JEN 659 + (SMN) 1651 (P604216)

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)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)
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	P604216
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P604216

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	(SMN) 1651 + JENu 841

References

primary: JEN 6, no. 659

[Lacheman1939JEN6] Lacheman, Ernest R. 1939. Joint Expedition with the Iraq Museum at Nuzi: Miscellaneous Texts. Publications of the Baghdad School. Texts 6. American Schools of Oriental Research, New Haven.
primary: AASOR 24, no. 252, 458, 465, 480, 857

[Porada1947SealsNuzi] Porada, Edith. 1947. “Seal Impressions of Nuzi.” Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research 24.
primary: SCCNH 05 (pp. 71-74), 72-73

[Wilhelm1995SCCNH05] Wilhelm, Gernot. 1995. “Bin Neuer Text Zum Ordal in Nuzi (lEN 659 + SMN 1651) .” In , 71–74. Studies on the Civilization and Culture of Nuzi and the Hurrians 5. Eisenbrauns Winona Lake, Indiana.
history: EN 10/2, 73

[Fincke1998EN10/2] Fincke, Jeanette C. 1998. “Excavations at Nuzi 10/2, 66-174.” In General Studies and Excavations at Nuzi 10/2, edited by David I. Owen and Gernot Wilhelm, 219–373. Studies on the Civilization and Culture of Nuzi and the Hurrians, Volume 9. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.
history: WAW 43 (pp. 297-366), 109

[Lion2023WAW43] Lion, Brigitte. 2023. “The Judicial Archives of the Kingdom of Arraphe.” In Judicial Decisions in the Ancient Near East, edited by Sophie Démare-Lafont and Daniel E. Fleming, 297–366. Writings from the Ancient World 43.

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
2026-09-12 at 14:54:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-09-09 at 09:37:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-08-14 at 18:59:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-08-03 at 15:49:09	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 659 + (SMN) 1651 Artifact Entry.” (2026) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 16, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P604216.

JEN 659 + (SMN) 1651 artifact entry (No. P604216). (2026, October 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P604216 (Original work published 2026)

JEN 659 + (SMN) 1651 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P604216 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“JEN 659 + (SMN) 1651 Artifact Entry.” (2026) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 16, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P604216.

JEN 659 + (SMN) 1651 artifact entry (No. P604216). (2026, October 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P604216 (Original work published 2026)

JEN 659 + (SMN) 1651 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P604216 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {oct 16},
	title = {JEN 659 + ({SMN}) 1651 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P604216},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P604216},
}

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