HSS 19, 086 (P393269)

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 2000.04.044

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: family law document concerning inheritance)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

97.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (SM catalogue: family law document concerning inheritance)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P393269
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P393269

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	97.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	repaired; most of the edges are destroyed; gaps along most joins.

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot	n 120
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 2000.04.044
Accession Number	(SMN) 2244 (SM catalogue: 4869)

References

primary: HSS 19, 86

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2010-01-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 19, 086 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 26, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P393269.

HSS 19, 086 artifact entry (No. P393269). (2010, January 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393269

HSS 19, 086 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393269 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393269},
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 19, 086 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 26, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P393269.

HSS 19, 086 artifact entry (No. P393269). (2010, January 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393269

HSS 19, 086 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393269 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jan 26},
	title = {HSS 19, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393269},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393269},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/1/26/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P393269
LB  - CDLI:P393269
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - HSS 19, 086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P393269
ER  -