EA 017 (P270895)

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

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029792(Egypt)

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}ni-ib-mu-a-re-ia _lugal# [kur_ mi-is,-ri-i]
2. _szesz_-ia qi2-bi2#-[ma]
3. um-ma {disz}tu-isz-e-rat-ta _lugal kur_ [mi]-it-ta-an#-ni#
4. _szesz_-ka-ma a-na ia-szi szul-mu
5. a-na ka-a-sza lu-u2 szul-mu a-na {munus}gi-lu-he2-pa
6. a-ha-ti-ia lu-u2 szul-mu a-na _e2_-ka
7. a-na _dam-mesz_-ka a-na _dumu-mesz_-ka a-na _lu2-gal-mesz_-ka
8. a-na _erin2-mesz_ hu-ra-di3#-ka# a#-na# _ansze#-kur#-ra#-mesz#_-ka#
9. a-na _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ka u3 a-na lib3-bi _kur_-ka
10. da2-an-ni-isz lu-u2 szul-mu
  single ruling
11. isz-tu i-na _{gesz}gu-za_ sza a-bi-ia u2-szi-bu
12. u3 s,e-eh-re-ku u3 {disz}pir-hi a-ma-ta
13. la ba2-ni-ta a-na _kur_-ti-ia i-te-pu-usz-ma
14. u3 be-el-szu id-du-uk u3 asz-szum an-ni-ti3
15. ia-szi it-ti sza i-ra-'a-ma-an-ni-ni t,a-bu-u2-ta
16. la u2-ma-asz-sza-ra-an-ni u3 a-na-ku ap-pu-na-ma
17. asz-szum a-ma-a-ti an-na-ti3 la ba2-na-a-ti3
18. sza i-na _kur_-ti-ia in-ne2-ep-szu ul em-te-ki
19. u3 _lu2-mesz_-da2-i-ka4-ni-szu sza {disz}ar-ta-asz-szu#-ma-ra
20. _szesz_-ia qa-du mi-im-mu-szu-nu ad-du-uk-szu-nu-ti
  single ruling
21. ki-i at-ta it-ti a-bi-ia t,a-ba-a-ta
22. u3 asz-szum an-ni-ti3 al-ta-par2-ma aq-ta-ba-ak-ku
23. ki-me-e _szesz_-ia i-sze-em-me-szu-nu-ma
24. u3 i-ha-ad-du a-bu-ia i-ra-a'-am-ka
25. u3 at-ta ap-pu-na-ma a-bu-ia
26. ta-ra-a'-am-szu u3 a-bu-ia
27. ki-i ra-a-mi a-ha-a-ti a-na ka-a-sza
28. it#-ta-na-ak-ku [u3] ma#-an-nu-um-ma sza-nu#-[u2]
29. [sza]-ki#-i ka-a-sza# it-ti a-bi-ia
  single ruling
30. [a]-na#-ti-ma ap-pu-na-ma sza _szesz_-ia
31. ma#-x id-du-u2 x x-bi _kur_ ha-at-ti#
reverse
1. gab-ba2-am-ma ki-i _lu2-kur2-mesz_ a-na _kur_-[ia]
2. it-ta-al-ka {d}iszkur be-li a-na qa-ti-ia
3. id-din-szu-ma u3 ad-du-uk-szu
4. isz-tu lib3-bi-szu-nu sza i-na _kur_-ti-szu sza i-tu3-ru# ia#-nu
  single ruling
5. a-nu-um-ma 1(disz) _{gesz}gigir_ 2(disz) _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_
6. 1(disz) _lu2-s,u2_-ha-ru 1(disz) {munus}s,u-ha-ar-tu4
7. sza hu-ub-ti sza _kur_ ha-at-ti ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku
  single ruling
8. a-na szul-ma-ni sza _szesz_-ia 5(disz) _{gesz}gigir-mesz_
9. 5(disz) s,i-mi-it-tu4 _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku
  single ruling
10. u3 a-na szul-ma-ni sza {munus}ge-lu-he2-pa
11. a-ha-ti-ia 1(disz)-nu-tu4 du2-di3#-na#-tu4# _ku3#-sig17#_
12. 1(disz)-nu-tu4 an-s,a-ba-tu4 _ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) ma-asz2-hu _ku3-sig17_
13. u3 1(disz) _na4_ ta-pa2-tu4 sza _i3 du10_ ma-lu-u2
14. ul-te-bi-la-asz-szi
  single ruling
15. a-nu-um-ma {disz}gi-li-ia _{lu2}sukkal_-li
16. u3 {disz}tu4-ni-ib-ib-ri al-ta-par2-szu-nu _szesz_-ia ha-mu-ut-ta
17. li-me-esz-szer-szu-nu-ma t,e4-e-ma ha-mu-ut-ta
18. li-te-ru-ni-im-ma ki-me-e szul-ma-an-szu
19. sza _szesz_-ia e-sze-em-me-ma u3 a-ha-ad-du
  single ruling
20. _szesz_-ia t,a-bu-u2-ta it-ti-ia li-bi-i'-i
21. u3 _szesz_-ia _dumu-mesz-kin_-ri-szu li-isz-pu-ra-am-ma
22. ki-me-e szul-ma-an-szu sza _szesz_-ia
23. i-le-eq-qu2-ni-im-ma u3 e-sze-em-me
  single ruling
  blank space

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA 017,

    [Knudtzon1915-91719] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: BB 9 (copy),

    [sec51514] N.d.

  • history: Adler, p. 122-125 (transliteration, translation),

    [sec51515] N.d.

  • history: Kitchen, Suppiluliuma, I protagonisti della storia universale, fasc. 66, p. 260, figs. 2-3 (photo) [1966],

    [sec51516] N.d.

  • history: Giles, Ikhnaton: Legend and History, pl. 11 (photo, obverse),

    [sec51517] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 41-42 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51518] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029792(Egypt)
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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
2020-07-08 at 02:42:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI 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 017 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270895.
EA 017 artifact entry (No. P270895). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270895 (Original work published 2005)
EA 017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270895 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270895},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270895},
}


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