AASOR 16, 002 (P409409)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 2000.06.002

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 and settlement against kušši-harbe)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

65.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (SM catalogue: accusations and settlement against 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

CDLI number	P409409
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P409409

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	65.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	upper portion missing; damage to right edge; surface damage to reverse.

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Archive
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 2000.06.002
Accession Number	(SMN) 0076 (SM catalogue: 4906)

References

primary: AASOR 16, p.1-168, no. 2

[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: WAW 18, 39

[Maidman2010WAW18] Maidman, Maynard P. 2010. Nuzi Texts and Their Uses as Historical Evidence. Writings from the Ancient World 18. Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2026-09-15 at 16:27:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AASOR 16, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P409409.

AASOR 16, 002 artifact entry (No. P409409). (2026, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P409409 (Original work published 2010)

AASOR 16, 002 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P409409 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 15},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P409409},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AASOR 16, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P409409.

AASOR 16, 002 artifact entry (No. P409409). (2026, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P409409 (Original work published 2010)

AASOR 16, 002 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P409409 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {AASOR 16, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P409409},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P409409},
}

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DA  - 2026/9/15/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P409409
LB  - CDLI:P409409
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - AASOR 16, 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P409409
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