EA 356 (P270855)

Literary 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 00348

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Adapa)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
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1'. e-pu#-[usz? ...]
2'. szu-u2-tu :r: x [...]
3'. a-na pi2-i tu#? [x] ia# u2#-sza#-am-s,i i x [...]
4'. szu-u2-tu :r: [sza?-a?]-ra-ni :r: ah-he-e-ki :r: ma-la i-[...]
5'. ka-a-[ap-pa]-ki lu-u2-sze-bi-ir :r: ki-ma :r: i-na pi2-i-szu# iq#-bu-u2#
6'. sza [szu-u2]-ti ka-ap-pa-sza :r: it-te-esz-bi-ir :r: 7(disz) u2-mi# :r:
7'. [szu-u2]-tu# a-na ma-a-ti :r: u2-ul i-zi-iq-qa2 :r: {d}a-nu
8'. [a-na] szu#-uk-ka-li-szu :r: {d}i-la-ab-ra-at :r: i-sza-as#-si :r:
9'. [am-mi-ni :r: szu-u2-tu :r: isz-tu 7(disz) u2-mi a-na ma-a-ti :r: la i-zi-qa2 :r:]
10'. szu#-uk-ka-la-szu :r: i-la-ab-ra-at :r: i-pa-al-szu :r: be2-[e]-li# :r:
11'. {disz}a-da-pa :r: ma-ar :r: {d}e2-a sza szu-u2-ti :r: ka-ap-pa-sza :r:
12'. isz-te-bi-ir :r: {d}a-nu a-ma-ta :r: an-ni-ta :r: i-na sze-e-mi-szu#
13'. il-si na-ra-ru :r: it-ti-bi i-na ku-us-si-szu :r: szu-pu#?-[ur?-ma? li?]-il#?-qu3-ni-szu
14'. an-ni?-ka-a :r: {d}e2-a sza sza-me-e i-de :r: il-pu-us-[su2?]-ma#
15'. [a-da-pa?] :r: ma#?-la#-a# :r: usz#-te-esz-szi-szu :r: ka-a-ar-ra# :r:
16'. [ul-ta-al-bi-is-su2 t,e]-e#-ma :r: i-sza-ak-ka-an-szu :r:
17'. [{disz}a-da-pa a-na pa-ni {d}a-ni] szar#-ri at-ta ta-la-ak :r:
18'. [a-na sza-me-e te-el-li]-ma#? :r: a-na sza#-[me]-e :r:
19'. [i-na] e#-li-ka# [a-na ba-ab {d}a-ni i-na t,e4]-hi#?-ka#?
20'. [i]-na# ba-a-bu :r: {d}a-ni# [{d}dumu-zi u3 {d}gesz-zi]-da# :r:
21'. iz-za-az-zu :r: im-ma-ru-ka il-ta#?-na#-a-lu#?-ka et,#-[lu]
22'. a-na ma-a-ni :r: ka-a e-ma-ta :r: {disz}a-[da]-pa# :r: a-na ma-an-ni
23'. ka-ar-ra :r: la-ab-sza-ta :r: i-na ma-a-ti-ni :r: i-lu szi-na ha-al-qu2#-ma
24'. a-na-ku :r: a-ka-na :r: ep-sze-e-ku :r: ma-an-nu :r: i-lu :r: sze-na :r: sza i-na ma-a-ti
25'. ha-al-qu2 :r: {d}dumu-zi :r: u3 {d}gesz-zi-da :r: szu-nu :r: a-ha-mi-isz :r: ip-pa-la-su2-ma
26'. is,-s,e-ne2-eh-hu :r: szu-nu :r: a-ma-ta da-mi-iq-ta :r:
27'. a-na {d}a-ni :r: i#-qa2#-ab-bu-u2 :r: pa :r:-ni :r: ba-nu-ti :r: sza {d}a-ni :r:
28'. szu-nu :r: u2-ka-la-mu-ka :r: a-na pa-ni :r: {d}a-ni i-na u2-zu-zi-ka :r:
29'. a-ka-la :r: sza mu-ti :r: u2-ka-lu-ni-ik-ku-ma :r:
30'. la-a :r:? ta-ka-al :r: me-e mu-u2-ti :r: u2-ka-lu-ni-ik-ku-ma :r:
31'. la ta-sza-at-ti :r: lu-u2-ba-ra :r: u2-ka-lu-ni-ik-ku-ma :r:
32'. li#-it-ba-asz :r: sza-am-na :r: u2-ka-lu-ni-ku-ma :r: pi2-isz-sza-asz :r:
33'. t,e-e-ma :r: sza asz2-ku-nu-ka :r: la te-me2-ek-ki :r: a-ma-ta :r:
34'. sza aq-ba-ku :r: lu s,a-ab-ta-ta :r: ma-ar szi-ip-ri :r:
35'. sza {d}a-ni :r: ik-ta-al-da :r: {disz}a-da-pa sza szu-u2-ti :r:
36'. ka#-ap-pa-sza :r: isz-bi-ir :r: a-na mu-hi-ia :r: szu-bi-la-asz2-szu :r:
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1. [har]-ra#-an sza#-me-e :r:? u2-sze-es,-bi-is-su2-ma :r:? a#-na# sza-me-e i-te#-[li]-ma#? :r:
2. a-na sza-me-e :r: i-na e-li-szu :r: a-na ba-ab {d}a-ni :r: i-na t,e4-hi-szu
3. i-na ba-a-bu :r: {d}a-ni :r: {d}dumu-zi :r: {d}gesz-zi-da :r: iz-za-az-zu :r:
4. i-mu-ru-szu-ma :r: {disz}a-da-pa :r: il-su-u2 na-ra-ru :r:
5. et,-lu :r: a-na ma-an-ni :r: ka-a e-ma-a-ta :r: a-da-pa :r:
6. a-na ma-an-ni :r: ka-ar-ra :r: la-ab-sza-a-ta :r:
7. i-na ma-ti :r: i-lu sze-e-na :r: ha-al-qu2-ma :r: a-na-ku ka-ar-ra :r:
8. la-ab-sza-ku :r: ma-an-nu i-lu# szi#-na :r:? sza i-na ma-a-ti :r:? ha-al-qu2 :r:
9. {d}dumu-zi :r: _{d#}gesz#_-zi-da a-ha-mi-isz# :r: ip-pa-al-su-ma :r:?
10. is,-s,e-ne2-eh-hu :r: {disz}a-da-pa :r: a-na pa-ni :r: {d}a-ni :r: szar-ri :r:
11. i-na qe2-re-bi-szu :r: i-mu-ur-szu-ma :r:? {d}a-nu il-si-ma
12. al-ka :r: {disz}a-da-pa :r: am-mi-ni :r: sza szu-u2-ti ka-ap-pa-sza :r:
13. te-e-esz-bi-ir :r: {disz}a-da-pa :r: {d}a-na ip-pa-al be-li2 :r:
14. a-na bi-it :r: be-li2-ia :r: i-na qa2-a-ab-la-at ta-am-ti
15. nu-ni :r: a-ba-ar :r:? ta-am-ta i-na me2-sze-li in-szi-il-ma :r:
16. szu-u2-tu i-zi-qa2-am-ma :r:? ia-a-szi :r: ut,-t,e-eb-ba-an-ni :r:
17. [a]-na# bi-it :r: be-li2 :r: ul-ta-am-s,i-il :r:? i-na ug-ga-at :r: li-ib-bi-ia :r:?
18. [x-(x)]-sza#? :r: at#-ta-za-ar :r: ip-pa-lu :r: i-da-szu#? [_d]-dumu#_-[zi]
19. [u3] {d}gesz#-zi-da# a#-ma#-su2# ba#-ni#?-ta# a#-na# {d}a-<ni>
20. i-qa2-ab-bu-u2 :r: it-tu-uh# li-ib-ba-szu is-sa3-ku-at :r:
21. am-mi-ni :r: {d}e2-a :r: a-mi-lu-ta :r:? la ba-ni-ta :r: sza :r: sza-me-e :r:?
22. u3 er-s,e-e-ti :r: u2-ki-il-li-in-szi :r: li-ib-ba :r:?
23. ka-ab-ra :r: isz-ku-un-szu :r: szu-u2#-ma :r: i-te-pu-us-su :r:
24. ni-nu :r: mi-na-a :r: ni-ip-pu-us#-su# :r: a-ka-al ba-la-t,i :r:
25. le-qa2-ni-szu-um-ma :r: li-kul :r: [a]-ka#-al ba-la-t,i
26. il#-qu3-ni-szu-um-ma :r: u2-ul i-ku#-ul :r: me-e ba-la-t,i
27. il#-qu3-ni-szu-um-ma :r:? u2-ul il-[ti] :r: lu-ba-ra :r:
28. [il]-qu3#-ni-szu-um-ma :r: it-ta-al-ba#?-asz sza-am-na :r:
29. [il]-qu3-ni-szu-um-ma :r: it-ta-ap-szi-isz :r:
30. id-gu-ul-szu-ma :r: {d}a-nu :r: is,-s,i-ih i-na mu-hi-szu :r:
31. al-ka :r:? {disz}a-da-pa :r: am-mi-ni :r: la ta-ku-ul :r: la ta-al-ti-ma :r:
32. la ba-al-t,a-ta a#-a ni-szi da-a-la#?-ti# :r: {d}e2-a :r: be-li2 :r:
33. iq-ba-a :r: la ta-ka#-al :r: la :r:? ta-sza#-at#-ti :r:
34. li#-i-qa2#?-szu#?-ma#? :r: [te?]-er#?-ra-szu :r: a-na# qa2-qa2-ri-szu
35. [...] x-ul-x [...]
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA 356,

    [Knudtzon1915-91680] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: VS 12, 194

    [Schroeder1915VS12] Schroeder, Otto. 1915. Die Tontafeln von El-Amarna. Zweiter Teil. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 12. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Izre'el, Shlomo, Amarna Scholarly Tablets (1997) pl. 19-22,

    [sec51418] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 00348
  • 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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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
Dummy composite &quot;needed&quot; (P546835) View the score

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20170812 cdliadmin: new identifications provided by Andrea Ulshöfer

Cite this Artifact
“EA 356 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270855.
EA 356 artifact entry (No. P270855). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270855 (Original work published 2005)
EA 356 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270855 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 356 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270855},
}

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