HSS 10, 012 (P213278)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1998.04.004

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 re: the visit of the govenor)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [en-ma]
2. [...]
3. [a-na ...]
4. [qi2-bi2-ma]
  n lines broken
5'. ba-[lu?]-um
6'. _ensi2_
7'. a-na ki2-nu-us2-sa-am
reverse
1. u3 puzur4-{d}suen
2. a e-ru-un
3. a-di3 _ensi2_
4. la u3-wa-e-ru-usz
  rest broken

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Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 36.0 high × 46.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: broken, only bottom of tablet extant
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  • Genre(s): Letter (SM catalogue: letter re: the visit of the govenor)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: HSS 10, 12

    [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 9

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: SM 1998.04.004
  • Accession No.: (SMN) 4111

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:29:53 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:28 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact
“HSS 10, 012 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213278.
HSS 10, 012 artifact entry (No. P213278). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213278 (Original work published 1970)
HSS 10, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213278 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
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	title = {HSS 10, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213278},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213278},
}


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