JEN 321 (P603883)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A11878a&b

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
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	P603883
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P603883

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number	OIM A11878a&b
Accession Number	JENu 191a & 191b

References

primary: JEN 4, no. 321

[Chiera1934JEN4] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Joint Expedition with the Iraq Museum at Nuzi: Proceedings in Court. Publications of the Baghdad School. Texts 4. American Schools of Oriental Research by the Univ. of Pennsylvania Press.
primary: JESHO 12 (pp. 233-282), 260-261

[Jankowska1969JESHO12] Jankowska, Ninel B. 1969. “Communal Self-Government and the King of the State of Arrapḫa.” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 12 (3): 233–82.
history: WAW 18, 61

[Maidman2010WAW18] Maidman, Maynard P. 2010. Nuzi Texts and Their Uses as Historical Evidence. Writings from the Ancient World 18. Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature.
history: AASOR 24, no. 885

[Porada1947SealsNuzi] Porada, Edith. 1947. “Seal Impressions of Nuzi.” Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research 24.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-10-13 at 07:38:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-10-12 at 08:52:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-09-15 at 16:21:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-08-03 at 14:40:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-08-01 at 10:26:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-07-20 at 09:15:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“JEN 321 Artifact Entry.” (2026) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P603883.

JEN 321 artifact entry (No. P603883). (2026, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P603883 (Original work published 2026)

JEN 321 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P603883 (Accessed: November 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-07]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {oct 13},
	title = {JEN 321 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P603883},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P603883},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/10/13/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P603883
LB  - CDLI:P603883
M1  - 2026/11/7/
TI  - JEN 321 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P603883
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JEN 321 Artifact Entry.” (2026) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P603883.

JEN 321 artifact entry (No. P603883). (2026, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P603883 (Original work published 2026)

JEN 321 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P603883 (Accessed: November 7, 2026).

@misc{2026JEN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-07]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {oct 13},
	title = {JEN 321 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P603883},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P603883},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/10/13/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P603883
LB  - CDLI:P603883
M1  - 2026/11/7/
TI  - JEN 321 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P603883
ER  -