HSS 14, 598 (P408855)

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 1999.02.208

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: asst. grains/seed for asst. individuals/purposes)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

101.0 mm × 81.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: asst. grains/seed for asst. individuals/purposes)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P408855
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P408855

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	101.0 mm × 81.0 mm × 32.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	repaired. several lacunae and cracks.

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
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 1999.02.208
Accession Number	(SMN) 0598 (SM catalogue: 4260)

References

primary: HSS 14, 598

[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, 598 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P408855.

HSS 14, 598 artifact entry (No. P408855). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408855

HSS 14, 598 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408855 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 14, 598 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P408855.

HSS 14, 598 artifact entry (No. P408855). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408855

HSS 14, 598 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408855 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 14, 598 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P408855},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408855},
}

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