EA 161 (P270920)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029818(Egypt)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na _lugal gal_-bi _en_-ia _dingir_-ia {d}[utux(ERIM)-ia]
2. um-ma {disz}a-zi-ri _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka-ma
3. 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-szu a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia _dingir_-ia# {d}utux(ERIM)-ia am-qut
  single ruling
4. _en_-ia a-na-ku _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka u3 i-na ka3-sza-di3-ia
5. a-na pa-ni _lugal en_-ia u3 aq-ta-bi
6. gab2-bi a-ma-te-_mesz_-ia a-na# pa-ni _en_-ia
7. _en_-li-mi a-na _lu2-mesz_ sa-ar-ru-ti
8. sza i-ka3-lu-u2-nim kar3-s,i-ia
9. a-na pa-ni _lugal en_-ia la-a te-sze-em-me-e
10. a-na-ku-mi _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka a-di da2-ri-ti
  single ruling
11. u3 asz-szum {disz}ha-an-i _lugal en_-ia iq-ta-bi
12. _en_-ia i-na _iri_ tu-ni-ip asz-ba2-ku
13. u3 la i-de4 i-nu-ma ka3-szi-id
14. im-ma-ti-i-me-e i-sze-em-mi
15. u3 e-te-el2-li i-na ar-ki-szu
16. u3 la-a a-ka3-sza-ad-szu
17. u3 li-ik-szu-u2-ud {disz}ha-an-i
18. i-na szul-mi u3 li-isz-al-szu
19. _lugal en_-ia ki-i-me-e u2-ta-na-bal-szu
20. _szesz-mesz_-ia u3 {disz}be-ti-_dingir_ iz-za-zu-nim
21. a-na pa-ni-szu _gu4-mesz ud5?-mesz_ u3 _muszen-mesz_
22. _ninda_-szu _kasz-mesz_-szu i-din-nu-nim
  single ruling
23. _ansze#-kur-ra-mesz ansze-mesz_ at-ta-din
24. [a]-na _kaskal_-ni-szu u3 _lugal en_-ia
25. a-ma-te-_mesz_-ia li-isz-mi
26. i#-na a-la-ki-i-ia a-na mu-hi _lugal en_-ia
reverse
1. {disz}ha-an-i i-la-ak a-na pa-ni-ia
2. u2-ut-ta-na-ab-bal-ni ki-i-ma
3. {munus}um-mi ki-i-ma a-bi
4. u3 i-na-an-<na> i-qa2-ab-bi _en_-ia
5. isz-tu-mi pa-ni {disz}ha-an-i
6. ti-ir-ta-qi2-i-mi _dingir-mesz_-nu-ka
7. u3 {d}utux(ERIM) lu-u2 i-du-u2-nim
8. szum-ma la i-na _iri_ tu-ni-ip asz-ba2-ku
  single ruling
9. sza-ni-tam asz-szum ba2-na-i-szu sza _iri_ s,u-mur
10. _lugal_-ru _en_-ia iq-ta-bi _lugal-mesz kur_ nu-ha-asz-sze
11. na-ak-ru it-ti-ia u3 _iri-hi-a_-ia
12. i-le-eq-qu2-nim i-na _uzu_ pi2-i {disz}ha-ti-ip
13. u3 la u2#-ba2-an-ni-szi i-na-an-na
14. i-na ha-mut-isz u2-ba2-an-ni-sze
  single ruling
15. u3 _en_-ia lu-u2 i-de4 i-nu-ma
16. _bar_-szu-nu sza u2-nu-te-_mesz_ sza id-din
17. _lugal en_-ia {disz}ha-ti-ip i-le-eq-qe3
18. u3 _ku3-sig17_ u3 _ku3-babbar_-pa sza _lugal_
19. _en_-ia id-din-an-ni gab2-ba3 i-le-eq-qe3
20. {disz}ha-ti-ip u3 _en_-ia lu-u2 i-de4
  single ruling
21. sza-ni-tam ap-pu-na-ma _lugal en_-ia
22. iq-bi am-mi-i-ni-mi tu4-ta-na-bal
23. _lu2-dumu-kin_-ri _lugal kur_ ha-at-te
24. u3 _lu2-dumu-kin_-ri-ia la tu4-ta-na-bal
25. u an-nu-u2 _kur en_-ia u3 _lugal_-ru
26. _en_-ia isz-ku-na-an-ni
27. i#-na _lu2-mesz_ ha-za-nu-ti
  single ruling
left
1. li-il-li-ka3-am _lu2-dumu-kin_-ri be-li-ia
2. u3 gab2-bi sza aq-ta-bi a-na pa-ni be-li-ia lu-u2-din
3. _til zi-mesz {gesz}ma2-mesz i3-mesz {gesz}taskarin-mesz_ u3 _gesz#-mesz_ li-din#

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P270920

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 029818(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270920
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270920
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q14507100

References

  • primary: EA, EA 161

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

  • history: Amurru, p. 31ff (transliteration, translation)

    [Izre'el1991Amurru] Izre’el, Shlomo. 1991. Amurru Akkadian : A Linguistic Study. Vol. 41. Harvard Semitic Studies. Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press.

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 247-248 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: BB, 35 and pl. 22 (copy, photo)

    [Ungnad1914BB] Ungnad, Arthur. 1914. Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Zeit Der Hammurapi-Dynastie. Vol. 6. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:05:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:42:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:40:37 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 19:55:18 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

Cite this Artifact

“EA 161 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270920.
EA 161 artifact entry (No. P270920). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270920 (Original work published 2005)
EA 161 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270920 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270920},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270920},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270920
LB  - CDLI:P270920
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - EA 161 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270920
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 161 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270920.
EA 161 artifact entry (No. P270920). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270920 (Original work published 2005)
EA 161 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270920 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270920},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270920},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270920
LB  - CDLI:P270920
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - EA 161 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270920
ER  -
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