EA 155 (P270916)

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

BM 029814(Egypt) (+) VAT 01872

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

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Has fragments

tablet
obverse
1. a-na _lugal {d}[utu_ be-li-ia]
2. um-ma a-bi-_lugal# [ARAD2_-ka]
3. 7(disz) u 7(disz) a-na _giri3-mesz lugal#_ [be-li-ia am-qut]
4. a-na-ku ip-ru isz-[tu]
5. szu-pa-li _kusz_ sze-ni _lugal#_ [be-li-ia]
6. u3 _lugal {d}utu_ da-ri-[tum]
7. _lugal_ iq-bi a-na _ARAD2_-szu [u3]
8. a-na _ARAD2 munus_ ma-ia-a-ti
9. a-na na-da-ni sze-hu u3 a-na#
10. _a-mesz_ :" me2-ma a-na szi-te-szu
11. u3 la-a i-pu-usz-szu-nim
12. ki-ma qa-bi _lugal_ be-li-ia
13. la-a i-na-an-din-nu-nim
14. u3 li-im-li-ik _lugal_
15. a-na _ARAD2_ {disz}munus ma-ia8-a-ti
16. a-na na-da-ni _a-mesz_
17. asz-szum ba-la-t,i3-szu sza-ni-tam
18. be-li _lugal_ e-nu-ma ia-nu
19. _gesz-mesz#_ ia# _a-mesz_ ia-nu _in4-nu_
20. ia-nu ip#-ru ia-nu sza-mu
21. a-na ba-[la-t,i3]-ma li-de4 _lugal_ be-li
22. a-na _ARAD2 munus#_ ma-ia8-a-ti
23. a-na na-da#-ni# ba-la-t,i3 a-na sza-szu
24. e-nu-ma it-ta#-din
25. _lugal_ be-li-ia _a-mesz_ a-na szi-ti
26. _ARAD2 munus_ ma-ia-a-ti
27. u3 id-din pa-ni-ia
28. a-na ur-da-ti-szu [u3!]
29. {disz}munus ma-ia-a-ti _be_-t,i3-ia#
30. mu-szu u3 ur-ra [u3]
31. e-nu-ma i-te-ru#-[ub]
32. i-na pa-ni _lugal_ be-[li-ia]
reverse
1. [u3] pal-ha-ku :" ir-ta#
2. [u3] la-a e-li2-u2 [...]
3. e-nu-ma i-mur _lugal {d}utu#_
4. u3 la-a i-pu-usz
5. _{lu2}maszkim2#_ [ki-ma qa-bi]
6. _lugal#_ [u3 la-a] id-din-nu-[nim]
7. [x ki]-ma qa-bi _lugal#_
8. u3 li#-de9 _lugal_ a-na _ARAD2_-szu
9. u3 a-na _iri_ s,ur-ri
10. _iri_ {disz}munus ma-ia8-a-ti
11. u3 sza it-ta-s,i2 a-ma-tu2
12. isz-tu _uzu pi2-mesz lugal_
13. a-na _ARAD2_-szu szu-ut i-pu-usz
14. a-ma-tu2 _lugal_ :" pa-ni-mu [i]-la-ak
15. _lugal {d}utu_ da-ri-tum#
16. u3 a-na-<ku> _ARAD2_ ki-it-ti
17. _lugal_ be-li-ia# _lugal#_ ip#-qi2#-id#-[ni]
18. a-na na-s,a#-ri# _iri#_ {disz}[_munus_] ma#-ia8#-a-ti
19. _be_-ti-ia a-nu-x x x-bi#
20. sza-ni-tu2 be-li [...]
21. _erin2-mesz ugu_-hi-ia la#-[a]
22. a-na er-s,e2-ti [i]-la#-[ak]
23. e-nu-ma ik-szu#-ud _dub_ [sza]
24. _lugal_ be-li-ia u3 i-qa2-ru#-ub#
25. i-na er-s,e2-ti u3
26. _lugal_ be-li-ia lib3-bi gab2-[bi]
27. _kur_-ti i-de4 u3 li-id-[din]
28. pa-ni-szu _lugal_ a-na _ARAD2#_-[szu]
29. u3 _iri_ s,ur-ri
30. _iri munus_ ma-ia-[a-ti]
31. a-na na-da-ni# [_gesz-mesz_]
32. [u3] _a-mesz_ a-na ba-[la-t,i3-szu]
33. sza#-ni-tu2 be-li#
left
1. [li]-isz-al _lugal {lu2}maszkim2_ e-nu-ma asz#-bu-nim
2. [a]-na _iri_ s,u-mu-ri a-mur _lu2 iri_ pu2#-ru#-ti i-na
3. [1(disz)] _{gesz}ma2_ a-li-ik u3 _lu2 iri_ s,i2-du-na# i-na 2(disz) _{gesz}ma2#_
4. [i]-la-ak u3 a-na-ku i-la-ak qa-du gab2-bi# _{gesz}ma2_-ka# gab2-bi _iri#_-ia
5. u3 li-im-li-ik _lugal_ a-na _ARAD2_-szu
6. [u3] u2-s,ur _{gesz}ma2# lugal#_ i-na [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description:
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  • Genre(s):
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  • primary: EA 155,

    [Knudtzon1915-91740] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: VS 11, 82

    [Schroeder1915VS11] Schroeder, Otto. 1915. Die Tontafeln von El-Amarna. Erster Teil. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

    (copy)

  • history: BB 31 (+) WA 228 (copy),

    [sec51579] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 241-242 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51581] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029814(Egypt) (+) VAT 01872
  • 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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P270916 leadP270916 lead

Cite this Artifact
“EA 155 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270916.
EA 155 artifact entry (No. P270916). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270916 (Original work published 2005)
EA 155 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270916 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270916},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270916},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P270916
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M1  - 2024/4/20/
TI  - EA 155 artifact entry
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