AASOR 16, 037 (P388516)

Legal 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

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

Museum Number

SM 2000.06.031

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sell of a slave)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

96.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 35.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}mu-usz-te-ia _dumu_ a-ri-il-lu-um-ti
2. u3 {disz}ar-pi2-he2 _dumu_ mu-usz-te-ia-ma
3. _ir3_-su2-nu {disz}du-ur-mar-ti#
4. a#-na# szi-i-me a-na
5. {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a
6. _dumu munus_-ti {munus}sze-el-tu3-un-na-a-a
7. it-ta-ad-nu u3
8. {munus}tul2-pu-un-na#-a-a
9. 2(disz) _ansze_ 2(disz) _ban2_ 4(disz) _sila3 sze 1(disz) gu4_ u3# 1(disz) _gu2-un urudu-mesz_
10. a-na {disz}mu-usz-te-ia u3 a-na#
11. _dumu_-szu {disz}ar-pi2-he2
12. it-ta-ad-na-asz-szu-nu-ti
13. szum-ma {disz}du-ur-mar-ti
14. pa-qi2-ra-na _tuk_ u3
15. {disz}mu-usz-te-ia u3 {disz}ar-pi2-he2
16. u2-za-ak-ku-u2-ma
17. a-na {munus}tul2-pu-un#-na-a-a _si3_-nu
18. u3 sum-ma {disz}dur-mar-ti
19. la uz-ze-ek#-ku-u2
bottom
20. u3 2(disz) _lu2-mesz_ sza ki-i
21. {disz}dur-mar-ti ep-szu
22. sza {kur}nu-ul-lu-a-a-i
reverse
1. a-na {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a _si3#_-nu
2. szum-ma {disz}mu-usz-te-ia u3 _dumu_-szu
3. _ki-bal_-tu4 _ku3-babbar_ sza _si3_-nu
4. 2(disz)-szu u2-ma-al-lu-u2
5. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar 1(disz) ma-na ku3-gi_
6. a-na {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a u2-ma-al-lu-u2#
  single ruling
witnesses
7. _igi_ {disz}ta-a-a-u2-ki _dumu_ ha-ni-ku
8. _igi_ {disz}tup-ki-ia _dumu_ ri-mu-_lugal_
9. _igi_ {disz}a-kap-sze-ni {lu2}ma-ki#-su2
10. _igi_ {disz}te-szup-ir-wi _dumu_ [x]-x-_lugal_
11. _igi_ {disz}a-ka4-a-a _dumu_ ar#-pi2-he2
12. _igi_ {disz}ut-hap2-sze _dumu_ ka-li-ia
  already corrected by Gelb, Nuzi Personnal Names, p. 145
13. _igi_ {disz}ma-li-ia _dumu_ na-i-sze-ri
14. _igi_ {disz}a-i-it-ta-a-ra _dumu_ szu-uh#-[zi]-ri-ru
15. _igi_ {disz}szur-pa-a-a _dumu_ ar-pi2-he2
16. _igi_ {disz}ki2-wa-ta-e _dumu_ mu-usz-te-ia#
17. _igi_ {disz}a-kap-sze-ni _dumu_ ha-ni-ku-ia
18. _igi_ {disz}ni-ir-hi-til-la
19. _dumu_ tu3-ra-ri
20. _igi_ {disz}{d}_utu-an-dul3 dumu_ ta-a-a t,up-szar-ru3
  seal 1
top
1. _na4# kiszib_ tup-ki-ia
column 1
  seal 2
1. _na4_ {disz}a-kap-sze-ni
column 2
  seal 3
1. _na4_ {disz}ta-a-a-u2#-[ki]
left
column 1
  seal 4
1. _na4_ {disz}te-szup-ir-wi
column 2
  seal 5
1. _na4_ {disz}{d}_utu-an-dul3_
column 3
  seal 6
1. _na4_ {disz}ma-li-ia

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 96.0 high × 60.0 wide × 35.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • primary: AASOR 16, p.1-168, no. 37

    [Pfeiffer1935-1936Nuzi] Pfeiffer, Robert H., and Ephraim A. Speiser. 1935-1936. “One Hundred New Selected Nuzi Texts.” Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research 16.

  • citation: AOAT 205, /1 n°211

    [Mayer1978AOAT205] Mayer, Walter. 1978. Nuzi-Studien. Vol. 205. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 2000.06.031
  • Accession No.: (SMN) 2111

  • Provenience: Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe) Provenience Comments:

    Palace

  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level: II
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square: N 120
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-26 at 09:21:28 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 10:02:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 08:56:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-04-20 at 06:21:51 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-02-22 at 05:15:12 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2009-07-05 at 13:27:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2009-07-03 at 08:58:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2009-06-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AASOR 16, 037 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388516.
AASOR 16, 037 artifact entry (No. P388516). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388516 (Original work published 2009)
AASOR 16, 037 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388516 (Accessed: September 8, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-09-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {AASOR 16, 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388516},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388516},
}


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