Akkadica 140, 073-098 15 (P519461)

Administrative tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in Logan Museum, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconson, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Logan Museum, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconson, USA

Museum Number

LMA 3440

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _<1(disz)> ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 _2(u) 4(asz) gur# [zu2-lum-ma]_
2. sza2 {disz}ki-{d}marduk-din _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz#}{d}na3#-[szesz-mesz-mu]
3. _a_ {disz}e-gi-bi ina _ugu_ {disz}gub-{d#}marduk#
4. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}er3-{d}na3 _a {lu2}a-zu_ ina _{iti}[apin]_
5. _zu2-lum-ma-am3! 2(u) 4(asz) gur_ ina szup-[pa-tu4]
6. [ina] _e2_ {disz}{d}en-gi-mil-an-ni i-[nam-din]
7. [u ina] qi2-it {iti}sze ku3-babbar-am3 [1(disz) ma-na]_
8. _[sag]-du#_-szu2 i-nam-din _a-sza3_-[szu2 sza2 ina]
9. [szup]-pa#-tu4 sza2 _us2-sa-[du]_
10. [{disz}]ki-{d}marduk-din masz-ka-nu sza2 {disz}ki-[{d}marduk-din]
11. _{lu2}tuku_-u2 sza2-[nam-ma]
  on left edge
12. [ina] _ugu_ ul i-szal-lat, a-di#
reverse
1. {disz}ki-{d}marduk-din _ku3-babbar_-szu2 i-szal-li#-[mu]
2. {lu2}mu-kin-nu {disz}zab-di-ia a _{lu2}sag#_
3. sza2 {disz}kam-bu-zi-ia _dumu lugal_ {disz}[{d}marduk-dub-numun]
4. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}na3-mu-mu _a_ {lu2}na#-[din-sze-im]
5. {disz}{d}na3-u2-s,ur-szu2 _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}gub-{d}[marduk _a {lu2}a-zu_]
6. u _{lu2}szid_ {disz}la-a-ba-szi [_a_-szu2 sza2]
7. {disz}numun-ia _a_ {disz}e-gi-bi [...]
8. _{iti}bara2 u4 4(disz)-kam mu [n-kam]_
9. {disz}kur-ra-asz2 _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|)[{ki} ...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P519461

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Purchased in 1955; Part of the Albert Green Heath Collection.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Logan Museum, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconson, USA
Museum Number LMA 3440
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Akkadica 140, p.73-98, no. 15

    [Liu2019Logan] Liu, Changyu, and John P. Nielsen. 2019. “Cuneiform Tablets in the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College.” Akkadica 140: 73–98.

    Barley for various individuals

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-12-18 at 19:39:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2020-02-21 at 17:43:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-02-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 140, 073-098 15 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P519461.
Akkadica 140, 073-098 15 artifact entry (No. P519461). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519461 (Original work published 2020)
Akkadica 140, 073-098 15 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519461 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 140, 073-098 15 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P519461.
Akkadica 140, 073-098 15 artifact entry (No. P519461). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519461 (Original work published 2020)
Akkadica 140, 073-098 15 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519461 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519461},
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}


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