AASOR 16, 034 (P388513)

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 2000.06.028

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 slaves Liszanszu declaration)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

132.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 37.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. li-sza-an-szu sza {disz}ha-na-a-a
2. _dumu_ te-en-te-ia ina pa-ni _lu2-mesz igi-mesz_-ti
3. iq-ta-bi {munus}ha-szu-un-na-a-a
4. {disz}te-en-te-ia a-bu-ia
5. ip-pa-na-ti-im-ma a-na _geme2_-ti
6. a-na {munus}sze-el-tu4-un-na-a-a i-din
7. u3 i-na-an-na a-na-ku {munus}hi-in-zu-ri
8. {munus}a-su-li {munus}pa-pa-a-a u3 {disz}a-ri-pe3-en-ni
9. 4(disz) _nam-lu2-lu2-mesz_ an-nu-ti sza asz-bu-u2
10. sze-er-ri-szu sza {munus}ha-szu-un-na-a-a
11. u3 it-ti sze-er-ri-szu-nu-ma x
  last signe looks like dumu partly erased
12. a-na {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a _dumu munus_ sze-el-tu4-un-na-a-a
13. a-na _geme2-mesz_ u3 _ir3-mesz_-ti at-ta-din
14. u3 mi-nu-um-mi-e sze-er-ri-szu
15. ri-hu-ti sza la asz-bu sza {munus}ha-szu-un-na-a-a
16. u3 a-na {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a-ma at-ta-ad-na-asz-szu-nu-ti
17. u3 5(disz) _ansze sze-mesz_ 1(disz) _ansze_ ku-ni-szu-_mesz_ 5(ban2) ki#-ba2-tu4-_mesz_
18. _1(disz) tug2# 2(disz) udu-mesz_ u3 4(disz) _sila3 i3-mesz_ {munus#}tul2#-pu-un-na-a-a
19. a-na {disz}ha-na-a#-a# a-na szi-im _nam-lu2#-mesz_ an-nu-ti i-din szum-ma _nam-lu2-lu2-mesz_
20. an-nu-ti sza# [i-na] t,up-pi2 an-ni-ti pa-qi2-ra-na
21. i-ra-asz-[szu]-u2# {disz}ha-na-a-a u2-za-ak-ka4-ma
22. a-na {munus}tul2#-pu-na-a-a i-na-an-din
23. u3 szum#-ma _nam-lu2-lu2-mesz_ an-nu-ti sze-er-ri-szu
24. sza# [{munus}]ha#-szum-na-a-a
  erased signs at the end of the line
25. [isz-tu _e2_]-it {munus}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a u2-us,!(PU)-s,u2-u2
26. [u3 {disz}ha-na]-a#-a-ma u2-za-ak-ka4-szu-nu-ti
27. [... u3 a-na] {munus#}tul2-pu-un-na-a-a u2-ta-ar-szu-nu-ti
28. [... szum-ma {disz}ha-na]-a#-a _ki-bal_-kat 4(disz)? _nam-lu2-lu2-mesz_
29. [... _sa5_-la szum-ma i-na _egir_]-ki {munus}tul2-pu-[un-na-a-a] i-sza-as-si2
30. _[n] gu2-un ku3-[babbar_ ...]
31. [...] _sa5#_-la
32. [...]
33. [...]
34. [...]
35. [...]
36. _igi#_ pur-pa-[...]
37. _igi_ ia-an-zi#-[ma-asz-hu _dumu_ a-it-ta-ra]
38. _igi_ szuk2-ri-ia _dumu_ ki#-[pi2-szu-uh-ri]
reverse
1. _igi_ u2-nap-ta#-e _dumu_ wa-[an-ti-ia]
2. _igi_ ha-ap-zi-la-ak-ku _dumu#_ [...]
3. _igi_ a-ri-pe3-ra _dumu_ kap-[...]
4. _igi_ ni-ir-hi-til-la _dumu_ tu-ra-ri#
5. _igi_ ut-hap-ta-e _dumu_ tup-ki-ia#
6. _igi_ a-ka4-a-a _dumu_ ar#-pi2-he2#
7. _igi_ hu-ti4-ia _dumu_ ha#-szi-ia#
8. _igi_ ke2-wi-ta-e# _dumu_ mu-usz#-te-szup
9. _igi_ wu-ur-te-ia# _dumu_ ha-ni-ku
10. _igi_ s,il-li2-_bad3# dumu_ {d}_im_-mu-szal-li
11. _igi_ szur-pa#-a#-a# _dumu_ s,il2-li2-a-pi2-he2
12. _igi_ x# [...] _dumu_ ha-szi-ke2-mar
13. _igi#_ ar#-te#-em-tu-e _dumu_ ma-li-ia
14. _igi_ ta-a-a _dumu_ en-sza-ru
15. _igi_ tup-ki-ia _dumu_ ri-mu-lugal
16. _igi_ ha-na-a-a _dumu_ e-ni-isz-ta-e
17. _igi_ hu-ti4-ia _dumu_ te-szup-er-wi
18. _igi_ [ur]-hi-ia t,up-szar-ru3
19. _igi_ ki#-mi3-il-la#-ta _dumu_ me-li-ia
bottom
column 1
  seal 1
1. _na4 kiszib_ {disz}hu-ti4-ia
  seal 2
2. _na4 kiszib_ {disz}szuk2-ri-ia
  seal 3
3. _na4 kiszib_ {disz}sze-en-na-a-a
  seal 4
4. _na4 kiszib_ {disz}wu-ur-te-ia
column 2
  seal 5
1. _na4 kiszib_ {disz}ut-hap-ta-e
  seal 6
2. _na4 kiszib_ {disz}a-ri-pe3-ra
  seal 7
3. _na4 kiszib_ {disz}ke2-wi-ta-e
left
column 1
  seal 8
1. _na4# [kiszib]_ {disz}ar#-te#-em#-tu3-e
column 2
  seal 9
1. _na4 kiszib_ {disz}tup-ki-ia
column 3
  seal 10
1. _na4 kiszib_ {disz}_dub-sar_

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 132.0 high × 77.0 wide × 37.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (sell of slaves Liszanszu declaration)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: AASOR 16, p.1-168, no. 34

    [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: Mayer AOAT 205/1 n°208,

    [sec100990] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 2000.06.028
  • Accession No.: (SMN) 2028

  • 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
2014-11-21 at 09:24:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-04-28 at 06:50:13 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-04-20 at 06:21:50 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-03-30 at 10:29:55 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2010-12-16 at 13:59:17 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, 034 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 23, 2009. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388513.
AASOR 16, 034 artifact entry (No. P388513). (2009, June 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388513
AASOR 16, 034 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388513 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2009AASOR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {jun 23},
	title = {AASOR 16, 034 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388513},
}

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