EA 006 (P271035)

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 00149

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# {disz}ni-mu#-a#-re#-a# _lugal# [kur_ mi-is,-ri-i]
2. _szesz_-ia qi2-bi2#-[ma]
3. um-ma bur-ra-bu-ri-ia-asz _lugal kur#_ [ka-ra-an-du-ni-ia-asz]
4. _szesz_-ka-ma a-na ia-szi szu-ul-mu#
5. a-na ka-sza _e2_-ka _dam-mesz_-ka _dumu-mesz_-[ka]
6. _kur_-ka _{lu2}gal-mesz_-ka _ansze-kur-ra-mesz#_-[ka]
7. _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ka lu szu-ul-[mu]
  single ruling
8. ki sza pa-na at-ta u3 a-bu-u2-[a]
9. it-ti a-ha-mi-isz t,a-ba-tu#-[nu]
10. i-na-an-na a-na-ku u3 ka-sza it#-[ti a-ha-mi-isz lu t,a-ba-nu]
11. i-na bi-ru-un-ni a-ma-tu-[um-ma]
12. sza-ni-tum-ma la iq-[qa-ab-bi]
  single ruling
13. sza ha-asz-ha-ta i-na _kur_-ia szu-up#?-[ra-am-ma]
14. li-il-qu-ni-ik-ku
15. u3 sza a-na-ku ha-asz-ha-ku i-na _kur_-ka
16. lu#-usz-pu-ra-am-ma li-il-qu-[ni]
  single ruling
reverse
1. [...]
2. i#?-qi3-ip-pa2-ak#-[ku-ma]
3. szu-up-ra-am-ma li-il-qu-[ni]
  single ruling
4. u3 a-na szu-ul-ma-ni-[ka ...]
5. u3 DISZ [...]
6. [...] ul#-te#-bi#-la#-[ak-ku]
  single ruling
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P271035

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 00149
Accession Number —

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271035
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271035
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q22330335

References

  • primary: EA, EA 006

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 12 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 3

    [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, 4 (copy)

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

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 18:57:13 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 18:45:08 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
2024-02-08 at 23:25:09 Özdemir, Barış Transliteration Rainey, Anson F. Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271035.
EA 006 artifact entry (No. P271035). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271035 (Original work published 2005)
EA 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271035 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271035},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271035},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271035
LB  - CDLI:P271035
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - EA 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271035
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271035.
EA 006 artifact entry (No. P271035). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271035 (Original work published 2005)
EA 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271035 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271035},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271035},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271035
LB  - CDLI:P271035
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - EA 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271035
ER  -
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