HSS 14, 259 (P408787)

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

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1999.02.140

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: receipt for barley transaction)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

29.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt for barley transaction)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P408787
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P408787

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	29.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	whole.

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot	a 14
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1999.02.140
Accession Number	(SMN) 1119 (SM catalogue: 4192)

References

primary: HSS 14, 259

[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.

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, 259 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P408787.

HSS 14, 259 artifact entry (No. P408787). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408787

HSS 14, 259 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408787 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 14, 259 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P408787.

HSS 14, 259 artifact entry (No. P408787). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408787

HSS 14, 259 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408787 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 14, 259 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P408787},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408787},
}

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