Nuzi tablets

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient clay tablets
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Nuzi
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Assyrians
gptkb:Babylonians
gptkb:Hurrians
gptkbp:culture Hurrian
gptkbp:date 14th century BCE
15th century BCE
gptkbp:describes gptkb:family
administrative records
legal documents
slavery
inheritance
letters
land sales
court decisions
loan agreements
marriage contracts
economic transactions
adoption contracts
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Edward_Chiera
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1920s
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Iraqi_Department_of_Antiquities
gptkb:Yorghan_Tepe
American School of Oriental Research
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Nuzi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nuzi tablets
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Semitic
gptkbp:locatedInPresentDay gptkb:Harvard_Semitic_Museum
gptkb:Oriental_Institute,_University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Yale_Babylonian_Collection
gptkb:Iraq_Museum
gptkbp:material gptkb:ceramics
gptkbp:numberOfRooms over 5,000
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mitanni_Kingdom
Mesopotamian history
gptkbp:script cuneiform
gptkbp:significance source for ancient Near Eastern law
source for Akkadian language
source for Hurrian society
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite not listed
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:law
gptkb:public_administration
record keeping
personal correspondence
economic transactions
gptkbp:writtenBy Akkadian
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nuzi
gptkb:Yorgan_Tepe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7