EA 140 (P271085)

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

VAT 01639

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] _lugal en {d}utu_-ia um-ma
2. _iri_ gub-la _geme2_-ka um-ma
3. {disz}dingir-ra-pi2-ih _ARAD2_-ka a-na
4. _giri3-mesz en_-ia _{d}utu_ 7(disz) u#? 7(disz)# am#-qut
5. la-a ya-qu2-lu _lugal en_-ia
6. i-na _iri_ gub-la _geme2_-szu
7. _iri lugal_-ri isz-tu da-ri-ti
8. sza-ni-tam a-na mi-ni isz-szi-ir _lugal_-ru
9. i-na {disz}a-zi-ri u3 yi-pu-szu
10. ki-ma _sza3_-szu a-mur {disz}a-zi-ru {disz}a-du-na _lugal kur_ ir-qa-ta
11. da-ak _lugal kur_ am-mi-ia
12. u3 _lugal kur_ ar-da-ta
13. u3 _lu2-gal_ da-ak u3 la-qa
14. _iri-mesz_-szu-nu a-na sza-szu
15. _iri_ s,u-mu-ra a-na sza-szu
16. _iri-mesz lugal_-ri 1(disz)-en _iri_ gub-la
17. is-si2-la-at! _lugal_-ri
18. sza-ni-tam a-mur _iri_ s,u-mu-ra
19. u3 _iri_ ul-la-as3-sa3 pa-la-sza
20. sza#-ni-tam!(AM) a-mur ar-na sza!#
21. [yi]-pu-isz {disz}a-zi-ru
22. [i]-na# ur-ru-bi-szu
23. [a]-na# mu-hi-ka ar-nu
reverse
24. [a-na mu-hi]-nu isz-szi-ir
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25. _lu2-mesz#_-[szu u2-sa]-mah# {disz}i-ta-ka-ma
26. [u3] da-ak ka-li
27. _kur#-kur-mesz_ am-qi2 _kur-mesz lugal_-ri
28. u3 i-na-an-na isz-szi-ir
29. _lu2-mesz_-szu i-na s,a-ba-at _kur-kur-mesz_
30. am-qi2 u3 _ki-ki_ sza-ni-tam
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31. la-a yi-pu-szu _lugal kur_ ha-at-ta
32. u3 _lugal kur_ na-ri-ma
33. u3 ($ blank space $)
  blank space

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 140,

    [Knudtzon1915-91909] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: VS 11, 75

    [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: WA 91 (copy),

    [sec52074] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 226-227 (translation) [1992],

    [sec52076] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 01639
  • 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 140 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271085.
EA 140 artifact entry (No. P271085). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271085 (Original work published 2005)
EA 140 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271085 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 140 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P271085},
}

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