EA 158 (P270988)

Tablet excavated in Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Museum Number

CM 04758 (12205)

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. a-na# {disz}tu3-u2-tu3 _en_-ia a-bi-ia#
2. um-ma {disz}a-zi-ri _dumu_-ka _ARAD2_-ka-[ma]
3. a-na _giri3-mesz_ a-bi-ia am-qut
4. a-na muh-hi a-bi-ia lu-u2 szul-mu
  single ruling
5. {disz}tu3-u2-tu3 a-nu-um-ma# at#-ta#-din
6. e-[ri-isz]-ti _lugal# en_-ia#
7. u3 mi-nu-um-ma e-ri-isz-tu3-szu2#
8. sza _lugal en_-ia li-isz-pur
9. u3 a-na-ku a-na#-an-din
  single ruling
10. sza-ni-tam a-mur# at-ta i-na asz-ra-nu
11. a-bi-ia u3 mi-nu-um-me e-ri-isz-ti
12. {disz}tu3-u2-tu3 a-bi-ia szu-pur
13. u3 a-na-ku lu-u2 i#-din
  single ruling
14. [a]-mur at-ta a-bi-ia u3 _en_-ia
15. [u3] a-na-ku _dumu_-ka _kur-mesz_ a-mu-ri
16. [_kur]-mesz#_-ka u3 _e2_-ia _e2_-ka
17. [u3] mi-nu-um-ma e-ri-isz-tu3-ka
18. [szu-up]-ra-am u3 a-na-ku
19. [gab2]-ba2# e-ri-isz-ti-ka lu-u2 ad-din
  single ruling
20. [u3 a]-mur# at-ta a-na pa-ni
21. [_lugal en_]-ia asz-ba2-ta
22. [as]-surx(AMAR)#-ri# _lu2-mesz_ sa-ru-tu3
23. [a-wa]-ta#? za-pu-ur-ta
24. [a-na muh?]-hi#?-ia a-na pa-ni [...]
25. [_lugal en_]-ia# iq#-bu#-nim
26. [u3] at-ta la tu3-wa-asz-szar-szu-nu
  single ruling
reverse
1. [u3? a]-mur at-ta a-na pa-ni
2. [_lugal] en_-ia ki#-i#-ma# a#-ia-szi
3. [...] asz-ba2?-ta [...]
4. [u3?] a-wa-te-_mesz_ za-pu-ur-ta
5. [a]-na# muh-hi-ia la tu3-wa-asz-szar
  single ruling
6. u3# a-na-ku _ARAD2_-du sza _lugal en_-ia
7. [u3] isz-tu a-wa-_te-mesz lugal en_-ia
8. [u3] isz-tu a-wa-te-_mesz_ {disz}tu3-u2-tu3 a-bi-ia
9. [la a]-pa#-at,-t,a2-ar a-di da2-ri-isz
  single ruling
10. u3 szum#?-ma#? _lugal en_-ia la i-ra-am-an-ni
11. u3 i-ze2-i-ra-an-ni
12. u3 a-na-ku mi-na-am lu-u2 aq-bi
  single ruling
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P270988

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) Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt
Museum Number CM 04758 (12205)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270988
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270988
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q60524612

References

  • primary: EA, EA 158

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

  • history: Amurru, p. 20ff (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. 244-245 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: WA, 40 (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
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
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
2024-07-10 at 10:42:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:40:37 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 19:55:18 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 158 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270988.
EA 158 artifact entry (No. P270988). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270988 (Original work published 2005)
EA 158 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270988 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 158 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270988},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270988},
}


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DA  - 2024/11/6/
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LB  - CDLI:P270988
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - EA 158 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270988
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 158 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270988.
EA 158 artifact entry (No. P270988). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270988 (Original work published 2005)
EA 158 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270988 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 158 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270988},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270988},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270988
LB  - CDLI:P270988
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - EA 158 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270988
ER  -
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