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HSS 10, 006 (P213272)

Letter tablet excavated in Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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

Museum Number

SM 1998.04.114

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (SM catalogue: letter from Dada to Suma-il and Ili)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. en#-ma da-da
2. [a]-na# su4-ma-dingir
3. _dabin_ szu isz-te4-su
4. li-s,u2-ur
5. _lugal_-um
6. e3-la-kam
7. u3 a-na i3-li2
8. qi2-bi2-ma
9. [...] x _sze_ [...] x
10. [...]
11. [...]
12. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...] ni [...]
5. [...] i-di3#-[in?]
n lines broken
6'. li#-se11-ri2-am
left
1. szu#?-uh u3 x-gesz!

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 72.0 high × 49.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: lower edge missing along with most of reverse face.
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter (SM catalogue: letter from Dada to Suma-il and Ili)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: HSS 10, 6

[Meek1935HSS10] Meek, Theophile J. 1935. Excavations at Nuzi. Volume 3: Old Akkadian, Sumerian, and Cappadocian Texts from Nuzi. Harvard Semitic Series, Volume 10. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press.
history: FAOS 19, Ga 1

[Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.
history: Michalowksi Letters p. 35

[sec24230] N.d.
citation: G. Visicato, RAI 45 (2001) 468

[sec24231] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SM 1998.04.114
Accession No.: (SMN) 4203

Provenience

Provenience: Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Atf	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:27	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI	approved

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“HSS 10, 006 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213272.

HSS 10, 006 artifact entry (No. P213272). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213272 (Original work published 1970)

HSS 10, 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213272 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).

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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213272},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213272},
}

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“HSS 10, 006 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213272.

HSS 10, 006 artifact entry (No. P213272). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213272 (Original work published 1970)

HSS 10, 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213272 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {HSS 10, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213272},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213272},
}

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M1  - 2025/3/20/
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UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213272
ER  -

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