AASOR 16, 058 (P409427)

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 2000.06.050

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: adoption tablet)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

129.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 35.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (SM catalogue: adoption tablet)
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	P409427
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P409427

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	129.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 35.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	damage to lower left corner; reverse surface seems to have been abraded.

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot	s 110
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 2000.06.050
Accession Number	(SMN) 2085 (SM catalogue: 4954)

References

primary: AASOR 16, p.1-168, no. 58

[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.

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 Artifact

“AASOR 16, 058 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P409427.

AASOR 16, 058 artifact entry (No. P409427). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P409427

AASOR 16, 058 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P409427 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {AASOR 16, 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P409427},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P409427},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P409427
LB  - CDLI:P409427
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - AASOR 16, 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P409427
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AASOR 16, 058 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P409427.

AASOR 16, 058 artifact entry (No. P409427). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P409427

AASOR 16, 058 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P409427 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2010AASOR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {AASOR 16, 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P409427},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P409427},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P409427
LB  - CDLI:P409427
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - AASOR 16, 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P409427
ER  -