS 10, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213276},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213276},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P213276
LB  - CDLI:P213276
M1  - 2026/4/4/
TI  - HSS 10, 010 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P213276
ER  - 
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