HSS 13, 409 (P408576)

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 1998.05.295

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: grain rations for 7 men)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

66.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: grain rations for 7 men)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P408576
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P408576

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	66.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	crumbling; top and right edges damaged; obverse upper right corner missing. 2 tiny fragments in canister.

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot	a 26
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1998.05.295
Accession Number	(SMN) 0409 (SM catalogue: 3970)

References

primary: HSS 13, 409

[Pfeiffer1942HSS13] Pfeiffer, Robert H., and Ernest R. Lacheman. 1942. Excavations at Nuzi. Volume IV: Miscellaneous Texts from Nuzi. Part 1. Harvard Semitic Series 13. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 13, 409 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P408576.

HSS 13, 409 artifact entry (No. P408576). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408576

HSS 13, 409 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408576 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 13, 409 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P408576.

HSS 13, 409 artifact entry (No. P408576). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408576

HSS 13, 409 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408576 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 13, 409 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P408576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408576},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P408576
M1  - 2026/11/1/
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