EA 097 (P271055)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 01598

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na {disz}szu-mu-ha-di#
2. um#-ma {disz}ia-ap-pa#-ah#-[{d}iszkur]
3. [_dingir]-mesz#_ szu-lum!-ka li-[isz]-al#
4. [ti]-de9 ki-i-ma
5. la#-mi-in szum-ka
6. a-na pa-ni _lugal_ u3
7. la#-a ti-ta-s,a-am
8. isz#-tu _kur_ mi-is,-ri
9. [la]-a tu-hal-li-iq-mi
10. [_kur-mesz lugal_] u2#-hal-li-iq
reverse
11. [{disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta] x x
12. [...] x
13. [...]-te#
14. x-ti#-[...]
15. [...] sza#
16. [...] li#-te#
17. [...]
18. [...]
19. [...]
20. [u3] na#-ad#-na!-ma
21. [a-na {disz}]ARAD2#-a-szi-ir#-ta#

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)

Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Related publications

primary: EA, EA 097

[Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 170-171 (translation) [1992]

[Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.
history: VS 11, 50

[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, 183 (copy)

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

Identifiers

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Museum No.: VAT 01598
Accession No.: —

Provenience

Provenience: Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
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Chronology

Period: Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-10 at 18:57:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-10 at 18:40:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Amarna Texts (P271055) (P271055)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P271055) (P271055)

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Cite this Artifact

“EA 097 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271055.

EA 097 artifact entry (No. P271055). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271055 (Original work published 2005)

EA 097 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271055 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271055},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271055
LB  - CDLI:P271055
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - EA 097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271055
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 097 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271055.

EA 097 artifact entry (No. P271055). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271055 (Original work published 2005)

EA 097 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271055 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271055},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271055
LB  - CDLI:P271055
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - EA 097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271055
ER  -