EA 127 (P271129)

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 01687

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. [...] x
2. [...] bar
3. [...] ia#
4. [...] _ARAD2_ ki-ti-szu
5. [... u3] bi#-ki-mi#
6. [... _iri_] s,u#-mu#-ur
7. [u3 {disz}ha-ib na-da]-an# _iri#_ s,u-mu-ur
8. a-na# [_{lu2}sa-gaz-mesz_] u3 qe2-bi-ir qa-al
9. [...] gab2-bi
10. [...] an-nu-u2 i-qa-bu-nim
11. [...] ki#
12. [... {disz}ya-ab]-ni#-{d}iszkur us,-s,i2
13. _erin2#-mesz_ pi2#-t,a2#-[ti u3] il3-qi2-nu szi-si#-mi
14. pa#-ni#-nu _ugu# iri#_ gub#-la u3 ma-an-nu
15. u3 a-nu-ma gab2-<bu>-mi a-na muh#-hi#-ia
16. [u3] ma#-an#-nu# i-re-s,a#-an-ni
17. [al-lu]-mi la-qe2# _iri_ gub-la{ki}
18. [u3] ia-nu-um _lu2-mesz kur_ mi-is,-ri
19. [sza] i-ri-bu-nim an-na-kam2
20. [ti-ni]-ip#-sza-mi _iri_ gub-la
21. [a-na _lu2] sa#-gaz#-mesz#_ u3 ia-nu#-um#
22. [_erin2-mesz_ ka]-sza# sza ir#-bu-nim
23. [u3 al]-lu-mi {disz}ia-an-ha-mu#
reverse
1. [it-ka] _lugal_ i-sza-al-szu
2. [a-na] ka#-ar-s,i2 _iri_ gub-la _iri_ ki-ti-mi
3. szum#-ma lib3-bi# _lugal_ be-li-ia
4. a-na# na-s,a-ar# _iri_-szu u3 ya-di#-nam#
5. _be_-ia _lu2-mesz#_ ma-s,a-ar-<ti> a#-na# _iri#_
6. u3 na-as,-ra-at
7. u3 an-nu-u2 i-qa-bu _be_-ia
8. ki-ma pa-na-nu-um i-te9-lu {disz}ARAD2-asz-ra#-tu4
9. a-na s,e2-ri-ia da#-na#-ku
10. u3 an-nu-u2 ri-hi-is,-mi# _lu2-mesz_-ia
11. u3 sza-ni# u3 is-sa3-la#? ma-s,a#-ku :" s,i2-ir-ti
12. u3 li-di-nam be-li-ia
13. [1(disz)] me _lu2-mesz_ u3 1(disz) me# _erin2#-mesz kur_ ka-szi
14. u3 3(u) _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ u3 lu-u2 a-na-s,a-ar
15. [_kur]{ki#}_ be-li-ia a-di a-s,i2
16. [_erin2]-mesz#_ pi2-t,a2-ti ra-bi-ti
17. [u3 il3]-qu2 _be_-ia# _kur_ a-mur-ri
18. [a-na] sza#-szu [u3] pa#-asz-ha-at
19. [...]-x-ia
20. [...]
left
1. [...] _lugal#_ sza#
2. [... _iri_] gub#-la{ki#}
3. [... _lu2]-sa#-gaz-mesz_ [u3] mi-ta-[ti]

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P271129

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 01687
Accession Number —

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271129
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271129

References

  • primary: EA, EA 127

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 207-208 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 69

    [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, 184 (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
2024-07-10 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 20:22:28 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 127 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271129.
EA 127 artifact entry (No. P271129). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271129 (Original work published 2005)
EA 127 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271129 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271129},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P271129
LB  - CDLI:P271129
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - EA 127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271129
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 127 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271129.
EA 127 artifact entry (No. P271129). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271129 (Original work published 2005)
EA 127 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271129 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271129},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271129
LB  - CDLI:P271129
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - EA 127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271129
ER  -
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