EA 028 (P270967)

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 037645(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}nap-hur-i-ri-ia _lugal kur_ mi-is,-ri-[i]
2. _szesz_-ia ha-ta-ni-ia sza i-ra-'a#-[ma-an-ni]
3. u3 sza a-ra-mu-usz qi2-bi-ma#
4. um-ma {disz}tu3-usz-rat-ta _lugal kur_ mi-it-ta-a-an-ni#
5. e-mu-u2-ka sza i-ra-'a-mu-u2-ka _szesz_-ka-ma
6. a-na ia-szi szul-mu a-na ka-a-sza lu-u2 szul-mu
7. a-na _e2-mesz_-ka a-na {munus}te-i-e _ama_-ka u3 _kur_ mi-is,-[ri]-i
8. a-na {munus}ta-a-tu4-he2-e-pa _dumu-munus_-ia _dam_-ka
9. a-na re-hu-u2-ti _dam-mesz_-ka a-na _dumu-mesz_-ka a-na _lu2-gal-mesz_-ka
10. a-na _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ka a-[na] _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka a-na _erin2-mesz_-ka
11. a-na _kur_-ka u3 a-na mim-mu-ka dan-nisz2 dan-nisz2 lu-u2 szul#-mu
  double ruling
12. {disz}pi-ri-iz-zi u3 {disz}tul-up-ri _lu2-dumu-mesz-kin_-ri-ia#
13. a-na _szesz_-ia-ana kal2-le-e al-ta-par2-szu-nu u3 a-na#
14. du-ul-lu-hi dan-nisz2 dan-nisz2 aq-ta-ba2-a-szu-nu-ti#?
15. u3 szu-nu mi-i-s,u2-u2-ta-am-ma al-ta-par2-szu-nu#-[ti?]
16. u3 a-ma-ta an-ni-ta i-na ma-ah-ri-i-im-ma#
17. a-na _szesz_-ia aq-ta-bi {disz}ma-ne2-e _lu2-dumu-kin_-szu sza [_szesz_-ia]
18. a-kal2-la-a-szu-u2-me a-du2 _lu2-dumu-mesz-kin?!_-ri-ia-me _szesz_-[ia]
19. u2-masz-sza-ru-u2-ma-a-me i-il-la-ku8-u2-ni7
  double ruling
20. u3 i-na-an-na _szesz_-ia a-na ga14-am-ra-ti-im-ma
21. la u2-masz-szar-szu-nu-ti a-na a-la-ki u3 ik-ta-la-szu-nu-ti
22. dan-nisz2 dan-nisz2 _lu2-dumu-mesz-kin_ mi-nu-u2
23. u2-ul is,-s,u2-ru-u2 ip-par2-ra-szu-u2-ma i-il-la-ku8
24. _szesz_-ia asz-szum _lu2-dumu-mesz-kin_ am-mi-ni _sza3_-szu
25. [i]-ik#-kal2-szu am-mi-ni ul-lu-u2 a-na pa-ni ul-li#-[i]
26. [e-sze]-ru? [ne-szu]-ru la in-ne2-esz-x u3 ul-lu-[u2]
27. [sza ul]-li-i szul-ma-an-su2 la-a i-sze-em-me-[szu]
28. [lu-u3] ha-da-nu dan-nisz2 dan-nisz2 u4-mi-szam3#-[ma]
  double ruling
29. [_szesz_]-ia _lu2-dumu-kin_-ia ha-mut-ta li-mesz-x-[szu]
30. [sza] _szesz#_-ia szul-ma-an-su2 lu#-usz#-me [u3? a-ha-ad-du?]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [...] x-u2-ti [...]
  double ruling
7. [u3? _szesz_-ia?] lu#-mesz-x-szu _lu2!-dumu!-kin!_-[ia a-na]
8. [_szesz_]-ia# ki-i pa-ni-i-ti lu-usz-pur u3 [a-na-ku?]
9. [a-ma]-ta ba-ni-i-ta sza _szesz_-ia lu-usz#-[me]
10. a-na! _szesz_-ia da-mi-iq u3 _szesz_-ia sza# [lib3-bi-ia]
11. gab2-ba-szu-nu-ma li-pu-usz u3 lib3-bi lu la-a u2-sze#-[em-ra-as,]
  double ruling
12. u3 a-ma-te-_mesz_ gab2!-ba-szi-na-ma sza it-ti a-bi-ka#
13. ad-bu-bu {munus}te-i-e _ama_-ka i-de-e-szi-na-a-ti
14. ma-am-ma sza-nu-u2-um-ma u2-ul i-de-e-szi-na-a-ti
15. u3 a-szar {munus}te-i-e _ama_-ka ti-sza-'a-al-szu-nu-ti-ma
16. li-id-bu-ba2-ak-ku ki-i-me-e a-bu-ka it-ti-ia
17. ir-ta-na-'a-am u3 a-ka-an-na _szesz_-ia i-na-an-na
18. it-ti-ia li-ir-ta-'a-am u3 sza! sza-ni-i sza ma-am-ma
19. _szesz_-ia lu la-a i-sze-em-me
  double ruling

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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 028,

    [Knudtzon1915-91791] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: Scheil, Memoires, p. 302 (copy),

    [sec51712] N.d.

  • history: Adler, p. 226-229 (transliteration, translation),

    [sec51713] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 90-92 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51714] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 037645(Egypt)
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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 028 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270967.
EA 028 artifact entry (No. P270967). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270967 (Original work published 2005)
EA 028 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270967 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {EA 028 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270967},
}

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