EA 069 (P270958)

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 029856(Egypt)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. [a-na {disz}...]
2. [qi2-bi2-ma]
3. [um-ma {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur]
4. [a-na _giri3-mesz_-ka am-qu2-ut]
5. [_{d}nin_ sza _iri_ gub-la _dingir lugal_]
6. [be-li-ia li-din _tesz2_-ka]
7. a-na pa#-ni# [_lugal_ be-li-ia]
8. _{d}utu_-ia [am-mi-ni qa-la-ta]
9. u3 asz-ba-ta# [i-na ...]
10. [a]-qa-bu il3-ti-qu2-mi gab2#-[bu a-wa-ti]
11. i-na bi-ri-szu-nu _ugu_-[ia]
12. sza2-ni-tam a-nu-ma i-na-an-na
13. i-na-mu-szu ur-ra mu#-[sza]
14. i-na nu-kur3-ti-_mesz_ sza _ugu_-[ia]
15. sza#-[ni]-tam at-ta ti-de-mi
16. _iri{ki}-mesz_-ia da-an-nu _ugu_-ia
17. [u3 u2]-ul# i-le-<i> i-pi2-isz
18. [_saga_]-qa# it#-ti#-szu#-nu# sza2#-[ni]-tam
19. [...] nu-ut
reverse
1. sza# _iri_ ma-ag-da-lim
2. u3 _erin2-mesz iri_ ma-as,-pat2{ki}
3. nu-kur3-tu4 _ugu_-ia u3 a-nu-ma
4. ia-nu-um _lu2_-lum sza yi-ri-s,u2-ni
5. isz-tu qa-ti-szu-nu sza-ni-tam
6. i-na ka-<sza>-ad {disz}ap-pi2-ha a-na mah-ri-ia
7. szi-si-tu4 _ugu_-ia u3 gab2-bi
8. _ka2-gal-mesz_-ia ti-ulx(AN)-qe2 _uruda#_
9. :" nu-hu-usz-tu4 sza-al#
10. {disz}ap-pi2-ha _lu2_-ka ki gab2#-[bi]
11. a-wa-ti sza-ni-tam ku-ru-ub#-[mi]
12. a-na _lugal_ be-li#-[ia u3]
13. a-s,i2#
  rest broken
left
1. [x x] gab2#-bu#
2. [... i-pi2]-isz# _saga#_-[qi2 ...]

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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 069,

    [Knudtzon1915-91782] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: BB 73 (copy),

    [sec51691] N.d.

  • history: Youngblood, Amarna Correspondence, p. 41ff (transliteration, translation),

    [sec51692] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 138-139 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51693] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029856(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 069 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270958.
EA 069 artifact entry (No. P270958). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270958 (Original work published 2005)
EA 069 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270958 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270958},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270958},
}

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