EA 254 (P271197)

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 00335

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_-ri _en_-ia u3 _{d}utu_-ia
2. um-ma la-ab-a-ya _ARAD2_-ka
3. u3 ip-ru sza ka-ba2-szi-ka
4. a-na _giri3-mesz lugal_-ri _en_-ia
5. u3 _{d}utu_-ia 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-a-an
6. am-qut isz-te-me a-wa-te-_mesz_
7. sza _lugal_-ru isz-tap-ra-an-ni
8. u3 mi-ia-ti a-na-ku u3
9. ya-ah-li-qu2 _lugal_-ru _kur{ki}_-szu
10. _ugu_-ia a-mur a-na-ku _ARAD2_ ki-ti
11. _lugal_-ri u3 la-a ar-na-ku
12. u3 la-a ha-t,a2-ku u3
13. la-a a-kal-li _gu-un-hi-a_-ia
14. u3 la-a a-kal-li
15. e-ri-isz-ti7 _lu2_ ra-bi-s,i2-ia
16. a-nu-ma yi-ka-lu ka-ar-s,i2-ia
17. ha-ba-lu-ma u3 la-a
18. yu-sa3-an-ni-qu2 _lugal_-ru _en_-ia
19. ar-ni-ia sza-ni-tam
20. i15-ba-asz-szi ar-ni-ia
21. i-nu-ma ir-ru-ba-ti
22. a-na _iri_ gaz-ri
reverse
1. u3 aq-ta-bu
2. pu-uh-ri-isz-mi
3. yi-il-te-qu2 _lugal_-ru
4. mim-me2-ia u3 mim-me
5. {disz}mil-ki-li3 a-yi2-ka-am
6. i15-de ep-sze-et-szu sza
7. {disz}mil-ki-li _ugu_-ia
8. sza-ni-tam
9. a-na {disz}dumu-mu-ia sza-par2 _lugal_-ru
10. u2-ul i15-de i-nu-ma
11. {disz}dumu-mu-ia it-ti
12. _lu2-mesz sa-gaz_
13. it-ta-na-la-ku
14. u3 al-lu-u2 na-ad-na-ti7-szu
15. i-na _szu_ {disz}ad-da-ia#
16. sza-ni-tam ki-i15 szum-ma#
17. a-na _dam_-ia sza-par2 _lugal_-ru3
18. ki-i15 a-kal-lu-szi ki-i15
19. szum-ma a-na ia-szi
20. sza-par2 _lugal_-ru
21. szu-ku-un _gir2 zabar_
22. i-na lib3-bi-ka u3
23. _ba-usz2_ ki-i15 la-a
left
1. ip-pu-szu szi-pi2-ir-ti _lugal_-ri
  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 254,

    [Knudtzon1915-92021] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: VS 11, 145

    [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 112 (copy),

    [sec52444] N.d.

  • history: Albright, ANET, p. 486 (translation),

    [sec52446] N.d.

  • history: Campbell, Shechem, p. 196f (translation),

    [sec52447] N.d.

  • history: Oppenheim, LFM, p. 125 (translation),

    [sec52448] N.d.

  • history: Freydank, in A. Jepsen, ed., Von Sinuhe bis Nebukadnezar, p. 254f (translation),

    [sec52449] N.d.

  • history: Seux, Textes du Proche-Orient, p. 52f (translation),

    [sec52450] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 307-308 (translation) [1992],

    [sec52451] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 00335
  • 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 254 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271197.
EA 254 artifact entry (No. P271197). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271197 (Original work published 2005)
EA 254 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271197 (Accessed: May 17, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271197},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271197},
}


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