EA 054 (P271164)

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 01721 + VAT 01868 + VAT 01869

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_ be-li2-ia [qi2-bi2-ma]
2. um-ma {disz}a-ki-iz-zi _ARAD2_-ka#-[ma]
3. a-na _giri3-mesz_ be-li2-ia [am-qut]
  single ruling
4. be-li2 [...]
5. u3 asz-[ta-na-ap-par]
6. i-na-an-[na]
7. u3 [...]
  single ruling
8. u3 [...]
  about 4 lines broken
13. [...] x asz
14. [...] ak#-ku
15. [...] x ia
16. [...] nu#
17. [...]
18. [...] ta#-na-ap-par
19. [...]
20. [...] da-an-na
21. [...] hi
  single ruling
22. [... {disz}a-i-t,u-ga-ma] _lu2#-iri_ ki-in-za
23. [... a]-szi-ib
24. [u3] a-na#
25. [i]-ga#-asz [...]
26. as#-nu-nim# [{disz}ar-za-u2-ia _lu2_ sza] _iri#_ ru-hi-zi
27. [u3] {disz}te#-[u2-wa-at-ti _lu2_ sza] _iri_ la-pa-na
28. it#-ti# {disz}a-[i-t,u-ga-ma _lu2_] sza# _iri_ ki-in-za
29. u3 it-ti [_lugal kur_ ha-at-te] ih-ha-zu-nim#
  single ruling
30. am#-mi#-nim [...]
31. [{disz}]ar#-[za-u2-ia _lu2_ sza _iri_ ru-hi]-zi#
32. [u3] {disz}te#-[u2-wa-at-ti _lu2_ sza _iri_] a-pa-na
33. [u3] _lugal# kur_ ha-at-te [...]
34. [it]-ti# [a-ha-mesz a-na sza _lugal_ be]-li2#-ia
35. [... it]-tal#-ka#
reverse
1. x ga-[...]
2. [u3] it#-ti# [...] ka#
  single ruling
3. [u3] _{lu2}dumu-kin_-[szu sza be-li2-ia] a-na _ugu_-ia
4. it#-tal-kam2 [u3 ki-ia-am iq]-ta-bi
5. i-na _kur_ mi-it-ta#-[an-ni a-tal]-la#-ak
6. [u3] _lugal#-[mesz_] 3(disz) [u3 4(disz)] na#-ak-ru
7. a-na# [sza _lugal] kur_ ha#-[at-te sza gab2]-bu#-u2
8. [i-na pa-ni]-ia# [sza-ak-nu]
  single ruling
9. [...] _{gesz}ma2-mesz_-szu
10. [... a]-szi# [x x _lu2] dumu#-kin_-szu
11. [... a]-na# [...] la e-li-ih-e
12. [...] la i-na-ah-hi-is
  single ruling
13. [...] ia# ip-sze-it-szu-nu
14. [...] nim#-me
15. [...] an#-ni
16. [... _iri_] gar#-ga-mi-isz
17. [...] sza at-du-ia
18. [...] ik-szu-tu-nim
19. [...] szu#-nu#
20. [...] tu#-nim
21. [...]
22. [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA, EA 054

    [Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 126 (translation) [1992]

    [Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.

  • history: VS 11, 23

    [Schroeder1915VS11] Schroeder, Otto. 1915. Die Tontafeln von El-Amarna. Erster Teil. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

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  • history: WA, 229 + 232 + 233 (copy)

    [Winckler1889ElArmana] Winckler, Hugo, and Ludwig Abel. 1889. Der Thontafelfund von El Amarna. W. Spemann, Berlin.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 01721 + VAT 01868 + VAT 01869
  • Accession No.: —

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 18:57:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:42:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 054 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271164.
EA 054 artifact entry (No. P271164). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271164 (Original work published 2005)
EA 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271164 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271164},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271164
LB  - CDLI:P271164
M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - EA 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271164
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 054 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271164.
EA 054 artifact entry (No. P271164). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271164 (Original work published 2005)
EA 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271164 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271164},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271164
LB  - CDLI:P271164
M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - EA 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271164
ER  -
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