EA 231 (P271056)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 01599

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]
2. [_{d}utu_ isz-tu _an{sza10-me-e}_]
3. [qi2-bi2-ma]
4. [um-ma {disz}...]
5. [_lu2 iri_ ...]
6. _ARAD2#_ sza# [_lugal_-ri ip-ru]
7. sza 2(disz) _giri3-mesz#_-[szu qa-qa-ru sza]
8. ka-ba-szi-szu# [a-na _giri3-mesz_]
9. _lugal en_-ia _{d}[utu_ isz-tu]
10. _an{sza10-me-e}_ 7(disz)-[szu 7(disz)-ta-an am-qut]
11. ki-ma sza yi-sza#-[ap-par]
12. _lugal_-ru _en_-ia [_{d}utu_]
13. isz#-tu _an{sza10-me#-[e]}_
14. [u3]-s,ur#-me# _iri{ki}_ sza#
reverse
1. _lugal#_ [sza it]-ka [u3]
2. [a]-na-s,a-ar# _iri#[{ki}_]
3. ki#-ma sza yi-[sza-ap-par]
4. _lugal_-ru _en_-[ia _dingir_-ia]
5. _{d}utu_-ia [...]
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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 231,

    [Knudtzon1915-91880] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: VS 11, 132

    [Schroeder1915VS11] Schroeder, Otto. 1915. Die Tontafeln von El-Amarna. Erster Teil. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

    (copy)

  • history: WA 212 (copy),

    [sec51982] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 291 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51984] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 01599
  • 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 231 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271056.
EA 231 artifact entry (No. P271056). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271056 (Original work published 2005)
EA 231 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271056 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 231 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271056},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271056},
}


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