HSS 19, 035 (+) EN 9/3, 482 (P393218)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 2000.04.019

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: text concerning the ilku of houses)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (SM catalogue: text concerning the ilku of houses)
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	P393218
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P393218

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	two fragments: 1 - piece from right side, perhaps near the top; repaired; very little of reverse preserved. 2 - lower left portion; frag. 1 frag. 2 h: 5.8 cm 4.6 cm w: 5.7 6.5 th: 3.0 3.0; lucite box contains two fragments: Smn 731 and S

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot	a 26
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 2000.04.019
Accession Number	(SMN) 0731 (SM catalogue: 4845) (+) (SMN) 0997x

References

primary: HSS 19, 35

[Lacheman1962HSS19] Lacheman, Ernest R. 1962. Excavations at Nuzi. Volume 8: Family Law Documents. Harvard Semitic Series, Volume 19. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
primary: EN 9/3, 482

[Lacheman1995EN9/3] Lacheman, Ernest R., and David I. Owen. 1995. “Texts in the Havard Semitic Museum: Excavations at Nuzi 9/3,” Studies on the Civilization and Culture of Nuzi and the Hurrians, , no. 5.
history: WAW 18, 78

[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	Reviewer	Status
2026-09-15 at 18:43:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-09-15 at 10:51:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-07-23 at 13:58:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2010-01-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 19, 035 (+) EN 9/3, 482 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P393218.

HSS 19, 035 (+) EN 9/3, 482 artifact entry (No. P393218). (2026, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393218 (Original work published 2010)

HSS 19, 035 (+) EN 9/3, 482 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393218 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393218},
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 19, 035 (+) EN 9/3, 482 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P393218.

HSS 19, 035 (+) EN 9/3, 482 artifact entry (No. P393218). (2026, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393218 (Original work published 2010)

HSS 19, 035 (+) EN 9/3, 482 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393218 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {HSS 19, 035 (+) {EN} 9/3, 482 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393218},
}

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DA  - 2026/9/15/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P393218
LB  - CDLI:P393218
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - HSS 19, 035 (+) EN 9/3, 482 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P393218
ER  -