HSS 15, 099 (P408937)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 2000.02.051

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: text referring to chariots)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

71.0 mm × 81.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: text referring to chariots)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P408937
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P408937

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	71.0 mm × 81.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	repaired; lower left corner destroyed.

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot	c 28
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 2000.02.051
Accession Number	(SMN) 3125 (SM catalogue: 4353)

References

primary: HSS 15, 99

[Lacheman1955HSS15] Lacheman, Ernest R. 1955. Excavations at Nuzi. Volume VI: The Administrative Archives. Harvard Semitic Series 15. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
history: RA 36, p.113-219, p. 173

[Lacheman1939NuzianaII] Lacheman, Ernest R. 1939. “Nuziana II.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 36: 113–219.
history: WAW 18, 12

[Maidman2010WAW18] Maidman, Maynard P. 2010. Nuzi Texts and Their Uses as Historical Evidence. Writings from the Ancient World 18. Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature.
citation: SCCNH 18 (pp. 545-571), 546-554, Rn 60

[Stein2009SCCNH18] Stein, Diana. 2009. “The Charioteer Lists: Seals and Sealing Practice.” In , 545–71. Studies on the Civilization and Culture of Nuzi and the Hurrians 18. CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-09-15 at 10:54:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-08-06 at 09:33:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
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 15, 099 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P408937.

HSS 15, 099 artifact entry (No. P408937). (2026, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408937 (Original work published 2010)

HSS 15, 099 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408937 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408937},
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 15, 099 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P408937.

HSS 15, 099 artifact entry (No. P408937). (2026, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P408937 (Original work published 2010)

HSS 15, 099 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P408937 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {HSS 15, 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P408937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P408937},
}

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