EA 057 (P271161)

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 01738

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ir# hu-ra# [x] bi# [...]
2'. [...] kam2# {disz}a-ki-iz-zi _lugal_ qat,3#-[na{ki}]
3'. [...] sze#-ta _lugal_ bar-ga
4'. [...] u3 it-ta-ta-lak
5'. [...] _erin2#-mesz_ hu-ra#-te sza be-li2-szu#
6'. [...] _ugu#_-hi [{disz}]pu#-hu-ru
7'. [...] x-ni
8'. [...] isz#-da#-an#-ni
9'. [...] x [...]
10'. [...] a-na _ugu_-hi {disz}pu#-hu#-[ru]
  single ruling
11'. [... i]-dab#-bu#-ub# _lugal-mesz_
12'. [...] tu#-ni-ip{ki}
13'. [...] {disz}szu-mi-it-ta#
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [... x-tu]-ni-ip
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [...] szar
6'. [...] gi-an-ni
7'. [...] szu#
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P271161

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 01738
Accession Number —

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271161
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271161

References

  • primary: EA, EA 057

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 129 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 25

    [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)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 057 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271161.
EA 057 artifact entry (No. P271161). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271161 (Original work published 2005)
EA 057 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271161 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271161},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271161},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271161
LB  - CDLI:P271161
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - EA 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271161
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 057 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271161.
EA 057 artifact entry (No. P271161). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271161 (Original work published 2005)
EA 057 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271161 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271161},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271161},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271161
LB  - CDLI:P271161
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - EA 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271161
ER  -
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