EA 088 (P270903)

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 029800(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#-[{d}]iszkur# iq-bi# [a-na _be_-szu]
2. [_lugal] kur#_ mis,-ri _lugal kur[{ki}-hi-a lugal gal_]
3. [7(disz)]-it-<szu> 7(disz)-ta-a-an a-[na _gir2-mesz be_-ia]
4. _{d}utu_-ia am-qu2-ut asz#-[tap-par2]
5. u3 asz-ta-ni a-na [ka-ta5 _ugu iri_] ar-da-at
6. _ugu iri_ ir-qat3 u3 _ugu# [iri_ s,u-mu-ur]
7. [u3] _ugu iri_ am-<mi>-ia# [u3 _ugu iri_ szi-gat]
8. [_iri]{ki}-hi-a_ ki-it-ti _lugal# [be_-ia u3 qa-al]
9. [_lugal] be_-ia sza2-ni-tam mi-nu-um-mi [szu-ut]
10. [{disz}]ARAD2#-asz-ra-ti _ARAD2 ur-ku_ u2 ip#-[pu]-usz#
11. [ki]-ma# lib3-bi-szu i-na _kur{ki}-hi-a be_-ia
12. [u3] qa-al _lugal be_-ia a-na _ARAD2_-[szu]
13. [sza2-ni]-tam# asz-tap-par2 _lu2-dumu-kin_-ia i-nu-ma
14. [il3]-qe2# _iri{ki}-hi-a_-ia u3 i-te9-la-am#
15. [a]-na# s,e-ri-ia u3 a-nu-um-ma
16. [i]-na#-an-na il3-qe2 _iri_ bat,-ru-na
17. [u3] i-te-la-am a-na s,e-ri-ia
18. [a]-mur# _iri ud_-szi gab2#-bi _ka2-gal_
19. _iri_ gub-la ma-ni _u4-kam2-mesz_-ti la yi-na-mu-usz
20. isz-tu _ka2-gal_ u3 u2-ul ni-le-u2
21. a-s,a-am a-na _edin-mesz_ sza2-ni-tam szum-[ma]
22. _iri#_ gub-la u2-ba-u2 s,a-ba-ta u2[...]
23. [u3] li-isz-me _lugal be_-ia a-[wa-te] _ARAD2#_-szu
24. [u3 lu] ha-mu-tam? _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ u3 [_erin2-mesz_ yu-szi-ra]
25. [ki-ma] ar-hi-isz u3 ti-[s,u2-ru]
26. [_iri{ki} lugal be_]-ia# u3 [_ARAD2_-szu]
27. [a-di] ka-sza-ad# _lugal [be_-ia]
reverse
1. [u3] a-na-ku a-wa-at _be_-ia#
2. [u2]-ul# ez-zi-ib u3 szum#-[ma la yi-isz-mu]
3. _lugal# be_-ia a-na a-wa-te [_ARAD2_-szu]
4. u3 in4-ne2-ep-sza-<at> _iri_ gub-[la]
5. a-na sza-szu u3 gab2-bi _kur-hi-a lugal# [be_-ia]
6. a-di _kur_ mi-is,-ri ti-ne2-ep-szu
7. a-na _lu2-mesz sa-gaz-mesz_ sza2-ni-tam a-wa-[tam]
8. la yu-se2-bi-la be-li a-na _ARAD2#_-szu#
9. ki-ma ar-hi-isz a-na _dub maszkim2!?_ u3 na-<s,a>-ri _<<iri>>_
10. _iri{ki}_ a-na sza-szu u3 er-ri#-isz#
11. _iri{ki}_ isz-tu sza-szu
12. a-na a-sza-bi-ia u2-bal-<t,a2>-ti
13. [sza2-ni]-tam# lu ha-mu-tam _lugal be_-ia yu#-[szi-ra]
14. _erin2-mesz {gesz}gigir-mesz_ u3 ti-s,u2-ru
15. _iri{ki} lugal be_-ia a-mur
16. _iri_ gub-la la ki-ma# _iri{ki}-hi-a_ [...]
17. _iri_ gub-la _iri_ ki-it-ti _lugal be#_-[ia]
18. isz-tu da-ri-ti sza2-ni-tam
19. _lu2-dumu-kin# lugal iri_ ak-ka
20. ka4-bi-it isz-tu _lu2-dumu_ szi-ip-ri#-[ia]
21. [u3] na#-ad-nu _ansze-kur-ra_ szap-li-szu#
22. [ia]-di#-na 2(disz) _ansze-kur-ra_
23. [ti-il3-ti]-qu2# isz-tu szap-li-szu#
24. [u3 ri-qu2]-tam# la us,-s,a-am
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s):
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  • primary: EA 088,

    [Knudtzon1915-91727] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: BB 17 (copy),

    [sec51547] N.d.

  • history: Youngblood, Amarna Correspondence, p. 305ff (transliteration, translation),

    [sec51548] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 160-162 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51549] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029800(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 088 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270903.
EA 088 artifact entry (No. P270903). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270903 (Original work published 2005)
EA 088 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270903 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270903},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270903},
}


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