EA 108 (P271207)

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 00345

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. {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur isz-ta-par2
2. a-na {disz}en-szu _lugal kur-kur-mesz{ki}_
3. _lugal gal lugal_ ta-am-ha-ra
4. _{d}nin_ sza _iri_ gub-la ti-di-in4
5. _kal-ga_ a-na _lugal_-ri _en_-ia
6. a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
7. 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-an am-qu2-ut
8. sza-ni-tam da-mi-iq i-na pa-ni
9. _lugal_-ri sza ki-ma {d}iszkur
10. u3 _{d}utu_ i-na sza-me i-ba-szi
11. u3 ti-pu-szu-na _dumu-mesz_
12. {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta ki-ma
13. lib3-bi-szu-nu la-qu2 _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_
14. _lugal_-ri u3 _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ u3
15. na-ad-nu _lu2-mesz szir3_ :" szi-ir-ma
16. u3 _lu2-mesz_ wi-i-ma <<a-na>>
17. a-na _kur_ su-<ba>-ri i-na lu-qi
18. i-na _u4-kam2-mesz_ sza-a ma-ni
19. a-pi2-isz3 ip-szu an-nu-u2
20. i-na-na yu-qa-bu a-wa-tu
21. sza-ru-tu i-na pa-ni _lugal_-ri
22. _{d}utu_ a-na-ku _ARAD2_ ki-ti-ka
23. u3 a-wa-ta sza-a i-de
24. u3 sza-a esz-te-me asz-pu-ru#
25. a-na _lugal_-ri _en_-ia mi-ia#-[mi]
26. szu-nu _ur-gi7_ u3 ti-zi#-[zu-na]
27. i-na pa-ni _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2#-[ti]
28. _lugal_-ri _{d}utu_ asz-ta-par a-[na]
29. a-na a-bi-ka u3 yi-[esz-me]
30. a-wa#-te#-ia u3
31. yu-[wa-sza]-ra _erin2#-mesz_
32. pi2-t,a2#-ti# u2-ul la-qi2
reverse
1. [{disz}]ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta a-na sza#-[szu]
2. sza-ni-tam szum-ma _lu2-mesz_
3. ha-za-nu-tu4 la-a na-ad#-[nu]
4. pa-ni-szu-nu a-na mu-hi-szu#-[nu]
5. u3 ki-na-na da-an-nu!#
6. szu-nu u3 _lu2-mesz_ mi-lim [...]
7. tu-ba-lu-na hi-szi-ih-ta#
8. ki-na-na la-a pal-hu#
9. _lu2-gal_ i-nu-ma la-qu2 _ansze-[kur-ra_]
10. u3 _kal-ga_ i-na pa-ni-szu-nu
11. i-nu-ma ni-de u3 _kal-ga_ u3
12. ni-iq-<bi> a-na _lugal kal-ga_-me
13. al-lu-u2 la-a ti-li-u2-na
14. i-nu-ma usz-szi-ir-ti _2(disz) lu2_
15. _dumu_ szi-ip-ri a-na _iri_ s,u-mu-ra
16. u3 u2-ka-li _lu2_-lim
17. an-nu-u2 a-na szu-te-er
18. a-wa-ti a-na _lugal_-ri sza-ni-tam
19. a-na mi-ni ti-isz3-mu-na
20. _lu2-mesz_ sza-nu-tu mu-sza
21. tu-ba-lu-na u3 mu-sza
22. tu-te-ru-na _lu2-mesz_
23. _dumu_ szi-ip-ri sza-a _lugal_-ri
24. isz-tu pa-ni _ur-gi7_ szum-ma
25. lib3-bi _lugal_-ri _{d}utu_ i-na
26. _u4-kam-mesz_ tu#-ul-ku-na
27. sza-ni-tam [u2]-ul# ia#-asz-ku-un
28. lum-ni [x i]-na lib3-bi-ka-<<ka>>
29. u3 pa-[t,a2-ar] u3# _lu2-dingir_-[ia]
30. al-ku _lu2-mesz-gaz-mesz_
31. isz-tu _iri_ s,u-mu-ra#
32. a-na s,a-ba#-ti-szu
left
1. u3 la-a na-ad-na-ti-szu u3 yi-isz3#-[me]
2. _lugal#_-ru a-wa-te _ARAD2_-szu u3 usz-szi-ra-ni
3. 2(u)# _lu2-mesz kur_ mi-lu-ha 2(u) _lu2-mesz kur_ mi-is,-ri
4. a-na na-s,a-ar _iri_ a-na _lugal#_-ri#
5. _{d}utu en_-ia! _ARAD2#_ ki-ti-ka!

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P271207

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 00345
Accession Number —

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271207
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271207

References

  • primary: EA, EA 108

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 181-182 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 56

    [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, 42 (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 18:45:08 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 108 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271207.
EA 108 artifact entry (No. P271207). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271207 (Original work published 2005)
EA 108 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271207 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271207},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271207
LB  - CDLI:P271207
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - EA 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271207
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 108 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271207.
EA 108 artifact entry (No. P271207). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271207 (Original work published 2005)
EA 108 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271207 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271207},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271207
LB  - CDLI:P271207
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - EA 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271207
ER  -
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