EA 074 (P270898)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029795(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. {disz}ri-ib-ad-da iq-bi a-na _en_-li#-[szu]
2. _lugal kur-kur lugal gal lugal_ ta-am-ha-ar _{d}[nin_]
3. sza _iri_ gub-la ti-di-in _ga-kal_ a-na [_lugal_]
4. _en_-ia a-na _giri3-mesz en_-li-ia _{d}utu_-ia
5. 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-a-an am-qu2-ut lu-u2 i-de _lugal_-ru
6. _en_ i-nu-ma szal-ma-at _iri_ gub-la _geme2_
7. ki-it-ti sza _lugal_-ri isz-tu _u4-kam2-mesz_
8. sza ab-bu-ti-szu u3 an#-nu-usz i-na-an-na
9. i-te-zi-ib _lugal_-ru _iri_ ki-it-ti-szu
10. isz-tu qa-ti-szu li-da#-gal _lugal_ t,up-_pi2#-mesz_
11. sza _e2_ a-bi-szu i-nu-ma u2-ul _ARAD2_ ki-ti
12. _lu2_-lim sza i-ba-asz-szi i-na _iri_ gub-la
13. u2-ul ta-qa-al-mi a-na _ARAD2_-ka szum-ma
14. _ga-kal_ nu-kur2-tum sza _erin2-mesz gaz ugu_-<ia> u3
15. _dingir-mesz kur_-ka# _ti#_ ga-am-ru _dumu-mesz_-nu {munus}_dumu-munus-mesz_-<nu>
16. qa-du#-_gesz!? e2!_-nu i-na# na-da-nim i-na _kur_ ia-ri-mu-ta
17. i-na ba-la#-t,a2 _zi_-nu _a-sza2_-ia asz-sza-ta
18. sza la mu#-ta ma-szi-il3 asz-szum ba-li
19. i-re-szi-im# gab2-<bi> _iri-mesz_-ia sza i-na
20. _hur-sag_ :" ha-ar-ri u3 i-na a-hi a-ia-ab
21. i-ba-asz-szu i-ne2-ep-szu a-na _erin2-mesz gaz_
22. _iri_ gub-<la> qa-du 2(disz) _iri-mesz_ ir-ti-hu a-na ia-szi
23. u3 an-nu-usz i-na-an-na il3-ti-qe2
24. {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir!-ta _iri_ szi-ga-ta a-na sza-a-szu
25. u3 iq-bi a-na _lu2-mesz iri_ am-mi-ia du-ku-mi
26. _en#_-la-ku-nu u3 i-ba-sza-tu-nu ki-ma ia-ti-nu
27. u3 pa-asz-ha-tu-nu u3 ti-ne2-ep-szu ki-ma
28. [a]-wa#-te-_mesz_-szu u3 i-ba-asz-szu ki-ma
29. _lu2-mesz gaz_ u3 an-nu-usz i-na-an-na
30. isz-tap-pa-ar {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta a-na _erin2-mesz_
31. ina? e2 nin-urta_ pu-hu-ru-nim-mi u3
reverse
1. ni-ma-qu2-ut _ugu iri_ gub-la szum-ma ia-[nu]
2. _lu2_-li3 sza u2-sze20-ze-bu-sze# isz-tu qa-ti-nu#
3. u3 nu-da-bir5 _lu2-mesz_ ha-za-nu-ta isz-tu
4. lib3-bi _kur-kur{ki}_ u3 ti-ne2-pu-usz ka-li _kur-kur-mesz{ki}_
5. a-na _lu2-mesz gaz#_ u3 ki#-tu# ti-in-<ne2-pu-usz>-ma
6. a-na ka-li _kur-kur{ki}_ u3 pa-asz-hu _dumu-mesz_
7. u3 {munus}_dumu-munus-mesz_ a-<na> da-ri-ti _u4-kam2-mesz_
8. u3 szum-ma ap-pu-na-ma yu-s,a-na _lugal_-ru
9. u3 ka-li _kur-kur{ki}_ nu-kur2-tu4 a-na sza-szu
10. u3 mi-na yi-pu-szu a-na ia-szi-nu
11. ki-na-na ti-isz3-ku-nu _nam-erim2#_ a-na be-ri-szu-nu
12. u3 ki-na-na pa-al-ha-ti ma-gal ma-gal <<i-nu-ma>>
13. [i]-nu-ma ia-nu _lu2_ sza u2-sze-ze-ba-an-ni
14. [isz]-tu qa-ti-szu-nu ki-ma _muszen-mesz_ sza
15. i-na lib3-bi hu-ha-ri :" ki-lu-bi
16. sza-ak-na-at ki-szu-ma a-na-ku i-na
17. _iri_ gub#-la# am-mi-ni ta-qa-al-mi a-na _kur_-ka
18. a-nu-ma ki-a-ma asz-ta-pa-ar a-na _e2-gal_
19. u3 u2-ul ti-isz3-mu-na a-wa-tu-ia
20. a-nu-ma {disz}a-ma-an-ap-pa it-ti-ka sza-al-szu
21. szu-ut yi-de u3 ia-ta-mar pu-usz-[qa]
22. sza _ugu_-ia li-isz3-me2 _lugal_-ru a-wa-te _ARAD2_-szu
23. u3 ia-di-na ba-la-t,a2 _ARAD2_-szu
24. u3 yu-ba-li-it, _ARAD2_-szu u3
25. a-na-s,a-ra# [_iri_] ki#-it-ti-szu a-di _nin#_-nu
26. _dingir-mesz_-nu a-[na ka-ta5] u3 yi-da-gal# [_lugal_]
27. [_kur_]-szu u3 [_ARAD2_-szu yi-im]-lik a-na _kur#_-[szu]
28. u3 szu-up#-[szi-ih _kur_]-ka#-ma li-it-ri-is,#
29. i-na pa-ni _lugal# en#_-ia yu-wa-szi-ra
left
1. _lu2#_-szu u3 yi-zi-iz i-na-an-na u3 ak-szu-ud#
2. a-na-ku a-na _ugu lugal_-ri _en_-<ia> da-mi-iq it-ti-ka
3. a-na ia-szi mi-na i-pu-szu-na a-na-ku i-na
4. [i]-de-ni-ia a-nu-ma ki-a-ma u2-ba-u2 ur-ra
5. mu-sza#

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Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA 074,

    [Knudtzon1915-91722] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: BB 12 (copy),

    [sec51533] N.d.

  • history: Youngblood, Amarna Correspondence, p. 122ff (transliteration, translation),

    [sec51534] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 142-145 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51535] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029795(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 074 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270898.
EA 074 artifact entry (No. P270898). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270898 (Original work published 2005)
EA 074 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270898 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270898},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270898},
}


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