Neo-Babylonian Larsa 13 (P249284)

Tablet 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 73.2902

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(asz)# _gur sze-bar_ sza2 {disz}gi-mil#-[lu]
 en: 13 gur barley of Gimillu
2. [_a_-szu2 sza2] {disz#}nig2-du _a_ {disz}ku-na-[a]
 en: son of Kudurri, descendant of Kuna,
3. [ina] _ugu#_ {disz}{d#}utu-numun-gal#-[szi]
 en: is against Šamaš-zer-ušabši,
4. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}x-x A {disz#}{d}utu-[x]
 en: son of ..., descendant of Šamaš-x;
5. a#-na {iti#}gan# _sze-bar_
 en: In Kislimu, the barley
6. ina larsa{ki} ina _sag#-[du_-szu2]
 en: in Larsa in its capital amount
7. ina _ka2_-ka-lak-ku#
 en: at the gate of the storehouse
8. i-nam-din
 en: he shall repay.
reverse
1. {lu2}mu-kin-nu {disz}e-tel-lu#
 en: Witnesses: Etellu,
2. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}ri-mut _a_ {disz}{d}utu-[x]
 en: son of Rimut, descendant of Šamaš-x;
3. {disz}{d}ag-x-du3 _a_ {disz}x-[x-x]
 en: Nabu-x-ibni, descendant of ...;
4. u _{lu2}szid_ {disz}{d}utu-numun-[x]
 en: and the scribe Šamaš-zer-xm
5. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}ba#-la#-t,u _a_ {disz}[x-x]
 en: son of Balāṭu, descendant of ...;
6. larsa#{ki} {iti}NE# _[u4 n-kam2]_
 en: Larsa, of Abu the nth day,
7. _[mu] 2(u) 4(asz)-[kam2]_
 en: the 24th year of
8. {disz#}ag#-nig2-du#-uri3# _lugal_
 en: Nebuchadnezzar, king of
9. babilax(|DIN.TIR|)#{ki}
 en: 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/P249284

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA
Museum Number AUAM 73.2902
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Neo-Babylonian Larsa, 13

    [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, CDLI Approved View
2004-11-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Veldhuis, Niek; Wright, Paul H. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Neo-Babylonian Larsa 13 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249284.
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 13 artifact entry (No. P249284). (2025, November 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249284 (Original work published 2004)
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 13 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249284 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Neo-Babylonian Larsa 13 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249284.
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 13 artifact entry (No. P249284). (2025, November 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249284 (Original work published 2004)
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 13 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249284 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249284},
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