HSS 14, 001 "bronze tablet" (P408896)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1999.02.249

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Metal > Copper

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P408896
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P408896

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Metal > Copper
Preservation	surface corroded at top and bottom of both obverse and reverse and on right side of reverse; on display - Nuzi. When finally returned to drawer will be stored with metal artifacts

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1999.02.249
Accession Number	(SM catalogue: 4301)

References

primary: HSS 14, 1 "bronze tablet"

[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, 001 ‘Bronze Tablet’ Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P408896.

HSS 14, 001 “bronze tablet” artifact entry (No. P408896). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408896

HSS 14, 001 “bronze tablet” artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408896 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 14, 001 ‘Bronze Tablet’ Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P408896.

HSS 14, 001 “bronze tablet” artifact entry (No. P408896). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408896

HSS 14, 001 “bronze tablet” artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408896 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P408896},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408896},
}

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