JEN 153 (P603715)

Legal tablet excavated in Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

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
CDLI Seals 027093 (composite) (P605489)	S027093	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
CDLI Seals 027118 (composite) (P605520)	S027118	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P603715
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P603715

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot	Room 15
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number	JENu 489

References

primary: JEN 2, no. 153

[Chiera1930JEN2] Chiera, Edward. 1930. Joint Expedition with the Iraq Museum at Nuzi: Declarations in Court. Publications of the Baghdad School. Texts 2. Paris, P. Geuthner.
primary: HSS 65 (pp. 226-358), 353 seal no. 265

[Stein2016HSS65] Stein, Diana. 2016. “ The Tablets from the Temple Precinct at Nuzi: Part II. Seals and Sealing Practice.” In , 226–358. Harvard Semitic Series 65. Bethesda, Maryland : CDL Press.
history: Adoption Nuzi, 259

[Cassin1938AdoptionNuzi] Cassin, Elena. 1938. L’adoption à Nuzi. Paris : Adrien-Maisonneuve.
history: SCCNH 18 (pp. 545-571), 562 seal no. 19

[Stein2009SCCNH18] Stein, Diana. 2009. “The Charioteer Lists: Seals and Sealing Practice.” In , 545–71. Studies on the Civilization and Culture of Nuzi and the Hurrians 18. CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-10-16 at 18:30:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-10-12 at 08:06:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-08-12 at 09:20:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-08-12 at 09:17:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-08-06 at 18:37:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-08-06 at 18:36:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-08-04 at 15:51:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-07-19 at 13:20:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“JEN 153 Artifact Entry.” (2026) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 16, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P603715.

JEN 153 artifact entry (No. P603715). (2026, October 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P603715 (Original work published 2026)

JEN 153 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P603715 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	month = {oct 16},
	title = {JEN 153 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P603715},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“JEN 153 Artifact Entry.” (2026) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 16, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P603715.

JEN 153 artifact entry (No. P603715). (2026, October 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P603715 (Original work published 2026)

JEN 153 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P603715 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {oct 16},
	title = {JEN 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P603715},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P603715},
}

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DA  - 2026/10/16/
PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P603715
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - JEN 153 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P603715
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