EA 244 (P270997)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Museum Number

CM 04768 (12200)

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_-ri _en_-ia
2. u3 _{d}utu_-ia qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {disz}bi-ri-di-ya
4. _ARAD2_ sza ki-it-ti sza
5. _lugal_-ri a-na 2(disz) _giri3-mesz lugal_-ri
6. _en_-ia u3 _{d}utu_-ia
7. 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-ta-a-an
8. am-qu2-ut-me li-de-mi3
9. _lugal_-ru _en_-ia i-nu-ma
10. isz-tu i-re-bi _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti
11. i-te9-pu-usz-mi3 {disz}la-ab-a-ya
12. nu-kur2-ta5 i-na mu-uh-hi-ia
13. u3 la-a-mi ni-li-u2
14. _zu2-si-ga_ ba-qa-ni :" ka-s,i2#-ra
15. u3 la-a-mi3 ni-le-u2
16. a-s,i2 _ka2_ a-bu-ul-li2 :" sza-ah-ri
17. isz-tu pa-ni {disz}la-ab-a-ya
18. i-nu-ma la-ma-ad-mi3
19. u3 la#-a-mi3 ti-id-[da]-nu#?-na
20. _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-tu4
21. u3 a-nu-um#-ma#
reverse
1. ta!#-ri-is, pa-ni-[szu]
2. a-na la-qi2-i
3. _iri_ ma-gi-id-da{ki}
4. u3 lu-u2-mi
5. li-ik-ki-im-mi
6. _lugal_-ru _iri{ki}_-szu la-a-mi3
7. yi-is,-bat-szi
8. {disz}la-ab-a-ya
9. szum-ma-me ga-am-ra-at-mi3
10. _iri{ki}_ i-na _ba-usz2_
11. i-na mu-ta-a-an
12. i-na up#-[ri u3 lu-u2]
13. li-di-nam-mi _lugal_-ru
14. _1(disz) me lu2-mesz_ ma-an-s,a-ar-ta5
15. a-na na-s,a-ri _iri{ki}_-szu
16. la-a-mi3 yi-is,-bat-szi
17. {disz}la-ab-a-ya szum-ma-mi3
18. i-ia-nu pa-ni-ma
19. sza-nu-ta5 i-na
20. {disz}la-ab-a-ya
left
1. s,a#-ba-at-mi3 _iri_ ma-gid6-da[{ki}]
2. yu-ba-a'2-u2

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 244,

    [Knudtzon1915-91821] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: WA 244 (copy),

    [sec51791] N.d.

  • history: Albright, ANET, p. 485 (translation),

    [sec51792] N.d.

  • history: Campbell, Shechem, p. 193 (translation),

    [sec51793] N.d.

  • history: Freydank, H., in A. Jepsen, ed., Von Sinuhe bis Nebukadnezar: Dokumente aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments, p. 101 (translation) [1975],

    [sec51794] N.d.

  • history: Seux, Textes du Proche-Orient, p. 51f (translation),

    [sec51795] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 298-299 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51796] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CM 04768 (12200)
  • 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 244 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270997.
EA 244 artifact entry (No. P270997). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270997 (Original work published 2005)
EA 244 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270997 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270997},
}

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