EA 033 (P271098)

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 01654

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 kur_ mi-is,-ri _szesz_-ia
2. um-ma _lugal kur_ a-la-szi-ia _szesz_-ka
3. a-na ia-szi szul-mu
4. a-na mah-ri-ka lu-u2 szul
5. a-na _e2_-ka _dam_-ka4 _dumu_-ka
6. _ansze-kur-ra_-ka _{gesz}gigir_-ka
7. u3 a-na lib3-bi _kur_-ka
8. [_ma]-gal_ lu szul-mu
  single ruling
9. [sza2]-ni-tam u3 isz-te-mi a-na-ku
10. [a]-nu#-ma asz-ba-ta _ugu_-li
11. [_{gesz}gu]-za e2_ a-bi-kab
12. x x-te bi-ri-mi
13. [x] sza#-la-mi
14. [u3 isz]-te-mi szu-ul-ma-na
15. [sza _szesz_]-ia u3 usz-ta-bar#-[ra-ku a-na]-ku
16. [sza-ap]-ra-ta 2(disz) me _uruda-mesz_ [i-na-na]
17. [sza x]-te-bi-ra-ku x x
18. x am 1(u) _gun [uruda-mesz_]
  single ruling
19. [u3] _dumu#_ szi-ip-[ri-ia]
20. [sza] isz#-ta-kan# [t,up-pa]
21. [a]-na mu-hi-[ka ki-ma]
22. ar-hi-isz usz#-[szi-ir-szu]
reverse
1. u3 szu-up-ra#-[am-ma u3]
2. _lu2#_-ia sza iq#-[bu it-ti-ka]
3. _szesz#_-ia la-a u2-[kal-la-szu]
4. usz#-szi-szu ki-ma [ar-hi-isz]
  single ruling
5. u3 _mu-kam_ u3 _mu-[kam_-ma]
6. _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ia-ma [a-na pa-ni-ka]
7. li-li-ki u3 at-ta#-[ma]
8. _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ka ip-pa#-[ti]
9. _mu-kam mu-kam_-ma i pa-ni-ia#
10. li-li-ki-ma
  blank space
  traces of black ink

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P271098

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 01654
Accession Number —

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271098
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271098

References

  • primary: EA, EA 033

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

  • history: Alasia Problems, , p. 100 (photo, obverse) [1979]

    [Hellbing1979AlasiaProblems] Hellbing, Lennart. 1979. Alasia Problems. Vol. 57. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology. Göteborg : P. Åström.

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 104-105 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 13

    [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, 15 (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
2024-10-26 at 11:10:35 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 18:40:59 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 033 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271098.
EA 033 artifact entry (No. P271098). (2024, October 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271098 (Original work published 2005)
EA 033 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271098 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 26},
	title = {EA 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271098},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271098},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271098
LB  - CDLI:P271098
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - EA 033 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271098
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 033 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271098.
EA 033 artifact entry (No. P271098). (2024, October 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271098 (Original work published 2005)
EA 033 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271098 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 26},
	title = {EA 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271098},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271098},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271098
LB  - CDLI:P271098
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - EA 033 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271098
ER  -
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