Neo-Babylonian Larsa 04 (P249293)

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 73.2984

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. _4(u) gur [n] 1(ban2)# sze-bar_ sza2 {disz}u2-bar-[ia]
 en: 40 gur ... 1 sutu barley of Ubarya,
2. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}hasz-di-ia ina _ugu_-hi
 en: son of Hašdiya, against the accounts of
3. {disz}ki-{d}utu-tin _a_-suz2 sza2 {disz}la-ba-szi
 en: Itti-Šamaš-balāṭu, son of Labaši,
4. u {disz}{d}u-gur-da _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}ib-na-a
 en: and Nergal-le’i, son of Ibnaya,
5. [ina] {iti#}sig4 _sze-bar_ ina _sag-du_-szu2
 en: in Simanu the barley in its capital amount
6. [ina] {iri#}szu-u2-da-nu i-nam#-[din-nu]
 en: in Šudanu they shall repay;
7. _[sze]-bar#_ sza2 _ugu_-hi-szu2 sza2 _e2_ {disz}ba-la#-[t,u]
 en: it is the barley against him from the estate of Balāṭu.
reverse
1. [{lu2}mu]-kin#-nu {disz}{d}utu#-mu#-uri3#
 en: Witnesses: Šamaš-šum-uṣur,
2. [_a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}]sza2#-{d}ag_-szu2-u2 {disz}{d}ag-mu#-[x]
 en: son of Ša-Nabu-šū; Nabu-šum-x,
3. _a#_-szu2# sza2# {disz}{d}ag-numun-gi {disz}{d}utu#-numun#-du3
 en: son of Nabu-zer-ušallim; Šamaš-zer-ibni,
4. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}sza2-pik {disz}gi-mil-lu
 en: son of Šapik; Gimillu,
5. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}numun_-ia u _{lu2}szid_
 en: son of Zeriya; and the scribe
6. {disz}ki-{d}utu-tin _a_-szu2 sza2 la-ba-szi
 en: Itti-Šamaš-balāṭu, son of Labaši;
7. {iri#}bad3-sza2-la-si3-me-e
 en: Dur-ša-lasime,
8. {iti#}kin# _u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam2_
 en: of Ululu the 24th day,
9. _mu 2(u) 9(disz)-kam2_ {disz}ag-nig2-du-uri3#
 en: the 29th year of Nechadnezzar,
10. _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/P249293

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 73.2984
Accession Number

References

  • primary: , no.12

    [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.

  • primary: Neo-Babylonian Larsa, 04

    [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
2026-09-17 at 17:40:44 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 11:38:44 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 04 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P249293.
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 04 artifact entry (No. P249293). (2026, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249293 (Original work published 2004)
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 04 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249293 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Neo-Babylonian Larsa 04 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P249293.
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 04 artifact entry (No. P249293). (2026, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249293 (Original work published 2004)
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 04 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249293 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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