EA 068 (P271031)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 01239

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. [{disz}ri]-ib-ha-ad-da#
2. [iq]-bi a-na _en_-szu
3. [_lugal] kur{ki}-hi-a lugal gal_
4. [{d]}_nin_ sza _iri_ gu-ub-la
5. ti-id-di-in4 du-na
6. a-na _lugal_ be-li-ia
7. a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
8. 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-a-an am-qut
9. lu-u2 i-de _lugal en_-ia
10. i-nu-ma szal-ma-at _iri_ gub-la
11. _geme2_ ki-it-ti sza _lugal_
12. u3 _kal-ga ma-gal_ nu-kur2-tu4
13. sza _erin2-mesz sa-gaz-mesz_
14. _ugu#_-ia u3 la-a ia!(A)-qul2-mi3
15. _lugal en_-ia isz-tu
reverse
1. _iri#_ s,u-mu-ur{ki} [u3]
2. la#-a in4-ne2-pu-usz gab2#-bu#
3. a-na _erin2-mesz sa-gaz-mesz_
4. i-na _{lu2}maszkim2 lugal_-ri
5. sza i-szu-u2 i-na _iri_ s,u-mu-ur
6. ba-al-t,a2-at _iri_ gub-la
7. a-nu-um-ma {disz}pa-ha-am-na#-ta
8. _{lu2}maszkim2 lugal_ sza i-na#
9. _iri_ s,u-mu-ur{ki} i-de-mi3
10. pu-usz-qam2 :" ma-gal!
11. sza _ugu iri_ gub-la
12. isz-tu _kur_ ia-ri-im-mu-ta
13. nu-bal-li-it,
14. _kal-ga ma-gal_ nu-kur2#-tu4
15. _ugu#_-nu u3 u2-ul
16. [ia]-qul2-mi3 _lugal_ isz-tu#
17. _iri#-didli{ki}_-szu

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P271031

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) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 01239
Accession Number —

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271031
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271031

References

  • primary: EA, EA 068

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 137-138 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 32

    [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: Ebeling, p. , p. 373 (translation)

    [sec51457] Ebeling, Erich. n.d.

  • history: WA, 80 (copy)

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

  • history: Youngblood, Amarna Correspondence, 1ff (transliteration, translation)

    [Youngblood1961Amarna] Youngblood, Ronald Fred. 1961. “The Amarna Correspondence of Rib-Haddi, Prince of Byblos (EA 68-96).” Phdthesis.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 13:47:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 18:50:00 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
2024-07-04 at 08:28:03 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 068 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271031.
EA 068 artifact entry (No. P271031). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271031 (Original work published 2005)
EA 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271031 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {EA 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271031},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271031},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271031
LB  - CDLI:P271031
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - EA 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271031
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 068 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271031.
EA 068 artifact entry (No. P271031). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271031 (Original work published 2005)
EA 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271031 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {EA 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271031},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271031},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271031
LB  - CDLI:P271031
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - EA 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271031
ER  -
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