EA 055 (P270921)

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 029819(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 {disz}nam-mur-ia _dumu {d}utu_ be-li2-ia qi2-bi2-ma#
2. um-ma {disz}a-ki-iz-zi _ARAD2_-ka-ma
3. 7(disz) a-na _uzu giri3-mesz_ be-li2-ia am-qut
  single ruling
4. be-li2 i-na asz-ri an-ni-im a-na-ku szu-u2-tu2
5. _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka a-na sza# be-li2-ia _sil_ ur-hu ub-ta-e
6. isz-tu sza be-li2-ia# la a-bat,-tar2-me
  single ruling
7. e-nu-ma szu-tu2-ma _lu2-mesz_ ab-bu-te-_mesz_-ia
8. a-na sza _lu2-mesz ARAD2!(TI)_-ka-ma _kur_-tum an-nu-u2 _kur-hi-a_-ka
9. _iri_ qat,3-na{ki} _iri_-ka a-na-ku a-na sza be-li2-ia
  single ruling
10. be-li2 e-nu-ma _erin2-mesz_-szu u3 _{gesz}ma2-mesz_-szu
11. sza be-li2 il-li-kam2 _ninda-hi-a kasz-hi-a gu4-mesz_
12. _x-hi-a lal3-hi-a_ u3 _i3-mesz_ a-na pa-ni
13. _erin2-mesz_-szu u3 _{gesz}ma2-mesz_ sza be-li2-ia u2-us,-s,a-ni
14. u3 a-nu-um-ma _lu2-mesz-gal-tum-mesz_ sza be-li2-ia
15. u3 li#-isz-al-szu-nu be-li2-ia
  single ruling
16. be-li2 a-na pa-ni _erin2-mesz_-ka u3 a-na pa-ni _{gesz}ma2-mesz_-ka
17. _kur-kur_-tum gab2-ba2 i-pal-la-kam2#
18. szum-ma be-li2-ia _kur-kur_-tum an-nu-u2
19. a-na sza _kur_-szu i-s,a-ab-bat-szu u3 i-na _mu_ an-ni#-im#
20. be-li2-ia _erin2-mesz_-szu u3 _{gesz}ma2-mesz_-szu li-wa-asz-szar
21. u3 li-il-li-kam2 ki-i-me-e _kur_ nu-ha-asz-sze gab2-ba2-am-ma
22. a-na sza be-li2-ia szum-ma be-li2 _erin2-mesz_ us,#-s,i2#-mi#
23. asz-szum _kam_ 6(disz) _u4_-mi i-zi-iz-mi i-na _kur#_ mar-[tu?]
24. u3 lu-u2 il-te-qe3-szu-nu {disz}a-zi-ra
  single ruling
25. u3 szum-ma i-na _kam mu_ an-ni-im _erin2-mesz_-szu# [u3 _{gesz}]ma2#-mesz_-szu#
26. sza be-li2-ia la it-ta-zi u3 la iq-[te-...]
27. [a-na] pa#-ni {disz}a-zi-ra i-pal-la-kam2#
  single ruling
28. [...]-ri# i-bat,-t,ar2-ru [...]
29. [...] _lu2#-mesz#_
reverse
1. _lu2_ [x] ri# la# tu#-ub#
2. a-na sza be-li2-ia e-nu-[ma]
  single ruling
3. be-li2 i-te-szu be-li2-ia [...]
4. _lu2-mesz_ ab-bu-te-_mesz_-szu sza [...]
5. u3 i-na-an-na _lugal kur_ ha-at#-[te]
6. i-na i-sza-ti i-szar-ri-ip-szu#-nu
7. _dingir-mesz_-szu u3 _lu2-mesz_ mu-te-_mesz_-szu sza _iri#_ [qat,3]-na#
8. _lugal kur_ ha-at-te il-te-qe3-szu-nu
  single ruling
9. be-li2 _lu2-mesz [iri_] qat,3#-na _{lu2}ARAD2-mesz_-ia
10. {disz}a-zi-ra# szud# il-te-qe3-szu-nu u3 e ip-pa#-szu-nu
11. isz-tu _kur#_-szu# sza# be-li2-ia
12. u3 i-na-an#-na asz#-[bu]-nim# isz#-tu# _kur_-tum sza be-li2-ia
13. _uzu_ lib3#-ba-am [i-di-ba]-szu be-li2-ia
14. li-wa-asz-[szar x x] sza# _lu2-mesz_ qat,3-na
15. be-li2-ia# [u3] lu#-u2 ip-t,ur-szu-nu
16. iq#-bu#-ma# be-li2-ia _ku3-babbar#-mesz_ ip-te-ri-szu-nu
17. ki-i-me-e szu-u2-tu2 u3 lu-ud-din _ku3-babbar-mesz_
  single ruling
18. be-li2 _{d}utu dingir_ a-bi-ia _lu2-mesz_ ab-bu-te-_mesz_-ka
19. i-te-ip-pu-usz-szu-nu u3 szu-mu
20. isz-tu _ugu_-hi-szu i-szak-kan2-szu-nu
21. u3 i-na-an-na _{d}utu dingir_ a-bi-ia
22. _lugal kur_ ha-at-te il-te-qe3-szu-nu
23. u3 i-te-szu-nu be-li2-ia ip-sze-it-szu-nu sza _dingir-mesz_
24. ki-i-me-e szu-u2-tu2 u3 i-na-an-na _{d}utu dingir_ a-bi-ia
25. a-na _ugu_-hi-ia i-tu-ur _uzu_ lib3-ba-am
26. be-li2-ia i-di#-ba#-szu u3 li-id-din-szu
27. _gin2 ku3-sig17-mesz_ ki-i ma-as,-zi-im-ma
28. a-na _{d}utu dingir_ a-bi-ia ki-i-me-e
29. e-te-pu-szu-ni u3 szu-mu [...]
30. be-li2-ia asz-szum pa-na-nu-um-ma
31. isz-tu _ugu_-hi _{d}utu_ i-szak-kan2
  single ruling

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 055,

    [Knudtzon1915-91745] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: BB 36 (copy),

    [sec51591] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 127-128 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51592] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029819(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 055 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270921.
EA 055 artifact entry (No. P270921). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270921 (Original work published 2005)
EA 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270921 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 055 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270921},
}

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