EA 161 (P270920)

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 029818(Egypt)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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tablet
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1. a-na _lugal gal_-bi _en_-ia _dingir_-ia {d}[utux(ERIM)-ia]
2. um-ma {disz}a-zi-ri _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka-ma
3. 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-szu a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia _dingir_-ia# {d}utux(ERIM)-ia am-qut
  single ruling
4. _en_-ia a-na-ku _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka u3 i-na ka3-sza-di3-ia
5. a-na pa-ni _lugal en_-ia u3 aq-ta-bi
6. gab2-bi a-ma-te-_mesz_-ia a-na# pa-ni _en_-ia
7. _en_-li-mi a-na _lu2-mesz_ sa-ar-ru-ti
8. sza i-ka3-lu-u2-nim kar3-s,i-ia
9. a-na pa-ni _lugal en_-ia la-a te-sze-em-me-e
10. a-na-ku-mi _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka a-di da2-ri-ti
  single ruling
11. u3 asz-szum {disz}ha-an-i _lugal en_-ia iq-ta-bi
12. _en_-ia i-na _iri_ tu-ni-ip asz-ba2-ku
13. u3 la i-de4 i-nu-ma ka3-szi-id
14. im-ma-ti-i-me-e i-sze-em-mi
15. u3 e-te-el2-li i-na ar-ki-szu
16. u3 la-a a-ka3-sza-ad-szu
17. u3 li-ik-szu-u2-ud {disz}ha-an-i
18. i-na szul-mi u3 li-isz-al-szu
19. _lugal en_-ia ki-i-me-e u2-ta-na-bal-szu
20. _szesz-mesz_-ia u3 {disz}be-ti-_dingir_ iz-za-zu-nim
21. a-na pa-ni-szu _gu4-mesz ud5?-mesz_ u3 _muszen-mesz_
22. _ninda_-szu _kasz-mesz_-szu i-din-nu-nim
  single ruling
23. _ansze#-kur-ra-mesz ansze-mesz_ at-ta-din
24. [a]-na _kaskal_-ni-szu u3 _lugal en_-ia
25. a-ma-te-_mesz_-ia li-isz-mi
26. i#-na a-la-ki-i-ia a-na mu-hi _lugal en_-ia
reverse
1. {disz}ha-an-i i-la-ak a-na pa-ni-ia
2. u2-ut-ta-na-ab-bal-ni ki-i-ma
3. {munus}um-mi ki-i-ma a-bi
4. u3 i-na-an-<na> i-qa2-ab-bi _en_-ia
5. isz-tu-mi pa-ni {disz}ha-an-i
6. ti-ir-ta-qi2-i-mi _dingir-mesz_-nu-ka
7. u3 {d}utux(ERIM) lu-u2 i-du-u2-nim
8. szum-ma la i-na _iri_ tu-ni-ip asz-ba2-ku
  single ruling
9. sza-ni-tam asz-szum ba2-na-i-szu sza _iri_ s,u-mur
10. _lugal_-ru _en_-ia iq-ta-bi _lugal-mesz kur_ nu-ha-asz-sze
11. na-ak-ru it-ti-ia u3 _iri-hi-a_-ia
12. i-le-eq-qu2-nim i-na _uzu_ pi2-i {disz}ha-ti-ip
13. u3 la u2#-ba2-an-ni-szi i-na-an-na
14. i-na ha-mut-isz u2-ba2-an-ni-sze
  single ruling
15. u3 _en_-ia lu-u2 i-de4 i-nu-ma
16. _bar_-szu-nu sza u2-nu-te-_mesz_ sza id-din
17. _lugal en_-ia {disz}ha-ti-ip i-le-eq-qe3
18. u3 _ku3-sig17_ u3 _ku3-babbar_-pa sza _lugal_
19. _en_-ia id-din-an-ni gab2-ba3 i-le-eq-qe3
20. {disz}ha-ti-ip u3 _en_-ia lu-u2 i-de4
  single ruling
21. sza-ni-tam ap-pu-na-ma _lugal en_-ia
22. iq-bi am-mi-i-ni-mi tu4-ta-na-bal
23. _lu2-dumu-kin_-ri _lugal kur_ ha-at-te
24. u3 _lu2-dumu-kin_-ri-ia la tu4-ta-na-bal
25. u an-nu-u2 _kur en_-ia u3 _lugal_-ru
26. _en_-ia isz-ku-na-an-ni
27. i#-na _lu2-mesz_ ha-za-nu-ti
  single ruling
left
1. li-il-li-ka3-am _lu2-dumu-kin_-ri be-li-ia
2. u3 gab2-bi sza aq-ta-bi a-na pa-ni be-li-ia lu-u2-din
3. _til zi-mesz {gesz}ma2-mesz i3-mesz {gesz}taskarin-mesz_ u3 _gesz#-mesz_ li-din#

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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 161,

    [Knudtzon1915-91744] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: BB 35 and pl. 22 (copy, photo),

    [sec51588] N.d.

  • history: Izre'el, Amurru, p. 31ff (transliteration, translation),

    [sec51589] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 247-248 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51590] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029818(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 161 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270920.
EA 161 artifact entry (No. P270920). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270920 (Original work published 2005)
EA 161 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270920 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270920},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270920},
}


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