EA 096 (P271030)

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 01238

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}ri-ib-{d}iszkur
2. _dumu#_-ia qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {disz}lu2-gal _erin2-mesz# ad#_-ka-ma
4. a-bi-ka _dingir-mesz#_-nu
5. szu-lum-ka szu-lum# _e2_-ka
6. li-isz-al i-nu#-ma!
7. taq2-bu-u2 la-a-mi
8. an-ti-in4-nu e-re-eb
9. _lu2-mesz#_ sza _iri_ s,u-mu-ri{ki}
10. [a]-na# _iri{ki}_-ia mu-ta-nu-mi
11. i-na _iri_ s,u-mu-_ri-[ki_]
12. mu-ta-nu-u2 _ugu#_-[hi]
13. _lu2-mesz_-u2 u3 i-na [_ugu_]-hi#
14. _ansze-mesz_ ma-an-nu mu#-[ta]-nu
15. _ugu_-hi _ansze-mesz_ [i]-nu-ma#
16. la-a ta-la-ku-[na]
reverse
1. _ansze#-mesz_ u3 u2-s,u2#-[ur]
2. _ansze#-mesz lugal_-ri
3. u3 u2-ul la-a
4. hal-qu2 mi-im-mi
5. _lugal_ a-di! u2-ba-'a4-szu-nu
6. be-lu-szu-nu szum-ma
7. _lugal_-ru _en_-li3 _ansze-mesz_
8. bu-'a4-mi _ansze-mesz_
9. _lugal_ am-mi-nim-mi
10. te-ep-pu-szu ki-szu-ma
11. a-na _ARAD2-mesz_-e _lugal_
12. usz-szi-ra-am-mi _lu2-mesz_
13. [a]-na# na-s,a-ar _iri{ki#}_
14. [u3] al-lu-u2 szap-ra-ti
15. [a]-na# _lugal ugu_-hi-ku-nu
16. li#-te-ra#-an#-ni i-na
17. _dub#_-pi2 _ugu_-hi gab2-bi#

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, EA 096

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 170 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 49

    [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: Youngblood, BASOR 168, p. 24ff (transliteration, translation) [1962]

    [sec51896] N.d.

  • history: WA, 82 (copy)

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

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  • Museum No.: VAT 01238
  • Accession No.: —

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 18:57:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:50:00 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
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 096 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271030.
EA 096 artifact entry (No. P271030). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271030 (Original work published 2005)
EA 096 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271030 (Accessed: August 21, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271030},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271030},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271030
LB  - CDLI:P271030
M1  - 2025/8/21/
TI  - EA 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271030
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“EA 096 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271030.
EA 096 artifact entry (No. P271030). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271030 (Original work published 2005)
EA 096 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271030 (Accessed: August 21, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271030},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271030},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271030
LB  - CDLI:P271030
M1  - 2025/8/21/
TI  - EA 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271030
ER  - 
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