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EA 238 (P271163)

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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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 01867

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

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Clay

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tablet
obverse
1. [a-na {disz}]_lu2-gal en_-[ia]
2. [um]-ma# {disz}ba-ya-di _ARAD2_-[ka]
3. [a]-na# _giri3-mesz lu2-gal en_-ia [am]-qut#
4. _iri-didli-hi-a_ sza _tar?_-id _lu2-gal#_
5. _en_-ia i-na qa-ti-ia
6. el-ti-qu2-u2 gab2-bi _iri-didli-hi-a_
7. u3 _iri{ki}_ sza e-ba-asz-sza-ti
8. i-na lib3-bi-szi la-a e-li-e'2-e
9. na-s,a-ar-szi u3 lu-wa#-asz#-szi-ra-an-ni-mi
10. _lu2-gal en_-ia
11. 5(u) _lu2-mesz_ ma-an-s,a-ar#-[ta]
12. a-na na-s,a-ar# [_iri{ki}_]
13. a-di ka-[sza-di]
14. _lu2-gal [en_-ia]
15. u3 [...]
16. _lu2_ [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1. _ugu#_ [...]
2. u3 _dumu_ {disz}sa2#-ta#-[at-na]
3. u3 {disz}ha-gu-ru#
4. u3 il5-te9-qu2-u2[...]
5. u3 iz-za-zu! _ugu_-[ia]
6. u3 il5-te9-qu2-u2 _iri-didli-hi-a#_
7. sza _lu2-gal en_-ia
8. u3 li-il5-ma-ad
9. _lu2-gal en_-ia
10. at-tu-nu tu-sza-ab-li-t,u2-na-nu
11. u3 at-tu-nu
12. ti-mi-tu-na-nu
single ruling
blank space

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)

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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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primary: EA 238,

[Knudtzon1915-91987] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.
history: VS 11, 136

[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 219 (copy),

[sec52334] N.d.
history: Moran, p. 295 (translation) [1992],

[sec52336] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 01867
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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The Amarna Texts (P271163)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P271163)

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“EA 238 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271163.

EA 238 artifact entry (No. P271163). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271163 (Original work published 2005)

EA 238 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271163 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).

@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 238 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271163},
}

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ER  -

“EA 238 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271163.

EA 238 artifact entry (No. P271163). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271163 (Original work published 2005)

EA 238 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271163 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).

@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 238 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271163},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P271163
M1  - 2024/4/25/
TI  - EA 238 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271163
ER  -

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