AASOR 16, 001 + EN 10/2, 070 (P409408)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 2000.06.001

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (SM catalogue: accusations against and defenses by mayor kušši-harbe)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

194.0 mm × 110.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (SM catalogue: accusations against and defenses by mayor kušši-harbe)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

20120121 nuzipalaceproject: Join Jeanette Fincke, cf. Maidman 2010: 244 n. 53.

CDLI number	P409408
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P409408

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	194.0 mm × 110.0 mm × 37.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	repaired; upper right portion missing; gaps along bottom and left edges (bottom gap probably filled by ntf n 2a fragment, see below); damage to lower part of right edge; lower right corner destroyed. ; a fragment from ntf m 6a has been joined to AASOR 16,

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot	l/m 2
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 2000.06.001
Accession Number	(SMN) 0285 + (SMN) 1647 (SM catalogue: 4905)

References

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

[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.
history: EN 10/2, 70

[Fincke1998EN10/2] Fincke, Jeanette C. 1998. “Excavations at Nuzi 10/2, 66-174.” In General Studies and Excavations at Nuzi 10/2, edited by David I. Owen and Gernot Wilhelm, 219–373. Studies on the Civilization and Culture of Nuzi and the Hurrians, Volume 9. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

joins AASOR 16, no. 1

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“AASOR 16, 001 + EN 10/2, 070 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P409408.

AASOR 16, 001 + EN 10/2, 070 artifact entry (No. P409408). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P409408

AASOR 16, 001 + EN 10/2, 070 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P409408 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {AASOR 16, 001 + {EN} 10/2, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P409408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P409408},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P409408
LB  - CDLI:P409408
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - AASOR 16, 001 + EN 10/2, 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P409408
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“AASOR 16, 001 + EN 10/2, 070 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P409408.

AASOR 16, 001 + EN 10/2, 070 artifact entry (No. P409408). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P409408

AASOR 16, 001 + EN 10/2, 070 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P409408 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

@misc{2010AASOR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {AASOR 16, 001 + {EN} 10/2, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P409408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P409408},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P409408
LB  - CDLI:P409408
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - AASOR 16, 001 + EN 10/2, 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P409408
ER  -