CDLB 2014/002 (P413275)

Letter tablet excavated in Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 103203

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Middle Assyrian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {disz}ut-hi-ia
 en: To Utḫiya
2. qi2-bi-ma um-ma
 en: speak! Thus
3. {disz}ki-dix(TE)-ku-be-ma
 en: Kidin-kūbe:
4. _ansze-kur-ra_ sza us-bu#-ni
 en: The horse that was stabled
5. {disz}ki-pa2-ia
 en: Kipaya
6. u3 {lu2}tu-US-ra-hu-szu
 en: and the t.-man
7. isz#-x [x x] tu#?-x-x
 en: (have) ...-ed;
8. x [x x x] x x
 en: ...
reverse
1. su2#-hi-ir
 en: give back!
2. sza _ansze-<kur?-ra?>_ u2-ku!?(KI)-lu#
 en: Of the horse(?) the feed(?),
3. 3(ban2) zi3-da
 en: 3 seahs of flour,
4. im-ta2-szi
 en: he has forgotten;
5. 5(disz) ma-na dabin
 en: 5 mana of coarse flour,
6. 2(disz) ma-na szar-ta
 en: 2 mana of goat hair
7. di-na-asz-szu-nu
 en: give to them!
8. tu-sze-sze-x-szu?
 en: ...,
9. ar-hi-isz tu-x-x-in#?
 en: quickly, ... .
10. a!?(ZALAG2)-na szi im? i-lu!?-szu
 en: ...;
left
1. iti#! sza-ke-na-te9
 en: month: “Ša-kēnāte,”
2. u4# 1(u) 6(disz)#?-kam2 li#-mu {disz}ki-dix(TE)-ku#-be
 en: 16th? day, eponymy: “Kidin-kūbe.”

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Middle Assyrian

Chronology

Period Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P413275

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 103203
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 172184
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.103203
Text Corpus of Middle Assyrian (TCMA) P413275
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1910-1008-131

References

  • primary: Fincke 2014 AoF 41, 23-27

    [Fincke2014AoF41] Fincke, Jeanette C. 2014. “Three Nuzi Texts from the British Museum and a Middle Assyrian Letter from the Aftermath of the Conquest of the Kingdom of Arrapḫe.” Altorientalische Forschungen 41 (1): 15–29.

  • primary: CDLB 2014/002

    [Maidman2014-170454] Maidman, Maynard P. 2014.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-17 at 12:17:32 de Ridder, Jacob Jan Artifact metadata de Ridder, Jacob Jan de Ridder, Jacob Jan Approved View
2025-04-17 at 12:17:01 de Ridder, Jacob Jan Artifact metadata de Ridder, Jacob Jan de Ridder, Jacob Jan Approved View
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 19:57:55 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:52:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-07-27 at 13:14:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-04-30 at 15:19:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-08-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Maidman, Maynard P. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLB 2014/002 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P413275.
CDLB 2014/002 artifact entry (No. P413275). (2025, April 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P413275 (Original work published 2010)
CDLB 2014/002 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P413275 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P413275},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLB 2014/002 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P413275.
CDLB 2014/002 artifact entry (No. P413275). (2025, April 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P413275 (Original work published 2010)
CDLB 2014/002 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P413275 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 17},
	title = {CDLB 2014/002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P413275},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P413275},
}


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