Neo-Babylonian Larsa 12 (P249285)

Tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), 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 73.2981

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(u) 4(asz) gur sze-bar_ sza2 {disz}da#-di#-ia#
 en: 24 gur barley of Dadia,
2. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}na-din ina _ugu_-hi
 en: son of Nadin, is against
3. {disz}{d}ag-lugal-uri3 _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}ag-kam2
 en: Nabu-šar-uṣur son of Nabu-ereš;
4. ina {iti}gu4 _sze-bar_ ina _sag-du_-szu2
 en: in Ayaru the barley in its capital amount
5. ina {iri}AB#-KA#-a-a
 en: in the city ...
6. i-nam#-din
 en: he shall repay.
reverse
1. [{lu2}mu]-kin#-nu {disz}ba-lat,-su
 en: Witnesses: Balāssu,
2. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}gur-gal-kal
 en: son of Amurru-udammiq;
3. {disz}{d}utu-numun-ba-sza2 _a_-szu2 sza2
 en: Šamaš-zer-iqiša, son of
4. {disz}szu-zu-bu
 en: Šuzubu;
5. u _{lu2}szid_ {disz}ki-{d}utu-tin _a_-szu2 sza2
 en: and the scribe Itti-Šamaš-balāṭu, son of
6. {disz}la-ba-szi larsa{ki}
 en: Labaši; Larsa,
7. {iti#}ab _u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam2_
 en: of Ṭebētu the 19th day,
8. _mu# 3(u)-kam2 {disz}{d}ag-nig2-du-uri3
 en: the 30th year of Nebuchadnezzar,
9. _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/P249285

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
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 73.2981
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Neo-Babylonian Larsa, 12

    [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.

  • history: , No.17

    [Boivin2024Labashi] Boivin, Odette. 2024. The Sons of Lâbâši: Entrepreneurship in Sixth Century BCE Larsa. Archiv Für Orientforschung Beiheft 35. Vienna: Selbstverlag des Instituts für Orientalistik der Universität Wien.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-18 at 20:33:32 Boivin, Odette Artifact metadata Boivin, Odette Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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 12 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 25, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P249285.
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 12 artifact entry (No. P249285). (2026, September 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249285 (Original work published 2004)
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 12 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249285 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Neo-Babylonian Larsa 12 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 25, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P249285.
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 12 artifact entry (No. P249285). (2026, September 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249285 (Original work published 2004)
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 12 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249285 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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