EA 159 (P271102)

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 01658

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 _dingir_-ia {d}utux(ERIM)-ia
2. [um]-ma# {disz}a-zi-ri _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka-ma
3. [7(disz)]-szu# u3 7(disz)-szu a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia
4. [_dingir_]-ia# u3 {d}utux(ERIM)#-ia am-qu2-ut
  single ruling
5. [isz-tu] a-ma-[_te-mesz] lugal# en_-ia _dingir_-ia
6. [u3 _{d}]utu#_-ia la a-pa-at,-t,ar
7. [_en_-ia] at-ta ki-i-ma {d}iszkur#
8. [u3] at#-ta ki-i-ma {d}utux(ERIM) [...]
9. [u3?] ki#?-i u2-ka3-az-zi-[bu2?-nim?]
10. [...] _x-mesz_ a-na pa-ni _en_-ia [...]
  single ruling
11. [a?]-mur#? a-na-ku u2-ba2-an-ni [...]
12. [_iri_] s,u#-mu-ri i-na-an#-[na]
13. [...] u2 [...]
14. [i?-na?] szul#-mi-isz [...]
15. [_iri_] s,u#-mu-ri ki-i-[me?-e?]
16. [i?-ba2?]-asz-szi ki-i-me-e [...]
  single ruling
17. [...] _ur-gi7_ sza _lugal en#_-[ia]
18. [i?-na?] _kur_-szu sza _en_-ia#
19. [i?-ba2?-asz?]-szi#? u3 _dumu#-mesz#_-[ia?]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x-ru _en_ [...]
2'. ba2#?-nu-ta [...]
3'. [_lugal_]-ru _en_-ia#
4'. [a?]-ma#?-te-_mesz_-szu#
  single ruling
5'. [...] usz-sze-ra#?-[am?]
6'. il#?-li#?
7'. [...] x [...]
8'. [...] u3 [...]
9'. [...] _gesz-i3-mesz_ [...]
10'. [...] na-az-zi-mi [...]
11'. [_...]-mesz_ u3 _gesz-[..._]
12'. [...] _sun2-mesz_ szi-[...]
13'. [...] x sza i-ba2#-asz-szi#
14'. [...] a-na _en_-ia u2-[...]
  single ruling
15'. [u3? asz]-szum# _lu2-mesz_ ha-za-an-nu-u2-[te-_mesz_]
16'. [a?]-qab2#-bi gab2-bi-szu-nu
17'. [_lu2-mesz_] sa#-ar-ru-u2-tum _en_-ia-ma# [la-a?]
18'. [ta-qi2]-ip#-szu-nu
  single ruling
19'. [_en_]-ia# _iri_ s,u-mu-ri i-na-an-na-ma
20'. [i]-na# ha-mut-isz u2-ba3-an-ni-szi
21'. [i]-na#-an-na li-qi2-pa-an-ni
22'. [i]-nu#-ma u2-ba2-an-ni _iri_ s,u-mu-ri

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 159,

    [Knudtzon1915-91926] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: VS 11, 85

    [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 35 (copy),

    [sec52149] N.d.

  • history: Izre'el, Amurru, p. 24ff (transliteration, translation),

    [sec52151] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 245-246 (translation) [1992],

    [sec52152] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 01658
  • 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 159 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271102.
EA 159 artifact entry (No. P271102). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271102 (Original work published 2005)
EA 159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271102 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 159 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271102},
}

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