EA 147 (P270914)

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 029812(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. a-na _lugal_-li2-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
2. um-ma a-bi-_lugal ARAD2_-ka
3. 7(disz) u 7(disz) a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-li2-ia am-qut
4. a-na-ku ip-ru isz-tu szu-pa-li
5. szi-ni _en_-li2-ia be-li
6. _{d}utu_ sza it-ta-s,i2 i-na _ugu_-hi
7. _kur_ ma-ta-ti i-na _u4_-mi u3 _u4_-mi-ma
8. ki-ma szi-ma-at _{d}utu_ a-bu-szu _saga_
9. sza i-ba-li-it, i-na sze-hi-szu _du10-ga_
10. u3 i-sa3-hir2 i-na s,a-pa-ni-szu
11. sza it-ta-s,a-ab gab2-bi _kur_-ti
12. i-na pa-sza-hi i-na du-ni _za3_ :" ha-ap-szi
13. sza id-din ri-ig-ma-szu i-na sza10-me
14. ki-ma {d}iszkur u3 tar#-gu5-ub gab2-bi
15. _kur_-ti isz-tu ri-ig-mi-szu
16. an-nu-u2 isz-pu-ur _ARAD2_-du a-na be-li-szu
17. e-nu-ma isz-me _dumu-kin_-ri _saga_
18. sza _lugal_ sza i-ka3-sza-ad a-na _ARAD2_-szu
19. u3 sze-hu _du10-ga_ sza it-ta-s,i2
20. isz-tu _uzu pi2-mesz lugal_ be-li-ia
21. a-na _ARAD2_-szu u3 i-sa3-hir2 sze-hu-szu
22. la-am ka3-sza-ad _lu2-<dumu>-kin_-ri _lugal_ be-li-ia
23. la-a i-sa3-hur sze-hu i-za-kar4
24. _ka-mesz_ ab-bi-ia a-mur i-na-an-na
25. e-nu-ma it-ta-s,i2#
26. sze-hu _lugal_ a-na _ugu_-hi#-ia#
27. u3 ha-ad-ia-ti ma-gal
28. u3 a-ru-u2 i-na _u4_-mi u _u4_-[mi]-ma
29. asz-szum ha-di3-ia-ti la-a ti-[szi]-ir#
reverse
1. er-s,e2-tum e-nu-ma isz-me
2. _dumu#-kin#_-ri _saga_ sza isz-tu be-li-ia
3. u3 gab2-bi _kur_-ti pal-ha-at
4. isz-tu pa-ni be-li-ia e-nu-ma
5. isz-me sze-hu _du10-ga_ u3 _dumu-kin_-ri _saga_
6. sza i-ka3-sza-ta-ni e-nu-ma
7. iq-bi _lugal_ be-li-ia ku-na
8. a-na pa-ni _erin2-mesz gal_ u3 iq-bi
9. _ARAD2_-du a-na be-li-szu ia-a-ia-ia
10. a-na _ugu_-hi ka3-bi-di3-ia _ugu_-hi :" s,u2-ri#-ia
11. u2-bal a-ma-tu2 _lugal_ be-li-ia
12. sza isz-me2 a-na _lugal_ be-li-szu u3
13. u2-ra-ad-szu i-na asz-ra-ni-szu
14. u3 it-<ta>-s,i2 _{d}utu_ i-na _ugu_-hi-szu
15. u3 i-sa3-hir2 sze-hu _du10-ga_ isz-tu _uzu_ pi2 be-li-szu
16. u3 la-a isz-te-mi a-ma-ta5 _lugal_ be-li-szu
17. hal-qa2-at _iri_-szu# ha-li-iq _e2_-szu
18. ia-nu szu-um-szu i-na gab2-bi
19. _kur_-ti i-na da-ri-ti a-mur
20. _ARAD2_-da sza isz-me a-na <<a-na>> be-li-szu
21. szul-mu _iri_-szu szul-mu _e2_-szu
22. szu-um-szu a-na da-ri-ti
23. at-ta _{d}utu_ sza it-ta-s,i2 i-na _ugu_-hi-ya
24. u3 du-u2-ri _zabar_ sza iz-qu2-pu
25. a-na sza-a-szu u3 asz-szum _za3 lugal_
26. be-li-ia da-na-ti
27. :" nu-uh-ti :" ba-ti-i-ti
28. an-nu-u2 iq-bi
29. a-na _{d}utu_ a-bi _lugal_ be-li-ia
30. ma-ti-mi i-mur
31. pa-ni _lugal_ be-li-ia
32. u3 a-nu-um-ma a-na-an-s,ur
33. _iri_ s,ur-ri _iri_ ra-bi-tu
34. a-na _lugal_ be-li-ia a-di
left
1. i-wa-s,i2 _za3 lugal_ da-na-tu i-na _ugu_-hi-ia
2. a-na na-da-an me-e a-na szu-ta-ia
3. u3 _gesz-mesz_ a-na szu-hu-ni-ia sza-ni-ta5 {disz}zi-im-ri-da
4. _lugal# iri_ s,i2-du-na isz-pu-ur i-na _u4_-mi u _u4_-mi-ma#
5. _lu2#_ ar-ni {disz}a-zi-ri _dumu ARAD2-{d}asz_-ra-tum
6. asz-szum gab2-bi a-ma-ta5 sza isz-te-mi isz-tu _kur_ mi-is,-ri#
7. a-nu-um-ma isz-pu-ur a-na be-li-ia u3 _saga_
8. e-nu-ma i-de4

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Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA, EA 147

    [Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Albright, ANET, p. 484 (translation)

    [Albright1969ANETArmana] Albright, W. F. 1969. “The Amarna Letters.” In Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament (Third Edition with Supplement), edited by James B. Pritchard. Princeton University Press.

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 233-235 (translation) [1992]

    [Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.

  • history: LFM, p. 123ff (translation)

    [Oppenheim1967LFM] Oppenheim, A. Leo. 1967. Letters from Mesopotamia: Official Business, and Private Letters on Clay Tablets from Two Millennia. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.

  • history: BB, pl. 11 (copy)

    [Ungnad1914BB] Ungnad, Arthur. 1914. Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Zeit Der Hammurapi-Dynastie. Vol. 6. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek.

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  • Museum No.: BM 029812(Egypt)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars approved View
2024-07-26 at 10:47:15 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-11 at 09:40:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 19:10:56 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:05:09 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 147 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270914.
EA 147 artifact entry (No. P270914). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270914 (Original work published 2005)
EA 147 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270914 (Accessed: April 1, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 147 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270914},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270914},
}


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