HSS 10, 008 (P213274)

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 1998.04.002

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 Ursha to Ili re: the sale of wheat beer)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

51.0 mm × 19.0 mm × 36.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. en#-ma
2. ur-sa6
3. a-na i3-li2
4. qi2-bi2-ma
5. mi-nam ta2-mu-ur-ma
6. 'a3-i-sa _lunga#_
7. _bappir gig#?_
reverse
1. u-su-s,i#-[ma]
2. ta2-asz2-ta2-pu#

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 51.0 high × 19.0 wide × 36.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: flaking and broken
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  • Genre(s): Letter (SM catalogue: letter from Ursha to Ili re: the sale of wheat beer)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: HSS 10, 8

    [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 6

    [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 1998.04.002
  • Accession No.: (SMN) 4205

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-11-14 at 11:12:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:27 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, 008 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213274.
HSS 10, 008 artifact entry (No. P213274). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213274
HSS 10, 008 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213274 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
@misc{1970HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {HSS 10, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213274},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P213274},
}


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