EA 056 + 361 (P271150)

Letter 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 01714

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

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Measurements

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Has fragments

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na _lugal_ be-li2-ia qi2-bi2-ma]
2. [um-ma {disz}... _ARAD2_-ka-ma]
3. [a-na _giri3-mesz_ be-li2]-ia [am-qut]
  single ruling
4. [a-mur na]-ak#-ru i-rib#-an-ni [...]
5. [u3 asz]-pur# a-na be-li2-ia _lugal kur_ [mi-is,-ri]
6. [u3 be]-li2#-ia iq-ta#-bi i-na mi#
7. [a-na] _ugu#_-ia la ta-asz-pur
8. [u3 be]-li2-ia la it#-ta-as,-s,i2
  single ruling
9. [u3 a]-na#-ku _ARAD2_-ka u3 be-li2-ia
10. [isz-tu] _szu_-ti-szu lu-u2 la tu-wa-asz-szar#-[an-ni]
11. [u3 a-na]-ku# isz-tu sza be-li2-ia la [i-bat,-t,ar]
12. [u3 a-na] sza# be-li2-ia _erin2-mesz_-szu
13. [u3 a-na] _{gesz#}ma2-mesz_-szu ta#-ak-la-ak-ku
  single ruling
14. [...] mi# be-li2#-ia i-ha-asz-sza [...]
15. [... u3 a]-na lib3-bi be-li2-ia [...]
16. [... u3] a-nu-um-ma {disz}ta-asz-szu
17. [...] a-na _ugu_-ia gi-ru#
18. [...] uh-ir-szu
19. [...]-ni sza al-ta-[pa-ru]
20. [...] _szu#_-ti-ia#
21. [...]
22. [...] us,-s,a-[...]
  single ruling
23. [a-mur-ma {disz}a-taq]-qa-ma s,ab-tu#
24. [...] ni#-i-nu _ARAD2_ [...]
25. [...] _{lu2}ARAD2-mesz_ sza [be-li2-ia]
26. sza# _iri_ er#-ru-hi-zi [...]
27. it-ti# {disz}a-taq#-[qa-ma]
28. im#-ta#-na [...]
  single ruling
29. u3 am-mi#
30. _dumu-mesz_ [...]
31. u3 [...]
32. la isz [...]
33. it-ti na [...]
34. sza be-li2-ia ir-ku#-[ub]
35. _ARAD2_-ka i-kasz-szad-an-ni#
  single ruling
36. u3 _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ri-szu sza be#-li2#-[ia]
37. a-na _ugu_-ia it-tal-kam2
38. u3 ki#-ia-am iq-ta-bi
39. i-na _kur_ mi-it-ta-an-ni [ad]-tal#-[la-ak]
40. u3 _lugal-mesz_ 3(disz) u3 4(disz) na-ak#-[ru a-na]
41. sza# _lugal kur_ ha-at-te sza gab2#-[bu-u2]
42. [a-na] pa-ni-ia sza-ak-nu
  single ruling
reverse
1. [u3] be#-li2-ia iq-ta-bi [...] ri#-szu-nu
2. [...] _kur_ mur#-ri [...]
3. [...]-hi# a-ma#-te# [...]
4. [...] a-la#
5. [...] be# sza# [...]
6. [...] szu-[nu]
7. [...] sza# _lugal#_ be#-[li2-ia]
8. [...] _ugu#_ [...]
9. [...]-nim
  rest broken

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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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description:
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  • Genre(s): Letter
  • Language(s):

  • primary: EA 056 + 361,

    [Knudtzon1915-91974] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: VS 11, 24

    [Schroeder1915VS11] Schroeder, Otto. 1915. Die Tontafeln von El-Amarna. Erster Teil. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: WA 173 (copy),

    [sec52292] N.d.

  • history: Schroeder, OLZ, 1917, col. 105,

    [sec52293] N.d.

    Corrections to VS 11, 24

  • history: Moran, p. 128-129 (translation) [1992],

    [sec52294] N.d.

  • history: to join see Izre'el SAT, p. 97,

    [sec52295] N.d.

  • history: Izre'el, Shlomo, Amarna Scholarly Tablets (1997) pl. 49 (EA 361),

    [sec52296] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 01714
  • 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 056 + 361 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271150.
EA 056 + 361 artifact entry (No. P271150). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271150 (Original work published 2005)
EA 056 + 361 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271150 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 056 + 361 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271150},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271150},
}


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