EA 149 (P270913)

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 029811(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 _lugal en_-li2-ia _{d}utu_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia8
2. um-ma {disz}a-bi-_lugal ARAD2_-ka#
3. 7(disz) u 7(disz) a-na _giri3-mesz lugal_ be-[li2]-ya# am-qut
4. a-na-ku ip-ru isz-tu szu-pa-al _giri3-mesz_
5. _kusz_ sze-ni _lugal_ be-li-ia
6. _lugal_ be-li-ia ki-i-ma _{d}utu_
7. ki-ma {d}iszkur i-na sza10-me at-ta
8. li-im-li-ik _lugal_ a-na _ARAD2_-szu
9. _lugal_ be-li-ia ip-qi2-id-ni
10. a-na s,a-ar _iri_ s,ur-ri _geme2 lugal_
11. u3 asz-ta-par t,up-pa u2-mu-t,a
12. a-na _lugal en_-li2-ia u3 la-a
13. it-te-er a-ma-tu2? a-na ia-szi
14. a-na-ku _{lu2}maszkim2 lugal_ be-li-ia
15. u3 a-na-ku sza u2-bal a-ma-ta5
16. _du10-ga_ u3 a-na-a-ma li-im-na
17. a-na _lugal_ be-li-ia li-wa-asz-szar
18. _lugal_ 2(u) _lu2-giri3_ a-na s,a-ar
19. _iri_-szu u3 li-ru-ub a-na _ugu_-hi
20. _lugal_ be-li-ia u3 li-mur pa-ni-szu
21. ma-an-nu ba-la-at, _lu2-giri3_
22. e-nu-ma la-a it-ta-s,i2
23. sza-a-ru isz-tu _uzu_ pi2 _lugal_ be-li-szu
24. u3 ba-li-it, szum-ma _lugal_ isz-ta-par2
25. [a]-na _ARAD2_-szu u3 ba-li-it,
26. [a-na] da-ri-ti a-na-ku
27. [isz]-tu# sza-an-di3-qa2-di3-ma
28. [la i-le] a-na i-re-bi
29. [a-na da]-ga#-li pa-ni _lugal_ be-li-ia
30. [{disz}e-ta-ka3-ma] pa#-wa-ra
31. [_lu2 iri_ ki-id-szi] it-te-er-mi
32. [ma-mi-ta isz]-tu# _lugal_ be-li-ia
33. [... li-i]-sze-ri-ib-ka
34. [u3 li-i-de4]-ma be-li
35. [a-na x x]-ra {disz}a-zi-ra
36. [_dumu_ {disz}ARAD2 {d]}asz-ra-tum
37. [_lu2_] ar#-ni _lugal_ {disz}ha-a-bi
reverse
1. [mu]-szi#-e-li sza-ri _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ri-ia#
2. [it]-ta-din _iri_ s,u-mu-ra
3. [a]-na# {disz}a-zi-ra u3 la-a
4. i-qu2-ul _lugal_ isz-tu _iri_ szu#-[a]-ti3#
5. isz-tu _kur_-szu e-nu-ma asz-te-mu
6. szu-um _kur_ u3 szu-um um-ma-ni-szu
7. u3 pal-hu ma-gal u3 gab2-bi
8. _kur_-ti pal-ha-at u3 sza-a la-a
9. i-la-ak a-na _egir lugal_ be-li-ia
10. _lugal_ i-de4 szu-um#-ma sza-ak-na-ta-ni
11. i-na _{lu2}maszkim2_ i-na _iri_ s,ur-ri
12. il-qe3 {disz}zi-im-re-da _iri u2_-su2
13. isz-tu _ARAD2_-di3-<ka> i-ta-zi-ib-szu
14. u3 ia-nu _a-mesz_ ia-nu _gesz-mesz_ a-na ia-szi-nu
15. u3 ia-nu a-ia-ka4-mi ni-isz-kan2
16. _lu2-ba-usz2_ u3 _lugal_ be-li-ia
17. li-im-li-ik a-na _ARAD2_-szu _lugal_ be-li-ia
18. i-na t,up-pi2 isz-ta-par a-na ia-szi
19. mi-nu-um-mi ta-asz-te-me u3 szu-pur
20. a-na _lugal_ {disz}zi-im-re-da _iri_ s,i2-du-na
21. u3 {disz}a-zi-ra _lu2_ ar-ni _lugal_
22. u3 _lu2-mesz iri_ ar-wa-da it-mu-ni
23. u3 isz-ta-ni ma-mi-ta i-na be-ri-szu-nu
24. u3 ip-hu-ru-nim _{gesz}ma2-mesz_-szu-nu
25. _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-szu-nu _erin2-mesz giri3-mesz_-szu-nu
26. a-na s,a-ba-ti _iri_ s,ur-ri _geme2 lugal_
27. ka3-asz-da2-at qa-ti _lugal_ da-an-na-tum
28. u3 da-ga-at-szu-nu _iri_ s,ur-ri
29. la-a i-le2-u2-nim a-na s,a-bat
30. u3 _iri_ s,u-mu-ra s,a-ab-du-nim
31. i-na _uzu_ pi2 {disz}zi-im-ri-da
32. sza u2-ba-lum a-ma-tu2? _lugal_
33. a-na {disz}a-zi-ra u3 asz-ta-par
34. t,up-pa a-na _lugal_ be-li-ia
35. u3 la-a it-te-er-ni
36. a-ma-tu2? a-na _ARAD2_-szu
37. isz#-tu _mu_-qa2-di3 nu-kur-tum#
38. [i]-na _ugu_-hi-ia ia-nu _a-mesz_
39. ia#-nu _gesz-mesz_ li-wa-asz-szar
40. t,up-pa a-na _ARAD2_-szu
left
1. u3 li-ru-ub u3 li-mur pa-ni-szu u3 _lugal_ [li-im-li-ik]
2. a-na _ARAD2_-szu a-na _iri_-szu u3 la-a [i-te-zi-ib]
3. _iri_-szu _kur_-szu am-mi-nim i-nam-mu-[usz _{lu2}maszkim2_ sza]
4. _lugal_ be-li-nu isz-tu _kur_-ti u3 i-te#
5. u3 i-de4 sza-a-i-ru _a2 lugal_ sza ia-nu a-nu-um#-[ma]
6. t,up-pi2-ia _lu2-giri3_ a-na _ugu_-hi _lugal {d}utu en_-[ia]
7. u3 _lugal_ li-it-te-er a-na _ARAD2_-szu

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 149,

    [Knudtzon1915-91737] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: BB 28 and pl. 14 (copy, photo),

    [sec51571] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 236-237 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51572] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029811(Egypt)
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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 149 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270913.
EA 149 artifact entry (No. P270913). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270913 (Original work published 2005)
EA 149 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270913 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270913},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270913},
}


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