Neo-Babylonian Larsa 08 (P249289)

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 73.3065

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(asz) gur 4(ban2) sze-bar_ sza2 {disz}ki-{d}utu-tin
 en: 2 gur 4 sutu barley of Itti-Šamaš-balāṭu,
2. _a_ szu2 sza2 {disz}la-ba-szi ina _sze-bar_
 en: son of Labaši, from the barley
3. sza2 {disz}en-e-t,e3-ru-{d}ag
 en: of Bel-eṭēru-Nabu
4. sza2 ina pa-ni-szu2 ina _ugu_-hi
 en: now against
5. {disz}ri-mut _a_-szu2 sza2
 en: Rimut, son of
6. {disz}a-hu-szu2-nu {iti}gu4
 en: Ahušunu; in Ayaru
7. _sze-bar_ ina _sag-du_-szu2
 en: the barley in its capital amount
8. ina# larsa{ki}
 en: in Larsa
reverse
1. ina _ka2_ ka-lak-ka
 en: at the gate of the storehouse
2. i-nam-din {lu2}mu-kin-nu
 en: he shall repay. Witnesses:
3. {disz}{d}u-gur-asz-suh3-sur _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}tin-su
 en: Nergal-ina-teši-eṭir, son of Balāssu;
4. {disz}{d}be-mu-du3 _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}nig2-du
 en: Ea-šum-ibni, son of Kudurri;
5. {disz}si-lim-dingir _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}la-ba-szi
 en: Silim-ilī, son of Labaši;
6. u _{lu2}szid_ {disz}{d}ag-gub-a
 en: and the scribe Nabu-mukin-apli,
7. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}marduk-kam2
 en: son of Marduk-erēš,
8. _a_ {lu2}sipa-gu4 larsa{ki}
 en: descendant of Re’i-alpi; Larsa,
9. {iti}bara2 _u4 4(disz)-kam2_
 en: of Nisanu the 4th day,
10. _mu# 3(u) 9(disz)-kam2_
 en: 39th year of
11. {d}ag-nig2-du-uri3 _lugal_
 en: Nebuchadnezzar, the king.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P249289

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Written In
Archive Itti-Šamaš-balatu / Arad-Šamaš
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 73.3065
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Neo-Babylonian Larsa, 08

    [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.40

    [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
2026-09-21 at 13:36:40 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 11:42:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI 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 08 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P249289.
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 08 artifact entry (No. P249289). (2026, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249289 (Original work published 2004)
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 08 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249289 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Neo-Babylonian Larsa 08 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P249289.
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 08 artifact entry (No. P249289). (2026, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249289 (Original work published 2004)
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 08 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249289 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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