EA 083 (P270900)

Tablet excavated in Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029797(Egypt)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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tablet
obverse
1. [{disz}]ri#-ib-[{d}iszkur] iq#-bi a-[na]
2. [_en_]-szu# _lugal kur-kur{ki}-mesz lugal gal_
3. _nin#_ sza _iri_ gub-la ti-di-in4
4. [_kal]-ga#_ a-na _lugal_-ri _en_-ia
5. a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
6. 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-an am-qu2-ut
7. a-na mi-ni la-a tu-te-ru-na#
8. a-wa-tam a-na ia-a-szi u3
9. i-de ip-sza sza i-pu-szu#
10. _lu2_-ia ut-ta-szi-ir a-na ma-har#
11. _en_-ia u3 la-qu2 2(disz) _ansze-kur-ra_-szu
12. u3 _lu2_ sza-nu la-qe2 _lu2_-szu
13. [u3] t,up-pi2 _lugal_ la-a na-di-in4
14. [i]-na qa-at _lu2_-ia szi-me2# ia#-szi
15. a-na# mi-<ni> qa-la-ta u3 tu#-ul#-qu2#
16. _kur#_-ka u2-ul yu-uq-ba i-na
17. _u4-kam2-mesz lu2-mesz maszkim2_ la-qu2 _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_
18. ka-li _kur-kur-hi-a_ u2-ul ka-a-ma
19. yu-uq-bu i-na _u4-kam2-mesz_
20. u3 la-a ti-le-u2 la-qa-szi
21. sza-ni-tam asz-ta-par2 a-na _lu2-mesz_ ma-s,a-ar-ti
22. u3 a-na _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ u3 la-a
23. tu-da-nu-na szu-te-ra a-wa-ta5
24. a-na ia-szi u3 i-pu-sza a-na-ku
25. ki-ta it-ti {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta
26. ki-ma {disz}ia-pa-{d}iszkur u3 {disz}zi-im-re-da#
27. u3 bal-t,a2-ti sza-ni-tam szum-ma#
28. ap-pu-na-ma a-nu-ma pa-at,-ra-<at>
29. _iri_ s,u#-mu-ra u3 _iri e2_-ar-ha#
reverse
1. yi!#-din-ni i-na qa-at
2. {disz}ia-an-ha-mi u3 ia-di3-na
3. _sze_-im-_hi-a_ a-na a-ka-li ia-szi
4. a-na-s,a-ra _iri lugal_ a-na sza-a-szu
5. u3 ia-aq-bi _lugal_ u3 yu-wa-szi-ra
6. _lu2_-ia _lu2-mesz_-szu ti-sza-szu-na _ugu_-ia
7. ur-ra mu-sza at-ta-mi na-ad-na#-ta
8. _dumu_-nu a-na _lugal_ u3 usz-szi-ra-szu szu-ut
9. 2(disz) _lu2 iri_ i-bir-ta al-la-mi i-na
10. _e2_ {disz}ia-an-ha#-mi sza-ni-tam qi2-ba-mi
11. a-na {disz}ia-<an>-ha-mi al-lu-mi {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur
12. i-na qa-ti-ka u3 mi-im-mu
13. sza <in4>-ne2-ep-szu a-na sza-szu _ugu_-ka#
14. u2-ul yi-ma-qu2-ta _erin2-mesz_ ka-ra-szi#
15. _ugu_-ia u3 asz-pu-ru a-na sza-szu
16. szum-ma ki-a-ma la-a ti-iq-bi
17. u3 i-te9-zi-ib _iri#_ u3
18. pa-at,-ra-ti sza-ni-tam szum-ma la-a
19. tu-te-ru-na a-wa-ta5 a-na ia-szi
20. u3 i-te9-zi-ib _iri_ u3
21. pa-at,-ra-ti qa-du _lu2-mesz_
22. sza i-ra-a-mu-ni u3
23. li-ma-ad al-le-mi
24. {munus}um-ma-ah-nu u3 {disz}isz-ku-ru
25. mu-ut-sze _geme2_ sza _{d}nin_
26. [sza] _iri#_ gub#-la# [u3] _kal-ga_
27. [ti-ik-tar]-ra-bu?
28. [a]-na# _{d}nin#_ [...]
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA 083,

    [Knudtzon1915-91724] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: BB 14 (copy),

    [sec51538] N.d.

  • history: Youngblood, Amarna Correspondence, p. 237ff (transliteration, translation),

    [sec51539] N.d.

  • history: Ebeling, p. 373ff (translation),

    [sec51540] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 153-154 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51541] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029797(Egypt)
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“EA 083 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270900.
EA 083 artifact entry (No. P270900). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270900 (Original work published 2005)
EA 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270900 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 083 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270900},
}

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