EA 137 (P271021)

Tablet excavated in Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period

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Museum Number

Golenishev b

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

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Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}ri-ib-ad-[di qi2-bi-mi]
2. a-na _lugal_ be-li#-[ia]
3. a-na _ki-ta giri3_-pi2# [_lugal_ be-li-ia]
4. 7(disz)-ta-an u3 7(disz)-ta-[an am-qut{ut}]
5. asz-tap-par2 asz-ta-ni a-na# [_erin2-mesz_ ma-s,a-ar-ti]
6. u3 la-a tu-da-nu u3# [la-a]
7. yi-isz-mi _lugal_ be-li a-wa-te# [_ARAD2_-szu]
8. u3 i-wa-szi-ir _lu2-dumu_ szip3#-[ri-ia]
9. a-na _e2_-ti _e2-gal_ u3 ia#-[tu-ur]
10. ri-qu2-tam i-ia-nu _erin2-mesz_ ma-s,a-ar#-[ta5]
11. a-na sza-a-szu u3 ti-mu-ru _lu2#-mesz# [e2?_]-ia
12. i-nu-ma la-a na-di-in _ku3-babbar_ ti-isz-la-:"-hu
13. a-na ia-szi ki-ma _lu2-mesz_ ha-mesz-za-ni _szesz-<mesz>_-ia
14. u3 ti-na-i-s,u2-ni sza2-ni-ta5 a-na-ku-me2-e
15. al-ka-ti a-na ma-har-ri {disz}ha-mu-ni-ri
16. u3 _szesz_-ia _tur_ isz-tu ia-ti
17. i-na-kar5-mi _iri_ gub-la{ki}
18. a-na na-da-ni _iri{ki}_-li
19. a-na _dumu-mesz ARAD2-{disz}a-szi-ir-ti
20. i-nu-ma yi-mur [(x)] _lu2-szesz_-ia i-nu-ma
21. a-s,i2 _lu2-dumu_ szip3-<ri>-ia ri-qa-mi
22. i-ia-nu _erin2-mesz_ ma-s,a-ar-ta5 it-ti-szu
23. u3 ia-an-as,-ni u3 ki-na-an-na
24. yi-pu-usz ar-na u3 yu-t,a2-ri-id-ni
25. isz-tu _iri_-li{ki} u2-ul ia-qu2-ul-mi
26. _lugal_ be-li a-na ip-szi _ur_ an-nu-u2
27. a-nu-ma a-na-ku la-a e-la-u2-mi
28. i-ri-ba a-na _kur-mesz_ mi-is,-re-e
29. szi-ba-ti u3 mur-s,u2 dan-nu
30. a-na _uzu_ ra-ma-ni-ia u3 i-de-mi
31. _lugal_ be-li i-nu-ma _dingir-mesz iri_ gub-la
32. qa-di-szu u3 mur-s,u2 u2-ma-gal
33. u3 he-e-t,i2 ep-<sza>-ti a-na _dingir-mesz_
34. ki-na-an-na la-a i-ri-bu
35. a-na ma-har _lugal_ be-li-ia
36. u3 a-nu-ma _dumu_-ia _ARAD2 lugal_ be-<li>-ia
37. usz-szi-ir-ti a-na ma-har _lugal_ be-li-ia
38. u3 yi-isz-mi _lugal_ a-<wa>-te _ARAD2_-di-szu
39. u3 ia-di-na _lugal_ be-li
40. [_erin2]-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ta5 u3 te#-es,-[ba-tu]
41. _iri#_ gub{ub}-li{ki} u3 la-a#
42. [ti]-ri#-bu-mi _erin2-mesz_ sza-ra-<tu>
reverse
1. u3 [_dumu]-mesz [{disz}]ARAD2#-[a]-szi-ir#-ti
2. a-na lib3-bi-szi u3 ti-ih#?-ta#?-t,i2
3. _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-at _lugal_ be-li-ia#
4. a-na la-qi2-szi a-mur ma-a'2-du [...]
5. _lu2-mesz_ ra-i-mu-ia a-na lib3-bi _iri{ki}_
6. _tur lu2-mesz_ sza-ru-tu a-na lib3-bi-szi
7. a-s,i2-mi _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-tu u3 sza-mu
8. a-na u2-mi ka-sza-di-szi u3
9. ta-ra-at _iri{ki}_ a-na _lugal_ be-li-ia
10. u3 yi-de be-li i-nu-ma _ugu_-szu a-mu#-tu
11. i-nu-ma a-na-ku a-na _iri_-li{ki} a-na-s,a-ar-:"-szi
12. a-na be-li-ia u3!(SZI) ta-ri-is, lib3-bi
13. _ugu lugal_ be-li-ia la-a na-din-mi
14. _iri{ki}_ a-na _dumu-mesz ARAD2_-asz!(HAL)-ra-ti
15. ki-na-an-na nu-kur2-mi _szesz_-ia _iri{ki}_
16. a-na na-da-ni-szi a-na _dumu-mesz ARAD2_-asz-ra-ti
17. u2-ul ia-qu2-ulx(AN)-mi _lugal_ be-li isz-tu
18. _iri_-li{ki} szum-ma ma-gal ma-ad
19. _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ a-na lib3-bi-szi a-na _e2-dingir-mesz_-szi
20. ma-ad mi-im-mu szum-ma yi-is,-ba-tu-szi
21. _lugal_ be-li ki-ma yi-pu-szu a-na _ARAD2_-szu
22. yi-pu-usz u3 ia-di-<na> _iri_-la pu-ru-zi-szi
23. a-na a-sza-bi-ia a-nu-ma a-na ma-har
24. {disz}ha-mu-ni-ri i-ba-sza-ti i-nu-ma
25. _na-kar5_-ra-at _iri{ki}-didli-iri_ bu-ru-zi-szi
26. _na-kur2-ru_ pal-ha-tu _dumu-mesz_ ARAD2-asz-ra-ti
27. i-nu-ma al-ka-ti a-na ma-har {disz}ha-mu-:"-ni-ri
28. asz-szum _dumu-mesz_ ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ti i-nu-ma
29. da-nu _ugu_-ia u3 i-ia-nu sza-ri
30. _ka_ pi2 _lugal_ a-na ia-szi u3 qi2-be-ti
31. a-na be-li-ia a-mur _iri_ gub-li _iri_-lu{ki}-szi-na
32. ma-ad mi-im _lugal_ a-na lib3-bi-szi mar-szi-te-_mesz_
33. _lu2-mesz_ ab-<bu>-ti-nu pa-na-nu szum-ma qa-al _lugal_ a-na _iri{ki}_
34. gab2-bi _didli iri{ki} kur_ ki-na-ah-ni ia-nu a-na# :" sza-szu
35. la-a ia-qu2-ulx(AN) _lugal_ a-na ip-szi an-nu
36. a-nu-ma _ARAD2_-ka _dumu_-ia usz-szi-ir-ti a-na
37. ma-har _lugal_ be-<li>-ia u3 yu-szi-ra-szu ha-mi-it#?-tu3#?
38. _lugal_ qa-du _erin2-mesz_ ti-il3-qu2 _iri{la}{ki}_
39. szum-ma _lugal_ be-li yi-ih-na-nu-ni u3
40. yu-te-ru-ni a-na _iri{ki}_ u3 a-na-s,ur-szi# ki#?-ma#-[...]
41. ki pa-na a-na _lugal_ be-li-ia szum#-[ma la yu-te-ru-ni?]
42. _lugal_ be-li a-na lib3-bi-szi u3 ia#-[di-na?]
43. _iri_-la isz-tu pu-ru#-zi#-[szi a-na a-sza-bi-ia?]
44. ki-ma yi-pu#-[szu a-na _ARAD2_-szu yi-pu-usz u3 la-a?]
45. i-zi-[ba?]
46. {disz}ha-mu-[ni-ri]
47. a-di ma-ti#? [i-zi-za it-ti-szu u3?]
48. yi-isz-mi _lugal#?_ [be-li a-wa-te?]
49. _ARAD2_-szu ki#?-[ma ar-hi-isz u3 yu-usz-szi-ra?]
left
column 1
1. _erin2-mesz_ ki-ma ha-mu#-ti-isz
2. u3 ti-il3-qu2 _iri{la#}{ki}_
3. la-a ia-qu2-ul-mi _lugal_ be-li
4. a-na ip-szi mar-s,i2 an-nu-u2
5. sza yu-pa-asz-mi a-na _kur-mesz lugal [be_-ia]
6. u3 ya-ar-hi-sza _lugal_ be-li
column 2
1. _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ta5# u3 ti-is,-ba-tu
2. _iri{ki}_ ki-ma ar-hi-isz
3. i-nu-ma qa-be-mi a-na pa-ni _lugal_
4. a-na# _iri#_{ki} _iri_-lu-mi dan-na-tu
5. la dan-na-at a-na pa-ni
6. _erin2-mesz lugal_ be-li-ia

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA 137,

    [Knudtzon1915-91845] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: WA 71 (copy),

    [sec51850] N.d.

  • history: Oppenheim, LFM, p. 132ff (translation),

    [sec51851] N.d.

  • history: Albright, ANET , p. 483f (translation),

    [sec51852] N.d.

  • history: Seux, Textes du Proche Orient, p. 48ff (translation),

    [sec51853] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 218-221 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51854] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Golenishev b
  • 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 137 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271021.
EA 137 artifact entry (No. P271021). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271021 (Original work published 2005)
EA 137 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271021 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271021},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271021},
}


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