EA 250 (P270998)

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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Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Museum Number

CM 04769 (12204)

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}lugal _en_-ia qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma {disz}{d}iszkur-ur-sag _ARAD2_-ka-ma
3. a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-ta-a-an am-qut
4. yi-de-mi _lugal_-ru _en_-ia [i]-nu#-ma
5. tu-ur-ri-s,u2-mi3# 2(disz) _dumu lu2_ ar-ni _lugal#_ be#-li2-ia
6. 2(disz) _dumu_ {disz}la-ab-a-ya# pa-ni-szu-ni
7. a-na hal-li2-iq _kur lugal#_-ri _en_-ia
8. _egir_-ki sza hu-li2#-iq# _lu2_ a-bu-szu-[ni]
9. u3 yi-de-mi _lugal_-ru _en_-ia i-nu-ma
10. ma-ni _u4-kam2#-mesz#_ tu-be2#-'u5#-na _ugu_-ia
11. 2(disz) _dumu_ la-ab-a-ya am-mi-nim-me
12. na-ad-na-ta _iri_ gi-ti-pa-da-al-la
13. [i]-na# _szu lugal_-ri _en_-ka _iri{ki}_
14. sza la-qi2-mi {disz}la-ab-a-ya _lu2_ a-bu-nu
15. u3 ki-ia-am ti-iq-bu-na
16. 2(disz) _dumu_ la-ab-a-ya a-na ia-szi i-pu-usz-mi3
17. nu-kur-ta5 i-na _lu2-mesz kur_ gi-na _ugu_ da-ku-mi3
18. _lu2_ a-ba-nu u3 szum-ma nu-kur2-ta5 la-a ti-pu-szu
19. u3 nu-kur2-tu4-ka ni-nu-um u3 ip-pal-szu-ni
20. yi-ki-im-ni-mi _dingir_-lim sza _lugal en#_-ia#
21. asz-szum i-pi2-isz nu-kur2-ti i-na _lu2-mesz# kur#_ gi#-na
22. _ARAD2-mesz lugal en_-ia u3 yi-it-ru#-us,#
23. i-na pa-ni _lugal en_-ia u3 lu-[u2] ia#-asz-pur#-me#
24. 1(disz)-en _lu2-mesz gal_-szu a-na {disz}bir5-ia-wa-za
25. [u3 yi]-iq#-bi a-na sza-a-szu
26. til#-la-ku#-na-mi3 a-na mu-hi 2(disz) _dumu_ la-ab-a-ya
27. u3 _lu2_ ar-ni _lugal_-ri at#-ta
28. u3 _egir_-szu a-di ia-asz#-pu#-ra# _lugal_-ru _en_-ia
29. a-na# [ia]-szi# i-[pu-usz]-mi ip-szi
30. _lugal# en#_-ka _ugu_ 2(disz) _dumu#_ la#-ab-a-ya
31. [...] x x yi# sza#-[a]-nu#
reverse
1. [... szu?]-ri#-ba# {disz}mil-ki-li3
2. [a]-na# mu#-hi#-szu#-ni yi-in4#-na-pi2-isz#
3. [szu-ul]-ma!#-nu#-um# i-na# lib3-bi-szu-ni
4. [u3] ki#-[ia]-am# a-s,e-et _uzu-zi_
5. {disz}mil#-[ki]-li3# a-na [szu]-ri#-ib 2(disz) _dumu_ la-ab-a-ya
6. [i]-na# _iri#_ pi2#-<hi>-li3# a-na# hal-li2-iq# _egir_-ki#-ti#
7. _kur# lugal# en#_-ia# it#-ti#-szu#-ni _egir#_-ki
8. sza hu!-li2-iq# {disz}mil#-ki#-lum! u3 {disz}la-ab-a-ya#
9. u3 ki-ia-am ti-iq#-bu-na 2(disz) _dumu#_ la#-ab#-[a]-ya
10. i-pu-usz-mi ni-kur-tu2 ki-ma _lu2_ a-bi-nu
11. i-na _lugal en_-ka i-nu-ma yi-iz-zi-iz
12. _ugu iri_ szu-na-ma u3 _ugu iri_ bur-qu2#-na
13. u3 _ugu iri_ ha-ra-bu u3
14. yi-is-su2-uh lem-ni :" ia-an#-szu# ke-en-ni#
15. u3 yi-is,-bat-mi _iri_ gi-ti-ri-mu-ni-ma
16. u3 yu-pa-at-ti :" u2-gar2#-ri _lugal en_-ka4
17. u3 ip-pal-szu-ni yi-ik#-ki#-im-ni-me
18. _dingir_-lim sza _lugal en_-ia asz#-szum# i-pi2-isz
19. nu-kur-ti i-na _lugal en_-ia _lugal_-ra _en_-ia
20. i-ru-du a-na-ku u3 _szesz-mesz_-ia
21. sza ti-isz-ti-mu-na a-na ia-szi
22. u3 la-a yi-nam-mu-szu _{lu2}dumu_ szi-ip-ri#
23. {disz}mil-ki-li3 isz-tu4# mu-hi 2(disz) _dumu_ la-ab-a-ya#
24. u4-ma an#-nu-um a-na hal-li2-iq
25. _kur lugal en_-ia yu-ba-a'2-u2 {disz}mil#-ki#-li2#
26. u3 i-ia-nu-um pa-nu-ta5 sza-nu#-ta5
27. a-na ia-szi _lugal_-ra _en_-ia
28. i-ru-du u3 a-wa-at yi-qa-bu
29. [_lugal_]-ru _en_-ia isz-te9-mu

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s):
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  • primary: EA 250,

    [Knudtzon1915-91822] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: WA 154 (copy),

    [sec51797] N.d.

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

    [sec51798] N.d.

  • history: Campbell, Shechem, p. 202ff (translation),

    [sec51799] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 303-304 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51800] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CM 04769 (12204)
  • 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 250 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270998.
EA 250 artifact entry (No. P270998). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270998 (Original work published 2005)
EA 250 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270998 (Accessed: April 24, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 250 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270998},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270998},
}


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