EA 156 (P271199)

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

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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00337

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na _lugal en_-ia _dingir_-ia {d}utux(ERIM)#-ia
2. um-ma {disz}a-zi-ri _ARAD2_-ka-ma
3. 7(disz)-szu u 7(disz)-szu a-na _giri3-mesz-en_-ia am-qut
  single ruling
4. a-nu-um-ma mi-ri-isz-tum
5. sza e-te-er-ri-isz
6. {d}utux(ERIM) _en_-ia a-na-ku _ARAD2_-ka#
7. a-di da2-ri-i-ti
8. u3 _dumu-mesz_-ia _ARAD2_-ka#
  single ruling
9. a-nu-um-ma 2(disz) _{lu2}ARAD2#?-[mesz?_]
10. at-ta-din _dumu-mesz_-[ia?]
11. u3 li-ip-pu-szu#?-[nim? gab2?-bi?]
12. sza i-qab2-bi _lugal#? [en?_-ia]
13. u3 li-wa-asz-szar-[an?-ni? _lugal?_]
14. i-na _kur_ a-mur-ri#
  single ruling
reverse
  blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA, EA 156

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

  • history: Amurru, p. 15f (transliteration, translation)

    [Izre'el1991Amurru] Izre’el, Shlomo. 1991. Amurru Akkadian : A Linguistic Study. Vol. 41. Harvard Semitic Studies. Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press.

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 242 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 83

    [Schroeder1915VS11] Schroeder, Otto. 1915. Die Tontafeln von El-Amarna. Erster Teil. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

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  • history: WA, 34 (copy)

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

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  • Museum No.: VAT 00337
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:57:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:44:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:42:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:40:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“EA 156 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271199.
EA 156 artifact entry (No. P271199). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271199 (Original work published 2005)
EA 156 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271199 (Accessed: September 3, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271199},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271199},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271199
LB  - CDLI:P271199
M1  - 2025/9/3/
TI  - EA 156 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271199
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“EA 156 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271199.
EA 156 artifact entry (No. P271199). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271199 (Original work published 2005)
EA 156 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271199 (Accessed: September 3, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271199},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271199},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271199
LB  - CDLI:P271199
M1  - 2025/9/3/
TI  - EA 156 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271199
ER  - 
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