HSS 09, 051 (P393382)

Legal 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 1998.03.024

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (SM catalogue: inventory of various sheep belonging to shilwa-teshup)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (SM catalogue: inventory of various sheep belonging to shilwa-teshup)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P393382
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P393382

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	48.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	glued, chip missing from top

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot	A 23
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1998.03.024
Accession Number	(SMN) 0231 (SM catalogue: 3503)

References

primary: HSS 9, 51

[Pfeiffer1932HSS9] Pfeiffer, Robert H. 1932. Excavations at Nuzi. Volume 2: The Archives of Shilwateshub Son of the King. Harvard Semitic Series, Volume 9. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2026-08-13 at 13:20:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2010-01-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 09, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P393382.

HSS 09, 051 artifact entry (No. P393382). (2026, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393382 (Original work published 2010)

HSS 09, 051 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393382 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 13},
	title = {HSS 09, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393382},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393382},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 09, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P393382.

HSS 09, 051 artifact entry (No. P393382). (2026, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393382 (Original work published 2010)

HSS 09, 051 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393382 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2026HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 13},
	title = {HSS 09, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393382},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393382},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/13/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P393382
LB  - CDLI:P393382
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - HSS 09, 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P393382
ER  -