EA 026 (P270897)

Tablet excavated in Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

BM 029794(Egypt) + OIM A09356

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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tablet
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1. a-na# {munus}te-i-e _nin# kur_ mi-is,#-[ri-i qi2-bi2-ma]
2. um#-[ma {disz}du-usz]-rat-ta _lugal# [kur_ mi-ta-an-ni a-na ia-szi]
3. szul#-[mu] a-na ka-a-szi lu-u2 szul#-[mu a-na _e2_-ka a-na]
4. [_dumu-mesz_]-ka lu-u2 szul-mu a-na {munus}ta-a-tu4-he2-pa [_dumu-munus_-ia]
5. _e2-gi4-a_-ka lu-u2 szul-mu a-na _kur-kur#_-ka a-[na x-ka]
6. u3 mim-mu-ka dan-nisz2 dan-nisz2 lu-u2 [szul-mu]
  single ruling
7. at-ti-i-ma ti-i-ta-a-an-ni ki-i-me-e [a-na-ku? it-ti]
8. {disz}mi-im-mu-ri-ia mu-ti-i-ka ar-[ta-na-'a-am]
9. u3 {disz}mi-im-mu-ri-ia ap-pu-na mu-ut#-[ka?]
10. ki-i-me-e it-ti-ia ir-ta-na-'a-am [u3 a-ma-te-_mesz_]
11. [a]-na# {disz}mi-im-mu-ri-ia mu-ti-i-ki sza a-sza#-[ap-pa-ru]
12. [u3] sza a-dab2-bu-bu u3 {disz}mi-im-mu-ri#-[ia]
13. [ap-pu]-na mu-ti-i-ki a-ma-te-_mesz_ a-na ia-szi# [sza]
14. [il-ta]-na#-ap-pa-ru u3 sza i-dab2-bu-bu at-ti-[i]
15. [{disz}gi-li]-ia u3 {disz}ma-ne2-e i-te u3 at-ti-i-ma#
16. [ap-pu]-na# el gab2-bi-szu-nu-ma ti-i-te a-ma-te-_mesz_
17. [sza it]-ti# ha-mi-isz ni-id-bu-bu ma-am-ma
18. [sza-nu]-um#-ma la i-te-szu-nu
  single ruling
19. [u3 a-nu]-um-ma at-ti-i-ma a-na {disz}gi-li-ia
20. [ta-aq]-ta-bi a-na be-li-i-ka qi2-bi-i-me#
21. {disz}mi#-[im]-mu-ri-ia mu-ti it-ti a-bi-i-ka#
22. ir-ta#-na-'a-am-me u3 ak-ka-a-sza it-ta-s,a-ar-ka#
23. u3 it-ti a-bi-i-ka ra-'a-mu-ut-ta-szu la im-sze#
24. u3 har#-ra-na sza il-ta-na-ap-pa-ru la ip-ru#-[us]
25. u3 i-na#-an-na at-ta it-ti {disz}mi-im-mu-[ri-ia]
26. _szesz_-ka ra#-'a-mu-ut-ka la ta-ma-asz-szi it#-[ti]
27. {disz}na-ap-hur-ri-ia# ru-ub-bi u3 u2-s,u2-ur-szu#
28. u3 har-ra#-na sza he-du-ti ta-al-ta-na-ap#-[par2]
29. la ta-pa-ar#-ra-as [si-me?]
  single ruling
30. it-ti {disz}mi-im-mu-ri-ia mu-ti-i-ki ra-'a-mu-ut-ta# [la]
31. a-[ma-asz-szi] el sza pa-[na-a]-nu i-na-an-na-a-ma#
32. it-ti {disz}na-ap-hur-ri-ia# [_dumu_]-ka a-na 1(u)-szu
33. dan-nisz2 dan-nisz2 ar-ta-[na-'a]-am u3 a-ma-a-te-_mesz#_
34. {disz}mi-im-mu-ri-ia mu-[ut-ki ...]
35. szul#-ma-a-ni sza a-na [...]
36. mi-it-ha-ri-isz la tu-sze#-[e-bi-la u3 _alam-mesz_ sza _ku3-sig17_]
37. sza-ap-gu-u2-ti up-pu-[ku-u2-ti ... a-na mu-ti-i-ki]
38. e-te-ti-isz um-ma [...]
39. u3 sza _{na4}za-gin3-kur_ a-[na szul-ma-a-ni-ia ...]
reverse
1. u3 i-na-an-na {disz}na-ap-[hur-ri-ia _dumu_-ki _alam-mesz_]
2. sza _gesz_ u2-te-eh-hi-iz-ma [u3 i-na _kur_ sza _dumu_-ka]
3. _ku3-sig17-mesz_ e-be-ru szu-u2 [am]-mi-i-ni i-na _sza3#_-[szu]
4. sza _dumu_-ka im-tar#-s,u2-ma la# it-ti-na u3 an-ni-[ta]
5. ap-pu-na a-na x [...] x na-ta-a-ni i-te-[ri-isz]
6. ra-a-'a-mu-tu4 an-nu-[u2] szu-u2 um-ma a-na#-[ku-ma]
7. el a-bi-i-szu a-na 1(u)-szu {disz}na-ap-hur-ri-[ia _dumu_-ki]
8. u2-ut-ta-ra-an-ni-me u3 a-nu-um-ma i-na-[an-na-a-ma]
9. sza a-bu-u2-szu-u2-ma i-na-an-ti-nu la [it-ti-na]
  single ruling
10. a-ma-a-te-_mesz_ sza# [at-ti]-i-ma i-na pi2-i-ki a-[na ia-szi]
11. ta-aq-ta-bi u3 a-na pa-ni {disz}na-ap-[hur-ri-ia]
12. am-mi-[i-ni la]-a ta-at-ru-us, szum-ma [at-ti-i]
13. a-na pa#-[ni]-szu# la ta-tar-ra-as, u3 ta#-[sa-ku-ti] ma#-[an-nu]
14. sza-[nu]-u2 i-de4 _alam-mesz_ sza _ku3-sig17_ up-pu-[ku-u2-ti]
15. [{disz}na]-ap#-hur-ri-ia li-it-ti-na la mi-im-ma#-[ma]
16. [lib3]-bi# lu-u2 la-a u2-sza-am-ra-as,-ma la-a [...]
17. el# a-bi-szu 1(u)-szu li-i-it-te-er-an-[ni]
18. [i]-na# ra-a-'a-mu-ti u3 i-na gu-ub-bu-[ut-ti]
  single ruling
19. [u3] ad-du-ki _lu2-dumu-mesz-kin_-ki it-ti _lu2-dumu#-[mesz-kin_]
20. sza# {disz}na-ap-hur-ri-ia it-ti [...]
21. [a]-na# {munus}i-u2-ni _dam_-ia li-il#-[li-ku]
22. [a]-na# ma-al-ta-ri-isz-ma u3 _lu2-dumu-[mesz-kin_-sza]
23. sza# {munus}i-u2-ni _dam_-ia a-n [ka-a-szi]
24. [li]-il-li-ku a-na ma-al-ta-[ri-isz-ma]
  single ruling
25. [a]-nu-um-ma a-na szul-ma-ni-i-ka [...]
26. [x] {na4}ta-pa-tu4 sza _i3_ ta-a-pa [ma-lu-u2]
27. 1(disz)-nu-tu4 _na4-mesz [ku3-sig17 gar_]
  single ruling

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 026,

    [Knudtzon1915-91721] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: They Wrote on Clay, 203 (A 9356) (photo)

    [Chiera 1938WroteClay] Chiera, Edward. 1938. They Wrote on Clay.

  • history: BB 11 (+) Luckenbill, AJSL 33, p. 7f. (copy),

    [sec51526] N.d.

  • history: earlier copies of A 9356: Abel, ZA 7, p. 118 (copy) [1892],

    [sec51527] N.d.

  • history: Scheil, Memoires, p. 310,

    [sec51528] N.d.

  • history: BB, pl. 9 (BM 29794) (photo),

    [sec51529] N.d.

  • history: Adler, p. 206-211 (transliteration, translation),

    [sec51531] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 84-86 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51532] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029794(Egypt) + OIM A09356
  • 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 026 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270897.
EA 026 artifact entry (No. P270897). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270897 (Original work published 2005)
EA 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270897 (Accessed: May 17, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270897},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270897},
}


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