JEN 425 (P603986)

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

Cite

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P603986
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P603986

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
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)
Museum Number
Accession Number	JENu 992a

References

primary: JEN 4, no. 425

[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.
history: Adoption Nuzi, 188

[Cassin1938AdoptionNuzi] Cassin, Elena. 1938. L’adoption à Nuzi. Paris : Adrien-Maisonneuve.
history: AASOR 24, no. 966

[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
2026-10-12 at 09:11:11	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
2026-08-03 at 14:40:08	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 425 Artifact Entry.” (2026) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 12, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P603986.

JEN 425 artifact entry (No. P603986). (2026, October 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P603986 (Original work published 2026)

JEN 425 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P603986 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {oct 12},
	title = {JEN 425 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P603986},
}

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DA  - 2026/10/12/
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TI  - JEN 425 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“JEN 425 Artifact Entry.” (2026) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 12, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P603986.

JEN 425 artifact entry (No. P603986). (2026, October 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P603986 (Original work published 2026)

JEN 425 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P603986 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2026JEN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {oct 12},
	title = {JEN 425 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P603986},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P603986},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/10/12/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P603986
LB  - CDLI:P603986
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - JEN 425 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P603986
ER  -