EA 053 (P270922)

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 029820(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 {disz}nam#-mur#-ia# _dumu# {d}utu_ be-li2-ia
2. um#-ma# [{disz}a]-ki#-iz#-zi# _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka-ma
3. 7(disz)-szu# [7(disz)-szu a]-na# _uzu# giri3-mesz_ be-li2-ia am-qut
  single ruling
4. be-[li2 e]-nu#-ma# a-masz#-szar#-ma pa-li-it, u3 la-a mit [...]
5. [...] a-na sza# be-li2-ia [u3 i]-na#-an#-na be#-li2#
6. [_lu2] ARAD2#_ sza be-li2-ia-ma i-na asz-ri _kur#_ {d}iszkur#
7. [a]-mur# i-na#-an-na [ia-na] asz-ri _dingir_-ka# a x x li-it-tal#-[kam2]
8. sza be-li2-ia a-[ra]-mu#-szu# [u3 i]-na#-an-na {disz}a-i-t,u#-ga#-ma# [qa-du]
9. _lugal kur_ ha-[at]-te# [a-na _ugu_]-hi#-ia yi#-iz-zi
10. u3 _uzu sag#-du#_-[ia u2]-ba-ah-a-szu
  single ruling
11. u3 i-na-an-na {disz}[a-i-t,u-ga]-ma# a-na# ia-szi isz-ta-par
12. u3 iq-ta-bi# [al-kam2-mi] it#-ti ia-szi
13. a-na sza _lugal# kur_ ha-at#-[te aq-ta]-bi a-na-ku#
14. ki-i a-[mu]-ta# [la a-na sza] _lugal# kur_ ha-[at]-te#
15. a-na-ku a-na# _lugal#_ be-[li2-ia] _lugal# kur#_ [{disz}]is,-ri _ARAD2#_
16. asz-ta-par u3 aq#-[bi ki]-ia#-[am] a-na sza# _lugal kur_ ha-at-te
  single ruling
17. be-li2 [...]
18. u3 _kur_-tum an#-nu#-[u2 ...] an#
19. u3 szum-ma [...]
20. u3 be-li2-ia ki#-[i]-ma# [ar-hi-isz li]-wa-asz-sze-ir-szu
21. u3 li-il-li-kam2# a-na# [sza {disz}a-i]-t,u-ga-ma
22. ki-i-me-e be-li2 [...] pa-nu-ka
23. i-pal-la-ah u3 _kur_ [u2-be ib-bal]-kat# [a]-na# sza# be-li2-ia
  single ruling
24. be-li2 a-mur# [{disz}a-i]-t,u#-ga#-[ma il-li-kam2]
25. [a]-na# sza# _kur_ ha#-[at-te ...] _lu2_ nu-kur-tum
26. sza be-li2-ia [i]-na# lib3#-bi#-szu# [...]
27. u3 _kur_ [u2]-be# [...] ab-bi-szu
28. be-li2 il#-li#-kam2# {disz}a-i-t,u#-[ga]-ma# [u3 _kur_ u2]-be#
29. _kur-kur_-tum sza# be-li2-ia# i-na# [...]-szu#-nu#
30. u3 il-te-qe3 szu _e2_-tum# _ku3-[babbar_]
31. u3 il-te-qe3 szu 2(disz) me qa#-[aq-qa-ru]
32. u3 il-te-qe3 szu 3(disz) qa#-aq#-qa#-ru#
33. u3 il-te-qe3 szu [1(disz) qa]-aq#-qa#-ru [...]
34. isz-tu _e2_-tum sza# {disz}nam-ia-za#
  single ruling
35. be#-li2 i-szak-ka3-[nu] {disz}te-u2-wa#-at-ti _iri_ la#-[pa]-na#
36. u3 {disz}ar#-za-u2-ia _iri_ ru-hi-iz-zi
37. a-na pa-ni {disz}a-i-t,u-ga-ma u3 _kur_ [u2-a]-be
38. _kur-kur_-tum sza be-li2-ia
39. i-na _izi-mesz_ i-szar-ri-ip szu
  single ruling
reverse
1. be-li2 ki-i-me-e a-na-ku a-na _lugal_ be-li2-ia#
2. a-ra-ah-am u3 ki-ia-am _lugal kur_ nu-ha-asz-sze
3. _lugal kur_ ni-i _lugal kur_ zi-in-za-ar
4. u3 _lugal kur_ tu-na-na-at u3 an-nu-ut-ti
5. gab2-ba2 _lugal-mesz_ a-na sza be-li2-ia _{lu2}ARAD2-mesz_-ma#
  single ruling
6. ki-i-me-e i-li-ih-e _lugal_ be-li2-ia u3 it-ta#-[as,-zi]
7. [u3] um-ma-a _lugal_ be-li2-ia la it-ta-as,#-zi#
8. [u3] be-li2-ia _erin2-mesz_ bi-it-ta-te li-wa-asz-sze-ir
9. [u3] li-il#-[li-kam2] isz-tu _kur_-tum an-nu-[u2]
10. [ki]-i-me-e be-li2# _lugal-mesz_ an-nu-ut-ti ra#-im#-tum#-szu
11. _lu2#-gal_-bi sza be-li2-ia u3 mi-nu-um-me-e
12. _nig2-ba-mesz_-szu-nu li-iq-bi u3 li-it-ti-nu-nim
  single ruling
13. be-li2 szum-ma _kur_-tum an-nu-u2 isz-tu lib3-bi be-li2-ia
14. i-szak-ka3-an u3 _erin2-mesz_ bi-it-ta-te be-li2-ia
15. li-wa-asz-sze-ir u3 li-il-li-kam2 u3 _{lu2-mesz}dumu-kin_-szu#
16. sza be-li2-ia ik-szu-du-nim
  single ruling
17. be-li2 szum-ma {disz}ar-za-u2-ia _iri_ ru-hi-zi
18. u3 {disz}te-u2-wa-at-ti _iri_ la-pa-na i-na _kur#_ u2-be asz-bu
19. u3 {disz}da#-sza i-na _kur_ am-ki# asz-bu u3 lu-u2 i-te-szu-nu
20. be-li2-ia e-nu-ma _kur_ u2-be sza la be-li2-ia
21. i-na _u4_-mi-sza-am-ma a-na {disz}a-i-tu-ga-ma i-sza-ap-pa-ru-nim
22. u3 ki-ia-am iq-bu-nim al-kam2-mi u3 li-gi#-[mi]
23. _kur_ u2-be gab2-ba2-am-ma
  single ruling
24. be-li2 ki-i-me-e _iri_ ti-ma-asz-gi i-na _kur_ u2-be
25. a-na _uzu giri3-mesz_-ka qa-ti-hi u3 ki-ia-am _iri_ qat,3-na
26. a-na _uzu giri3-mesz_-ka qa-ti-hu li-esz u3 be-li2-ia
27. a-na pa-ni _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ia _nam-til-la_ a i-ir-ri-szu# [x x] me#-e
28. la pal-ha-ak-ku a-na pa-ni _erin2-mesz_ bi-it-ta#-[te sza be]-li2-ia#
29. e-nu-ma _erin2-mesz_ bi-it-ta-te sza be-li2-[ia]
30. ki-i-me-e u2-wa-asz-szar-an-ni u3 i-ir-[ru-bu]
31. i-na _iri_ qat,3-na
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Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: BM 029820(Egypt)
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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 053 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270922.
EA 053 artifact entry (No. P270922). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270922 (Original work published 2005)
EA 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270922 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270922},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270922},
}


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ID  - P270922
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M1  - 2024/4/19/
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