EA 008 (P271038)

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 00152

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# na-ap-hu-u'-ru-ri-[ia]
2. _lugal kur_ mi-is,-ri-i _szesz_-ia qi2#-[bi2-ma]
3. um-ma bur-ra-bu-ri-ia-asz _lugal kur_ ka-ra-[du-ni-ia-asz]
4. _szesz_-ka-ma a-na ia-a-szi szu-ul-mu
5. a-na ka-sza _kur_-ka _e2_-ka _dam-mesz_-ka _dumu-mesz_-ka#
6. _lu2-gal-mesz_-ka _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ka
7. da-an-ni-isz lu szu-ul-mu
8. a-na-ku u3 _szesz_-ia it-ti a-ha-mi-isz
9. t,a-bu-ta ni-id-da-bu-ub
10. u3 an-ni-ta ni-iq-ta-bi
11. um-ma-a ki-i ab-bu-ni it-ti a-ha-mi-isz t,a-a-bu
12. ni-i-nu lu t,a-ba-nu
13. i-na-an-na _dam-gar3_-u2-a
14. sza it-ti _szesz_-t,a-a-bu te-bu-u2
15. i-na _kur_ ki-na-ah-hi a-na szi-ma-a-ti it-ta-ak-lu-u2
16. ul-tu _szesz_-t,a-a-bu a-na mu-uh-hi _szesz_-ia i-ti-qu
17. i-na _iri{ki}_ hi-in-na-tu-ni sza _kur_ ki-na-ah-hi
18. {disz}szu-um-ad-da _dumu_ {disz}ba-lum-me-e
19. {disz}szu-ta-at-na _dumu_ {disz}sza-ra-a-tum sza _iri_ ak-ka
20. _lu2-mesz_-szu-nu ki isz-pu-ru _{lu2}dam-gar3-mesz_-ia
21. id-du-ku u3 _ku3-babbar_-szu#-nu it-tab-lu
22. [x-(x)] a-na pa-[ni]-ka# ki-i [ka-al-li-e]
23. al#-ta-ap-ra-ak#-ku# szi-ta-[al-szu-ma]
24. li-iq-ba-ak-[ku]
reverse
1. [_kur_] ki#-na-ah-hi _kur_-ka u3 _lugal#-mesz#_-[sza _ARAD2-mesz_-ka]
2. i-na _kur_-ka hu-um-mu-s,a-ku su-ni-iq-[szu-nu-ti-ma]
3. _ku3-babbar_ sza it-ba-lu szu-ul-li#-[im-szu]
4. u3 _lu2-mesz_ sza _ARAD2-mesz_-ia i-[du]-ku#
5. du-uk-szu-nu-ti-ma da-mi-szu#-nu te-e-ir
6. u3 szum-ma _lu2-mesz_ an-nu-ti ul ta-ad-du-uk
7. i-tu-ur-ru-ma lu-u2 _kaskal_ at-tu-u2-a
8. u3 lu _{lu2-mesz}dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri-ka i-du-ku-u2-ma
9. i-na bi-ri-ni _dumu_ szi-ip-ri ip-pa-ar-ra-as
10. u3 szum-ma# i-na-ak-ki-ru-ka
11. 1(disz) _lu2_ at-tu-u2-a {disz}szu-um-ad-da
12. _giri3-mesz_-szu ki-i u2-na-ak-ki-su
13. i-tu-szu ik-ta-la-szu
14. u3 _lu2_ sza-na-a {disz}szu-ta-at-na ak-ka-a-a-u2
15. i-na re-szi ki-i ul-zi-zu-szu
16. a-na pa-ni-szu iz-za-az _lu2-mesz_ sza-szu-nu
17. li#-il#-ku#-ni-ik-ku-um-ma a-mu-ur-ma
18. ki#-[i mi]-tu sza-al-ma lu ti-i-di
19. [a-na szu]-ul#-ma#-ni 1(disz) _ma-na na-za-gin3_ usz-te-bi-la-ak-ku
20. [_dumu_ szi-ip]-ri-ia ha-mu-ut-ta ku-[usz-szi-da]-szu#
21. [t,e-e]-ma sza _szesz_-ia lu i-di#-[ma]
22. [_dumu_] szi-ip-ri-ia la ta-ka-al-[la-szu]
23. ha#-mu-ut-ta li-it-ta-a-al#-[ka]
  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 008,

    [Knudtzon1915-91862] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: VS 11, 5

    [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 8 (copy),

    [sec51924] N.d.

  • history: Ebeling, p. 371f. (translation),

    [sec51926] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 16-17 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51927] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 00152
  • 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 11:03:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271038.
EA 008 artifact entry (No. P271038). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271038 (Original work published 2005)
EA 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271038 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 008 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271038},
}

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