EA 285 (P271057)

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 01601

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 _lugal_]-ri# [_en_-ia qi2-bi-ma]
2. [um-ma {disz}]_ARAD2#_-hi#-[ba _ARAD2_-ka-ma]
3. [a-na] 2(disz) _giri3-mesz [lugal_-ri _en_-ia]
4. 7(disz)-ta-a-an u3 7(disz)-ta#-[a-an am-qut-mi]
5. a-mur a-na-ku la-a _lu2_ [ha-zi-a-nu]
6. _lu2#_ u2-i-u2 a-na-ku a-na# [_lugal_-ri _en_-ia]
7. am-mi-nim _dumu-lu2-kin_ ki#-[ma ar-hi]-isz3#
8. la-a u2-ma-sze-ra _lugal#_-[ru _en_-ia]
9. ki#-na-an#-na# u2-ma-sze#-[ra]
10. [{disz}e-en-ha]-mu e-mu#-[qi2? u3]
11. [la-a it?]-ti#-s,i _e2_ [sza a]-tar#-szu
12. [u3 i-na]-an-na a-na-ku
13. [li-isz-me] _lugal_-ru
14. [a-na {disz}]_ARAD2#_-hi-ba _ARAD2_-szu
15. [a-nu-ma] ia#-a-nu-mi
16. [_erin2-mesz_] pi2-t,a-tu
reverse
1. [lu-ma-sze]-ra# _lugal_-ru _en_-ia
2. [_lu2]-maszkim#_ u3 li-il-qi2
3. [_lu2-mesz_ ha-zi]-a-nu-ti it-ti-szu
4. [...] _kur#-hi-a lugal_-ru
5. [...] ru-ma
6. [...] ni u2 _lu2-mesz_
7. [ma-s,ar-tu] sza i-ba-szu-u2
8. [a-na {disz}ad-da]-ia# _{lu2}maszkim lugal_-[ri]
9. [a]-ra-szu _e2_-szu-nu
10. u3 li-is-ki-in _lugal#_-[ru]
11. [a]-na sza-szu-nu
12. u3 lu-ma-sze-ra _dumu lu2#-[kin_]
13. ha#-mu-tam e-nu-[ma]
14. [a]-mu#-tu# mi#-[na]
15. [...] x [...]

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 285

[Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 325 (translation) [1992]

[Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.
history: VS 11, 161

[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: Na'aman, Political Disposition, p. 97f (transliteration lines 9-25 and translation)

[sec51987] N.d.
history: WA, 174 (copy)

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 01601
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 metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-10 at 18:40:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

The Amarna Texts (P271057) (P271057)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P271057) (P271057)

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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 285 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271057.

EA 285 artifact entry (No. P271057). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271057 (Original work published 2005)

EA 285 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271057 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 285 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271057},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271057},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 285 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271057.

EA 285 artifact entry (No. P271057). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271057 (Original work published 2005)

EA 285 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271057 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 285 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271057},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271057},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271057
LB  - CDLI:P271057
M1  - 2026/2/10/
TI  - EA 285 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271057
ER  -