EA 189 (P271198)

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 00336

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. um-ma {disz}e-tak2-ka-ma _ARAD2_-ka
3. a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
4. 7(disz)-szu a-na pa-ni 7(disz)-ta-an am-qut
5. _en_-ia a-na-ku _ARAD2_-ka
6. u3 yi-la-mu-nu-ni {disz}bir5-ia-wa-za
7. lam#-nu-um a-na pa-ni-ka _en_-ia
8. u3 i-nu-ma yi-la-mu-nu-ni
9. a-na pa-ni-ka i-nu-ma la-qa-am
10. gab2-bi _e2_ a-bi-ia isz-tu
11. _kur_ qi3-id-szi u3 _iri-didli-hi-a_-ia
12. usz-szi-ir a-na _{d}izi-mesz_ e-sza-te
13. u3 al-lu-u2-me _lu2-mesz maszkim2-mesz_
14. _lugal en_-ia u3 _lu2-mesz gal-mesz!_-szu
15. i-du-mi3 ki-it-ti7-ia
16. i-nu-ma aq-bi a-na _lu2-gal_
17. {disz}pu-hu-ri li-di-me
18. _lu2-gal#_ {disz}pu#-hu-ru i-nu-ma [...]
19. [...] bit# bu [...]
20. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] du# szum#-[ma]
2'. [{disz}]bir5#-ia-wa-za ki-na-an-na#
3'. ur-ru-du-ka a-na-ku qa-du#-mi3#
4'. gab2-bi _szesz-mesz_-ia u3 a-szar
5'. nu-kur2-tu4 a-na _lugal en_-ia
6'. a-na-ku al-la-ak-mi3 qa-du
7'. _erin2-mesz_-ia u3 qa-du _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ia
8'. u3 qa-du gab2-bi _szesz-mesz_-ia
9'. u3 a-mur-mi3 {disz}bir5-ia-wa-za
10'. usz-szi-ir gab2-bi _iri-didli-hi-a lugal_
11'. _en_-ia a-na _lu2-mesz sa-gaz-mesz_
12'. i-na _kur_ tah2-szi u3 i-na _kur_ u2-pi2
13'. u3 ka-asz-da-ti7 u3 il5-la-ak
14'. _dingir-mesz_-nu-ka u3 _{d}utu_-ka
15'. a-na pa-ni-ia u3 _iri-didli-hi-a_ ut-te-er
16'. a-na _lugal en_-ia isz-tu
17'. _lu2-mesz sa-gaz-mesz_ asz-szum ur-ru-di-szu
18'. u3 u2-pa-t,ar2 _lu2-mesz sa-gaz-mesz_
19'. u3 lu-uh-di _lugal en_-ia
20'. a-na i-tag2-ga14-ma _ARAD2_-szu
21'. u3 ur-ru-du-me
22'. _lugal en_-ia qa-du
23'. gab2-bi _szesz_-ia
24'. ur-ru-du _lugal en_-ia u3 gab2-bi _kur-[mesz_-ka]
25'. u2-sza-ah-li-iq {disz}bir5-ia-wa-za [pa-nu-szu]
26'. a-na ha-ba-li-ma u3 a-na-ku [_ARAD2_-ka]
27'. a-di da-ri-ti#

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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 189,

    [Knudtzon1915-92022] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: VS 11, 108

    [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 142 (copy),

    [sec52452] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 269-270 (translation) [1992],

    [sec52454] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 00336
  • Accession No.: —

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 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 189 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271198.
EA 189 artifact entry (No. P271198). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271198 (Original work published 2005)
EA 189 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271198 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271198},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271198},
}


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