EA 091 (P271218)

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 00931

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 iq-bi a-na] _en_-szu# [a-na _giri3-mesz_]
2. [_en_-ia 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)]-ta#-an# am#-qu2#-ut# [asz-ta-par2 a-na]
3. [ka-ta5 a]-na# mi#-ni# asz-ba-ta
4. [u3] qa-la-ta u3 yi-il3-qu2#
5. [_iri-mesz_]-ia# _lu2-gaz-mesz# ur-ku_
6. [i-nu-ma] _iri_ s,u-mu-ra yi-il3-qa
7. [u3 asz]-ta#-par2 a-na# ka#-ta5 a-na mi-ni
8. [qa-la]-ta# u3 tu#-ul-qe2
9. [_iri e2_]-ar-ha! i-nu-ma yi-da#-gal
10. [u3] ia-nu sza# yi-iq-bi mi-am-ma
11. [a-na sza-a]-szu# _ugu iri_ s,u-mu-ra
12. [u3] yi-da#-ni-in4 lib3-bu-szu
13. [u3] yu-ba-u2 la-qa _iri_ gub-la
14. [u3] am#-ma-qu2-ut _ugu_-ia _kiri6-mesz_-ia
15. [u3 _a-sza3]-mesz_-ia in4-na-ka-asz
16. [u3 _sze_-im]-_hi-a_-ia am-ma-sza-a' u3
17. [u2-ul] ta#-di-in4 li-im _ku3-babbar-mesz_
18. [u3] 1(disz) me _ku3-sig17-mesz_ u3 ip-ta-t,u2-ur
19. [isz]-tu# mu-hi-ia u3 il3-qe2
20. [ka]-li _iri-mesz_-ia _iri_ gub-la
21. [i]-na i-de-ni-szi ir-ti-ha-at#
22. [a]-na ia-szi u3 yu-ba-u2
23. la-qa-szi a-nu-ma isz3-me2 pu-hi-ir-mi
24. ka#-li _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_
25. [a]-na# ma-qa-ti _ugu_-ia# mi-na#
26. [i]-pu-szu-na a-na-ku a-na i-de#-[ni]-ia
reverse
1. a-nu-ma ki#-a-ma# asz-pu-ru a-na
2. _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti u3
3. a-na til-la-ti u3 u2-ul tu#-a-wa-tu-ia :" usz-mu-na#
4. mi-[li-ik at]-ta# [a]-na# _kur-mesz_-ka
5. [i-nu-ma] i-[mu-ta a]-na#-ku sza-ni-tam
6. [szi-mi a-na ia-szi u3 szum]-ma# ia-nu
7. [_erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti] u3 til-la-ta
8. [u3 ia-nu x x (x) a]-na _iri_ gub-la
9. [u3 a-na _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_ ti-ni]-ip#-szu [_lugal_]
10. [szi-mi a-na ia-szi u3 usz]-szi-ra# _erin2-mesz#_
11. [pi2-t,a2-ti u3] ti#-il3-qe2 _kur_ a-mur#-ri#
12. [a-nu-ma i-na-na] pa-nu ka-li#
13. [ur-ra u3 mu]-sza
14. [a-na ia-szi _erin2-mesz_ pi2]-t,a2#-ti
15. [...] _lugal_-ru _en_-li
16. [...] u3
17. [... _erin2]-mesz_ pi2-t,a2#-ti
18. [... ti]-il3-qe2
19. [...] u3
20. [...]-ia# a-di
21. [... _x]-mesz_

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P271218

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 00931
Accession Number —

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271218
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271218

References

  • primary: EA, EA 091

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 164-165 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 45

    [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, 56 (copy)

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

  • history: Youngblood, Amarna Correspondence, 351ff (transliteration, translation)

    [Youngblood1961Amarna] Youngblood, Ronald Fred. 1961. “The Amarna Correspondence of Rib-Haddi, Prince of Byblos (EA 68-96).” Phdthesis.

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 18:46:14 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
2024-07-04 at 08:28:03 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 091 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271218.
EA 091 artifact entry (No. P271218). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271218 (Original work published 2005)
EA 091 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271218 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271218},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271218
LB  - CDLI:P271218
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - EA 091 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271218
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 091 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271218.
EA 091 artifact entry (No. P271218). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271218 (Original work published 2005)
EA 091 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271218 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271218},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271218
LB  - CDLI:P271218
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - EA 091 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271218
ER  -
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