Neo-Babylonian Larsa 19 (P249278)

Tablet excavated in Dilbat (mod. Deilam), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

AUAM 73.2864

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _8(asz) gur 1(barig){pi} sze-bar sag-du nig2-gur11 {d#}innin#-[dil-bad]
 en: 8 gur 1 pan barley, capital amount, property of Innin-Dilbat,
2. sza2 {disz}{d}urasz-du3-numun _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}za-kir
 en: of Uraš-bani-zer, son of Zakir,
3. _a_ {disz}{d}be-di-par-dingir-me ina _ugu_ {disz}{d}urasz-mu
 en: descendant of Ea-dipar-ilī, is against Uraš-iddin,
4. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}ku-na-a _a_ {disz}si-sa2-ri
 en: son of Kuna, descendant of Liširi;
5. 4(asz) _gur sze-bar sag-du nig2-gur11_ {d}innin-dil-bad
 en: 4 gur barley, capital amount, property of Innin-Dilbat,
6. sza2 {disz}{d}urasz-du3-numun ina _ugu_ {disz}{d}ag-da
 en: of Uraš-bani-zer, is against Nabu-le’i,
7. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}ag-numun-du3 _a_ {disz}{d}be-di-par-dingir-me
 en: son of Nabu-zer-ibni, descendant of Ea-dipar-ili;
8. a-na _ugu 1(asz) gur 1(barig){pi} sze-bar_ ina _ugu_-hi-szu2
 en: as against 1 gur 1 pi barley against him
9. ta-rab-bi ina {iti}sig4 i-nam-di-[nu]
 en: shall accrue; in Simanu they shall repay it.
10. 1(asz){en} pu-ut 2(disz)-i na-szu2-u2#
 en: Each shall act as guarantor for the other.
11. mim-mu-szu2-nu sza2 _iri_ u _edin#_
 en: Their property, whether in city or country,
12. ma-la ba-asz2-szu-u2# [masz-ka-nu]
 en: whatever there is, is pledged to
13. [sza2] {disz}{d}urasz-du3-numun {lu2}[ra-szu-u]
 en: Uraš-bani-zer; no other creditor
reverse
1. sza2-nam-ma ina _ugu_ ul i#-[szal-lat]
 en: shall take control of it
2. a-di {disz}{d}urasz-du3-numun _sze#-[bar_-szu2]
 en: until Uraš-bani-zer his barley.
3. i-szal-li#-mu# u2#-il3-tim mah#-ri#-ti#
 en: receives; the former document of credit
4. he#-pa#-tu4
 en: is destroyed.
  single ruling
5. {lu2}mu-kin-nu# {disz}{d}urasz-mu-du3
 en: Witnesses: Uraš-šum-ibni,
6. [_a_]-szu2 sza2 {disz}gub-a _a_ {disz}{d}be-an-gu4-dingir-me
 en: son of Mukin-apli, descendant of Ea-qarrad-ili;
7. {disz}{d}ag-mu _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}u2-bar _a_ {disz}{d}NIN-KAM2
 en: Nabu-iddin, son of Ubar, descendant of Belet-ereš;
8. {disz}bar-ba-ru _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}en-sur [_a_ {disz}x-x]
 en: Barbaru, son of Bel-eṭir, descendant of ...;
9. _{lu2}szid_ {disz}{d}ag-sur-zi#-mesz
 en: and the scribe Nabu-eṭir-napšati,
10. [_a_]-szu sza2 {disz}s,il-la-a _a_ {disz}{d}be-an-gu4#-dingir-[mesz]
 en: son of Ṣilla, descendant of Ea-qarrad-ili;
11. dil-bad{ki} {iti}ab _u4 1(u) 7(disz)#-kam2_
 en: Dilbat, of Ṭebētu the 17th day,
12. _mu 1(u) 3(disz)-kam2_ {d}muati-nig2-du-uri3#
 en: the 13th year of Nebuchadnezzar,
13. _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}
 en: king of Babylon.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P249278

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Dilbat (mod. Deilam)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

References

  • primary: Neo-Babylonian Larsa, 19

    [Wright1994Larsa] Wright, Paul H. 1994. “The City of Larsa in the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods: A Study of Urban and Intercity Relations in Antiquity.” Phdthesis.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-25 at 08:53:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-04-20 at 19:15:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2012-11-03 at 10:19:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2004-11-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Veldhuis, Niek; Wright, Paul H. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Neo-Babylonian Larsa 19 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249278.
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 19 artifact entry (No. P249278). (2025, November 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249278 (Original work published 2004)
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 19 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249278 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Neo-Babylonian Larsa 19 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249278.
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 19 artifact entry (No. P249278). (2025, November 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249278 (Original work published 2004)
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 19 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249278 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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