Neo-Babylonian Larsa 17 (P249280)
Tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), 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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USAMuseum Number
AUAM 73.2992Provenience
Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
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AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. _6(asz) gur 1(barig)# 2(ban2)# [sze-bar]_
en: 6 gur 1 pan 2 sutu barley
2. sza2 {disz}ri-mut-[{d}x-x-lu2]
en: of Rimut-x,
3. qal-la sza2 {disz}{d}a-e2#-[x-x _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}x-x]
en: the slave of Mar-biti-x, ...son of...,
4. _a_ {disz}tin ina _ugu_-hi {disz}tin _a#_-szu2# sza2# {disz#}{d#}ag#-a#-[x]
en: descendant of Balāṭu, is against of Balāṭu, son of Nabu-apla-x,
5. _a_ {disz}{lu2}nagar u3 {disz}{d}en-su
en: descendant of Naggaru, and Bel-eriba,
6. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}ag-ga-mil asz {iti}sig4_
en: son of Nabu-gamil; in Simanu
7. _sze-bar_ gam-mar2-_mesz_ ina bar-sip{ki}
en: the barley in full in Borsippa
8. i-nam-din-nu 1(asz){en} _pu-ut_ sza-ni-e
en: they shall repay; each as guarantor for the other
9. na-szu-u2
en: shall act.
reverse
1. {lu2}mu-kin-nu {disz}{d}utu-gi
en: Witnesses: Šamaš-ušallim,
2. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}ir3-{d}ag _a_ {disz}asz-sur
en: son of Arad-Nabu, descendant of Eda-eṭir;
3. {disz#}{d#}ag#-pab _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}a-e2-i
en: Nabu-naṣir, son of Mar-biti-na’id,
4. _a#_ {lu2}bahar2# _{lu2}szid_
en: descendant of Paḫḫaru; and the scribe
5. {disz}{d}ag_-sza2-kin#-mu _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}ag-du3-szesz
en: Nabu-šakin-šum, son of Nabu-bani-aḫi,
6. _a_ {lu2}sipa-gu4 bar-sip{ki}
en: descendant of Re’i-alpi; Borsippa,
7. {iti}ziz2 _u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam2 mu 2(u)#-[kam2]_
en: of Šabātu the 17th day, 20th(?) year of
8. {d}ag-nig2-du-uri3
en: Nebuchadnezzar,
9. _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}
en: king of Babylon.
obverse
1. _6(asz) gur 1(barig)# 2(ban2)# [sze-bar]_
en: 6 gur 1 pan 2 sutu barley
2. sza2 {disz}ri-mut-[{d}x-x-lu2]
en: of Rimut-x,
3. qal-la sza2 {disz}{d}a-e2#-[x-x _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}x-x]
en: the slave of Mar-biti-x, ...son of...,
4. _a_ {disz}tin ina _ugu_-hi {disz}tin _a#_-szu2# sza2# {disz#}{d#}ag#-a#-[x]
en: descendant of Balāṭu, is against of Balāṭu, son of Nabu-apla-x,
5. _a_ {disz}{lu2}nagar u3 {disz}{d}en-su
en: descendant of Naggaru, and Bel-eriba,
6. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}ag-ga-mil asz {iti}sig4_
en: son of Nabu-gamil; in Simanu
7. _sze-bar_ gam-mar2-_mesz_ ina bar-sip{ki}
en: the barley in full in Borsippa
8. i-nam-din-nu 1(asz){en} _pu-ut_ sza-ni-e
en: they shall repay; each as guarantor for the other
9. na-szu-u2
en: shall act.
reverse
1. {lu2}mu-kin-nu {disz}{d}utu-gi
en: Witnesses: Šamaš-ušallim,
2. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}ir3-{d}ag _a_ {disz}asz-sur
en: son of Arad-Nabu, descendant of Eda-eṭir;
3. {disz#}{d#}ag#-pab _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}a-e2-i
en: Nabu-naṣir, son of Mar-biti-na’id,
4. _a#_ {lu2}bahar2# _{lu2}szid_
en: descendant of Paḫḫaru; and the scribe
5. {disz}{d}ag_-sza2-kin#-mu _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}ag-du3-szesz
en: Nabu-šakin-šum, son of Nabu-bani-aḫi,
6. _a_ {lu2}sipa-gu4 bar-sip{ki}
en: descendant of Re’i-alpi; Borsippa,
7. {iti}ziz2 _u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam2 mu 2(u)#-[kam2]_
en: of Šabātu the 17th day, 20th(?) year of
8. {d}ag-nig2-du-uri3
en: Nebuchadnezzar,
9. _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}
en: king of Babylon.
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: Neo-Babylonian Larsa, 17
[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.
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- Museum No.: AUAM 73.2992
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- Provenience: Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)
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- Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Nebuchadnezzar2.20+.--.17
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-11-25 at 08:53:53 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-04-20 at 19:15:04 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2012-11-03 at 10:19:40 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2004-11-05 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Veldhuis, Niek; Wright, Paul H. | CDLI | Approved |
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Cite this Artifacts
“Neo-Babylonian Larsa 17 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249280.
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 17 artifact entry (No. P249280). (2025, November 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249280 (Original work published 2004)
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 17 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249280 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).
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year = {2025},
month = {nov 25},
title = {Neo-{Babylonian} {Larsa} 17 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249280},
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