EA 139 (P270930)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029828(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 en_-ia [_{d}utu_-ia]
2. um-ma an-ra-[bi-ih _ARAD2_-ka]
3. um-ma gu-_la#-ki# [geme2_-ka a-na]
4. _giri3-mesz en {d}utu_ 7(disz)! 7(disz)# [am-qut]
5. la-a ta-ku-ul [i-na _iri_ gu-la]
6. _iri_-ka u3 _iri_ a-bu-ti#-[ka]
7. isz-tu da-ri-ti sza-ni-tam a-mur
8. _iri_ gu-la ki-ma hi-ku-ta-ah ki-na-na
9. _iri_ gu-la a-na _lugal en_-ia
10. la-a ta-ku-ul a-na-a-me su2-ri _ARAD2#_
11. u3 yi-pu-isz ki-ma _sza3_-szu i-na
12. _kur-kur-mesz lugal_-ri a-mur ar-na sza
13. a-pa!#-asz {disz}a-zi-ru i-na _lugal_-ri
14. [da]-ak# _lugal kur_ am-mi-ia u3
15. [_lugal kur_] el#-da-ta u3 _lugal kur_ ir#-<qa-ta>
16. [u3 _lu2]-maszkim# lugal en_-ia u3
17. [_iri_ s,u]-mu#-ra pa-la-sza
  single ruling
18. [u3 a-nu-ma] i-na-an-na yu-ba-u2
19. [i-pi2-isz] ar-<ni?> i-na _lugal_ sza-ni-tam
20. [...] hu#-ru yi-qa-bu
21. [...] _iri_ gu-la
22. [...] _ugu_ i-pi2-isz
23. [...] yi-de
24. [...] s,a-ar
reverse
1. [...] _en_ it-ti#
2. [...] tu ka-la-at
3. [x x] sza#-ra-qi2# u3 la-a
4. [x x] ti# mi-im-ma i-na sza-szu-nu
5. [x x] ku u3 yi-di _lugal en_-<ia>
6. [a-na]-ku# _ARAD2_ ki-ti-szu u3
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7. yi-isz#-szi-ra ma-s,a-ar-ta i-na
8. _iri_-szu 3(u) _lu2-mesz_ u3 5(u) _lu2-mesz_ a-di
9. _iri_ gub-la <la>-a ia-asz-ku-un x _lugal# sza3_-szu
10. i-na mi-im-mi sza yi-isz-szi-ru
11. {disz}a-zi-ru a-na sza-szu mi-im-mu
12. sza yi-isz-szi-ru a-ya?-ti su-mu-ru
13. u3 mi-im {disz}ha-za-ni _lugal_
14. sza# da#-ak yi-isz-szi-ru
15. a-na ka-ta a-mur {disz}a-zi-ru
16. ar-<nu> _lugal en_-ia
  blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA 139,

    [Knudtzon1915-91754] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: BB 45 and pl. 4 (copy, photo),

    [sec51609] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 225-226 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51610] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029828(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 139 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270930.
EA 139 artifact entry (No. P270930). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270930 (Original work published 2005)
EA 139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270930 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270930},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270930},
}

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