EA 059 (P270926)

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 029824(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 _lugal kur_-ti4 mi-is,-ri be-li2-ni
2. um-ma _dumu-mesz iri_ du-ni-ip{ki} _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka-ma
3. a-na _ugu_-ka lu-u2 szul-mu
4. u3 a-na _giri3-mesz_ be-li2 ni-am-qut
  single ruling
5. be-li2 um-ma _iri_ tu3-ni-ip _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka iq-ta-bi
6. _iri_ tu3-ni-ip{ki} ma-an-nu i-na pa-na-nu-um
7. u2-usz-sa-bu-szu la u2-usz-sa-bu-szu-u2
8. {disz}ma-na-ah-bi-ir-ia-am-ma-ti-wu-usz
  single ruling
9. _dingir-mesz_-szu u3 _gesz#_ mu-ta-asz-szu :" na-ap-ri-il-la-an
10. sza _lugal kur_-ti4 mi-is,-ri be-li2-ni i-na _iri_ du-ni-ip{ki} asz-bu-nim
11. u3 li-isz-al-szu-nu be-li2-ni la-bi2-ru-te-szu :" am-ma-ti
12. u3 i-nu-ma-mi ni-i-nu sza la be-li2-ni _lugal kur_ mi-is,-ri{ki}
  single ruling
13. u3 i-na-an-na 2(u) _mu-kam?-mesz_ a-na _lugal_ be-li2-ni ni-isz-tap-ru
14. u3 _lu2-dumu-kin_-ri-ni a-na _lugal_ be-li2-ni asz-bu-nim
15. u3 i-na-an-na be-li2-ni _dumu_ a-ki#-{d}iszkur
16. a-na _lugal_ be-li2-ni ni-ir-ri-isz-szu-nim
17. u3 li-id-din-szu be-li2-ni
  single ruling
18. u3 be-li2 _dumu_ a-ki-_an-im lugal kur_-ti4 mi-is,-ri{ki}
19. id-din u3 a-na mi-nim _lugal_-ru be-li2-ni
20. i-na _kaskal_-ni i-ta-ar-ra-asz-szu
  single ruling
21. u3 i-na-an-na {disz}a-zi-ra _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka
22. _{lu2}nu-{gesz}kiri6_-ka i-sze-im-me-szu-nu
23. u3 i-na _kur_-ti4 ha-at-ta!(AD){ki}
24. nam-szar-ra-tum ik-szu-ud-szu-nu
  single ruling
25. u3 i-nu-ma _erin2-mesz_-szu u3 _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-szu
26. ah-ru-nim#-mi
reverse
1. u3 ni-i-nu {disz}a-zi-ra
2. ki-i-ma _iri_ ni-i{ki} i-ip-pu-usz-szu-nu
  single ruling
3. szum-ma ni-i-nu-ma ga-a-la-nu
4. u3 _lugal kur_-ti4 mi-is,-ri i-ga-al-mi
5. asz-szum a-wa-te-_mesz_ an-ni-tu4 sza i-ip-pu-szu-nu
6. {disz}a-zi-ra i-nu-ma-mi _uzu szu_-ta
7. a-na _ugu_-hi be-li2-ni li-wa-asz-szar-ru
  single ruling
8. u3 i-nu-ma-mi {disz}a-zi-ra _iri_ s,u-mu-ri{ki} i-ru-bu
9. u3 i-te-pu-usz-szu-nu {disz}a-zi-ra
10. sza lib3-bi-szu i-na _e2_-ti
11. sza _lugal_-ri be-li2-ni u3 asz-szum a-wa-te-_mesz_
12. an-tum be-li2-ni i-ga-al-mi
  single ruling
13. u3 i-na-an-na _iri_ du-ni-ip{ki}
14. _iri_-ka i-ba-ak-ki
15. u3 ti-ma-te-_mesz_-szu i-la-ak
16. u3 s,a-ba-ti-szu sza _uzu szu_-tim#-ni ia-nu-um
  single ruling
17. ni-i-nu-ma a-na _lugal_ be-li2 _lugal kur_-ti4 mi-is,-ri
18. a-na 2(u) _mu-kam-mesz_ ni-isz-tap-ru
19. u3 a-wa-at sza be-li2-ni
20. 1(disz)-en a-na mu-uh-hi-ni la i-kasz-sa-ad
  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 059,

    [Knudtzon1915-91750] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: BB 41 (copy),

    [sec51601] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 130-131 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51602] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029824(Egypt)
  • 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 059 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270926.
EA 059 artifact entry (No. P270926). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270926 (Original work published 2005)
EA 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270926 (Accessed: May 17, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270926},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270926},
}


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