EA 009 (P270888)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029785(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 ni-ip-hu-ur-ri-ri-ia _lugal kur_ mi#-[is,-ri-i]
2. 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-a-sza _e2_-ka _dam-mesz_-ka _dumu-mesz_-ka _kur_-ka
6. _lu2-gal-mesz_-ka _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ka da-an-[ni]-isz# lu szu-ul-mu
  single ruling
7. ul-tu ab-bu-u2-a-a u3 ab-bu-ka it-ti a-ha-mi-[isz]
8. t,a-bu-ta id-bu-bu
9. szu-ul-ma-na ba-na-a a-na a-ha-mi-isz ul-te-bi-i-lu-ni#
10. u3 me-ri-el-ta ba-ni-ta a-na a-ha-mi-isz ul ik-lu#-u2
11. i-na-an-na a-hu-u2-a-a 2(disz) _ma-na# ku3-sig17_ a-na szu-ul-ma-ni-ia ul-te-bi-i-la
12. i-na-an-na-ma _ku3-sig17_ ma-a-ad ma-la sza ab-bi-ka szu-bi-la
13. u3 szum-ma mi-i-is, mi-szi-el sza ab-bi-ka szu-bi-i-la
14. am-mi-ni 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ tu-sze-bi-e-la
15. i-na-an-na du-ul-li i-na _e2 dingir_ ma-a-ad u3 ma-gal
16. s,a-ab-ta-ku-u2-ma ip-pu-usz _ku3-sig17_ ma-a-da szu-bi-la
17. u3 at-ta mi-im-ma sza ha-asz-ha-a-ta i-na _kur_-ia
18. szu-up-ra-am-ma li-el-qu-ni-ik-ku
  single ruling
19. i-na ku-ri-gal-zu a-bi-ia ki-na-ha-a-a-u2 ga-ab-bi-szu-nu
20. a-na mu-uh-hi-szu el-ta-ap-ru-ni um-ma-a a-na qa-an-ni _kur_
21. ku#-usz#-da-am-ma i ni-ba-al-ki-ta-am-ma
22. [it]-ti#-ka i ni-sza-ki-in a-bu-u2-a-a
23. an-ni-ta el-ta-ap-ra-szu-nu-ti
24. um-ma-a
reverse
1. mu-usz-sze-ir it-ti-ia a-na na-asz-ku-u2-ni
2. szum-ma it-ti _lugal_ sza mi-is,-ri-i a-hi-ia ta-at-ta-ak-ra-ma
3. it-ti sza-ni-im-ma ta-at-ta-asz-ka-na
4. a-na-ku ul al-la-ka-am-ma ul a-ha-ba-at-ku-nu-szi-i
5. ki-i it-ti-ia na-asz-ku-nu a-bu-u2-a-a
6. asz-szum a-bi-ka ul isz-mi-szu-nu-ti
7. i-na-an-na asz-szur-ra-a-a-u2 da-gi-il pa-ni-ia
8. a-na-ku ul asz-pu-ra-ak-ku ki-i t,i-mi-szu-nu
9. a-na _kur_-ka am-mi-ni el-li-ku-u2-ni
10. szum-ma ta-ra-ah-ma-an-ni szi-ma-a-ti mi-im-ma
11. la ip-pu-u2-szu ri-qu-ti szu-nu ku-usz-szi-da-szu-nu-ti
  blank space
12. a-na szu-ul-ma-ni-ka 3(disz) _ma-na {na4}za-gin3 kur_
13. u 5(disz) _lal_ sza _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ sza 5(disz) _{gesz}gigir-mesz gesz-mesz_
14. ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku
  blank space

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 009,

    [Knudtzon1915-91712] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: BB 2 (copy),

    [sec51492] N.d.

  • history: BB, pl. 24 (photo),

    [sec51493] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 18-19 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51494] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029785(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 009 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270888.
EA 009 artifact entry (No. P270888). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270888 (Original work published 2005)
EA 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270888 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270888},
}

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