EA 007 (P271036)

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 00150

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 na-ap-hu]-ru-ri-ia _lugal gal_ szar3 _kur_ mi-is,-[ri-i]
2. [_szesz_-ia qi2-bi2]-ma um-ma bur-ra-bu-ri-ia-[asz]
3. [_lugal gal] lugal# kur_ ka-ra-{d}du-ni-ia-asz a-hu#-[ka-ma]
4. [a-na] ia#-szi u3 _e2_-ia a-na _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ia u3 _{gesz#}[gigir-mesz_-ia]
5. [a-na] ra#-ab-bu-ti-ia u3 ma-ti-ia da-an-ni-[isz szu-ul-mu]
  single ruling
6. a-na a-hi-ia u3 _e2_-szu a-na _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-szu u3 _{gesz#}[gigir-mesz_-szu]
7. a-na ra-ab-bu-ti-szu u3 ma-ti-szu da-an-ni-isz lu# [szu-ul-mu]
  single ruling
8. ul-tu _u4_-mi sza _dumu_ szi-ip-ri sza a-hi-ia ik-[szu-da]
9. szi-i-ri ul t,a-ba-an-ni-ma _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-szu a-a-i-[ka-am-ma]
10. [i-na] pa#-ni-ia a-ka-la ul i-ku-ul u3 szi-ka-ra [ul isz-ti]
11. [{disz}ha-a]-u2 _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ka ta-sza-'a-al-ma i-ga#-[ab-bi-ka]
12. [ki-i] szi#-i-ri la t,a-ba-an-ni-ma a-na na-ab#-[la-t,i]
13. [a-di-na] mi#-im#-ma-ma la usz-[ta-la-mu]
14. [u3] ki-i szi-i-ri la t,a-ba-an-ni-ma a-hu-u2-a re-e-szi# [la i-szu-u2]
15. a-na-ku li#-ib-ba-ti sza a-hi-ia am-[ta]-lab#
16. um-ma-a ki-i ma-ar-s,a-ku a-hu-u2-a ul isz-[me-e]
17. am-mi-ni re-e-szi la isz-[szi]
18. _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-szu am-mi-ni la isz-pu-ra-am-ma la i-mu-[ra-an-ni]
19. _dumu_ szi-ip-ri sza a-hi-ia an-ni-ta iq-ta-ba-a
20. um#-[ma]-a ul qa2-aq-qa2-ru ki-ir-bu-um-ma
21. a-hu-ka i-sze-im-me-ma szu-ul-ma i-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-ku
22. ma-tum ru-qa2-at a-na a-hi-ka ma-an-nu i-qa2-ab-ba-asz-szu-um-ma
23. szu-ul-ma ha-mu-ut-ta i-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-ku
24. ki-i ma-ar-s,a-ta-a a-hu-ka i-sze-im-me-e-ma
25. u3 _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-szu ul i-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-ku
26. a-na-ku a-ka-an-na aq-ta-ba-asz-szu um-ma-a a-na a-hi-ia
27. _lugal gal_ ma-tum ru-uq-tu-u2 i-ba-asz-szi u3 ki-ru-ub-tum i-ba-asz-szi
28. szu-u2 a-ka-an-na iq-ta-ba-a um-ma-a _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ka sza-a-al
29. ki-i ma-tu4 ru-qa2-tu-ma asz-szu-mi-ka a-hu-ka la isz-mu-u2-ma
30. a-na szu-ul-mi-ka la isz-pu-ra
31. i-na-an-na ki-i _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ia a-sza-lu-ma iq-ba-a
32. ki-i ge-er-ru ru-qa2-a-tum li-ib-ba-at a-hi-ia ul am-la-as-sab#-ku#
33. u3 ki-i iq-bu-ni i-na ma-ti sza a-hi-ia
34. ga-ab-bu i-ba-asz-szi u3 a-hu-u2-a mi-im-ma-ma ul ha-szi-ih#
35. u3 i-na ma-ti-ia ga-ab-bu-um-ma i-ba-asz-szi
36. u3 a-na-ku mi-im-ma-ma ul ha-asz-ha-[ku]
37. a-ma-ta ba-ni-ta sza ul-tu pa-na i-na qa2-at szar-ra-ni
38. ma-ah-ra-nu-ma szu-ul-ma a-na a-ha-mi-isz ni-sza-ap-pa-[ra?]
39. szi-i-ma a-ma-tum i-na bi-ri-ni lu ka-a-a-na-at#
40. [szu]-ul-mi a-na mu#-uh#-hi-ka#
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. x [...]
3'. sza# [...] sza na#-ad#-nu# [...]
4'. szu-ul-mi# [...] u3 szu-lum-ka i-qa2#-[ab-bi]
5'. at-ta i-na-an-[na] la-am te-re-ed-du-u2 szi-it-ta [_mu-kam-mesz_]
6'. ma-ar szi-ip-ri-ia ta-ak-ta-[la]
7'. _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ka t,i-e-ma al-ta-ka-an-ma al-ta-ap-[ra-asz-szu]
8'. _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ia ha-mu-ut-ta t,i-e-ma szu-ku-un-ma li-il#-[li-ka]
9'. u3 ki-i iq-bu-ni-im-ma ge-er-ru da-an-na#-[tu4]
10'. mu-u2 ba-at-qu u3 _u4_-mu im-[mu]
11'. szu-ul-ma-na ma-'a-da ba-na-a ul u2-sze-bi-la-ak-[ku]
12'. 4(disz) _ma-na {na4}za-gin3_ ba-na-a ki-i szu-ul-ma-an ga-ti
13'. a-na a-hi-ia ul-te-bi-la
14'. u3 5(disz) s,i-mi-it-ta sza si-si-i a-na a-hi-ia ul-te-bi-la
15'. ki-i _u4_-mu it,-t,i-bu _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ia ar-ku-u2 sza il-la-ka
16'. szu-ul-ma-na ba-na-a ma-'a-da a-na a-hi-ia u2-sze-ib-bi-la
17'. u3 mi-nu-u2 sza a-hu-u2-a ha-asz-hu a-hu-u2-a li-isz-pu-ra-am-ma
18'. ul-tu bi-ti-szu-nu li-il-qu-ni-isz-szu
19'. du-ul-la s,a-ab-ta-ku-ma a-na a-hi-ia asz-pu-ra
20'. a-hu-u2-a _ku3-sig_ ba-na-a ma-'a-da li-sze-bi-la-am-ma
21'. a-na du-ul-li-ia lu-usz-ku-un
22'. u3 _ku3-sig_ sza a-hu-u2-a u2-sze-ib-bi-la
23'. a-hu-u2-a a-na pa-an qa2-a-a-pa-ni ma-am-ma la u2-ma-sza-ar
24'. [ki]-sza a-hi-ia li-mu-ra-ma a-hu-u2-a li-ik-nu-uk-ma li-sze-bi-la
25'. _ku3#-sig_ ma-ah-ra-a sza a-hu-u2-a u2-sze-bi-la ki sza a-hu-u2-a ul i-mu-ur
26'. qa2-[a]-a-pa-nu-um-ma sza a-hi-ia ik-nu-uk-ma u2-sze-bi-lab
27'. 4(u) _ma#-na ku3-sig_ sza na-szu-ni a-na u2-tu-ni ki-i asz-ku#-[nu]
28'. [1(u)] sza#?-ar-ru-um-ma ul i-la-[a]
29'. [u3] {disz}s,a-al-mu _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ia sza asz-pu-ra-ak#-[ku]
30'. [szi]-ni-szu ge-er-ra-szu ha-ab-ta#-[at]
31'. il!#-te-it {disz}bir5-ia-ma-za ih-ta-ba-[at]
32'. [u3] sza#-ni-ta ge-er-ra-szu {disz}pa-ma-hu-[x]
33'. [sza]-ki#-in ma-ti-ka sza ma-at ki-is,-ri ih-ta-ba#-[at]
34'. [u3] di-na sza-a-szu a-hu!-u2-a x x
35'. [ki-i] _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ia a-na pa-an a-hi-ia id-[bu-bu]
36'. [i-na]-an-na {disz}s,a-al-mu a-na pa-an a-hi-ia li-it-te#-[bi]
37'. [u2]-de#-e-szu li-te-ir-ru-ni-isz#-[szu]
38'. [u3] hi-bi-il-ta-szu li-sza-al-li-mu#-[szu]
  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/P271036

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 00150
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271036
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271036
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q22330336

References

  • primary: EA, EA 007

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 12-16 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: LFM, p. 113ff. (translation)

    [Oppenheim1967LFM] Oppenheim, Adolf Leo. 1967. Letters from Mesopotamia: Official Business, and Private Letters on Clay Tablets from Two Millennia. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.

  • history: VS 11, 4

    [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, 7 (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
2024-07-26 at 10:47:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 19:10:56 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 18:49:04 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 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, CDLI Approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“EA 007 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271036.
EA 007 artifact entry (No. P271036). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271036 (Original work published 2005)
EA 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271036 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271036},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271036
LB  - CDLI:P271036
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - EA 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271036
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“EA 007 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271036.
EA 007 artifact entry (No. P271036). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271036 (Original work published 2005)
EA 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271036 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271036},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271036
LB  - CDLI:P271036
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - EA 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271036
ER  - 
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