HSS 10, 159 (P213424)

Administrative 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 1998.04.089

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: a record of various items (e.g. kaš-u2-sa, še, zi3-ziz2-an, udu, zi3-še) pais out to certain individuals)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

76.0 mm × 92.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) _kasz u2# sa#_
2. 1(asz@c) _sze gur_
3. [i]-zu-bu
4. [n] _sze_ 1(ban2@c) _zi3 imgaga3_
5. [...]-x
  rest broken
column 2
1. in# [...]
2. 2(barig@c) _dabin#_ 1(asz@c) _kasz#_
3. 1(asz@c) _udu_
4. 3(ban2@c) ur-tesz2
5. 2(barig@c)# [n] _dabin_ 1(asz@c) _kasz_
6. [...]-AN-a-ga2
7. [n] _dabin#_ 3(ban2@c) _sze_
8. be#-li2-zi
9. _dumu#_ da-kum
10. [n ...] _sze#_ 3(ban2@c) _sze#_ [...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. 2(barig@c) _sze_ 1(barig@c) _dabin_
2. 2(asz@c) i-bi2-{d}iri{ki#}
3. 1(barig@c) x-zi
4. [n] _sze_ du-du
5. bar#-me-um#{ki}
6. 2(barig@c) _dabin_ 1(barig@c) _sze_
7. a#-hu#-du10
8. [n ...] 1(barig@c) _dabin_
9. [...]-x-erin2
10. [...]-x-NE-an-da
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(barig@c) sa2-[...]
2'. 2(barig@c) _sze_ i3-li2#-tab-ba _abba2#_
3'. 2(ban2@c) _dabin_ 1(asz@c) _kasz u2 sa_
4'. szu-ut {gesz}u2
5'. in# bar-ra-dingir{ki}
6'. 1(ban2@c)# _dabin_ 1(ban2@c) _zi3 imgaga3_
7'. [n ...] 2(asz@c) _kasz u2 sa_
8'. [...]-x _szabra e2_
9'. [...] _gur_
10'. [...]-ra
11'. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) _dabin_
12'. 2(asz@c) _kasz u2 sa_
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-x
2'. [...]-x-zi
3'. [...]-{d}ma-lik _sipa_
4'. [...]
5'. [...]-x
6'. [...]-x
  rest broken
column 3
  broken

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): 76.0 high × 92.0 wide × 25.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: fragment
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: a record of various items (e.g. kaš-u2-sa, še, zi3-ziz2-an, udu, zi3-še) pais out to certain individuals)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: HSS 10, 159

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1998.04.089
  • Accession No.: (SMN) 4054

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2011-10-27 at 13:47:07 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 10, 159 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P213424.
HSS 10, 159 artifact entry (No. P213424). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213424
HSS 10, 159 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213424 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
@misc{1970HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-11]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {HSS 10, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213424},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213424},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P213424
LB  - CDLI:P213424
M1  - 2025/11/11/
TI  - HSS 10, 159 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P213424
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 10, 159 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P213424.
HSS 10, 159 artifact entry (No. P213424). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213424
HSS 10, 159 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213424 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
@misc{1970HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-11]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {HSS 10, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213424},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213424},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P213424
LB  - CDLI:P213424
M1  - 2025/11/11/
TI  - HSS 10, 159 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P213424
ER  -
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