Neo-Babylonian Larsa 09 (P249288)

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 73.3068

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) _gur sze-bar_ sza2 {disz}{d}marduk-numun#-[x]
 en: 20 gur barley of Marduk-zer-x,
2. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d#}ag#-numun#-gub# {disz}asz-[x-x]
 en: son of Nabu-zer-ukin, Ina-...,
3. _a_ {lu2#}tug2#-babbar# {disz}x-[x-x a_-szu2 sza2]
 en: descendant of Puṣaya, (and) ..., son of
4. {disz#}{d#}ag#-x-x [...]
 en: Nabu-...,
5. [ina] _ugu#_-hi {disz}ki-{d}utu#-tin#
 en: against Itti-Šamaš-balāṭu,
6. [_a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}la-ba]-szi# [x-x]
 en: son of Labaši, ...
7. [...]
 en: ...
8. [...]
 en: ...
reverse
1. {lu2#}[mu-kin]-nu# {disz}{d#}ag#-x-[x]
 en: Witnesses: Nabu-x ...,
2. [_a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}x]-x-uri3# {disz}en-szu2-nu#
 en: son of ...x-uṣur; Belšunu,
3. _a#_-szu2# [sza2] [...] _[{lu2}]szid#_
 en: son of ...; and the scribe x,
4. _a#_-[szu2 sza2] [...] x x
 en: son of ...,
5. {disz}x-[...]
 en: ...;
6. larsa#[{ki} {iti}x]
 en: Larsa, of x
7. _u4 2(u)-kam2# mu 3(u) 9(disz)#-kam2#_
 en: the 20th day, 39th year of
8. {disz}{d}ag-nig2-du-uri3
 en: 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/P249288

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 73.3068
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Neo-Babylonian Larsa, 09

    [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.44

    [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 19:37:54 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 11:44:01 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 09 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P249288.
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 09 artifact entry (No. P249288). (2026, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249288 (Original work published 2004)
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 09 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249288 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Neo-Babylonian Larsa 09 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P249288.
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 09 artifact entry (No. P249288). (2026, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249288 (Original work published 2004)
Neo-Babylonian Larsa 09 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249288 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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