EA 079 (P271081)

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 01634

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
2. [a-na _en_]-szu _lugal kur-kur{ki} lugal# gal#_
3. [_lugal_ ta]-am-ha-ra _{d}nin_
4. [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)-a-an am-qu2-ut li-ma-ad
8. i-nu-ma isz-tu ka-sza-ad
9. {disz}a-ma-an-ap-pa a-na mu-hi-ia
10. ka-li _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_ na-ad#-nu
11. pa-ni-szu-nu a-na ia-szi a-na#
12. _ka_ :" pi2-i {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-[ta]
13. u3 yi-isz3-me _en_-li
14. a-wa-_te-mesz ARAD2_-szu u3 [yu-wa-szi]-ra#-ni
15. _lu2-mesz_ ma-s,a-ar-ta a-na#
16. na-s,a-ar _iri lugal_ a-[di]
17. [a]-s,a _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti
18. [szum]-ma# ia-nu _erin2-mesz_ pi2-pi2#-[t,a2-ti]
19. u3 in4-ne2-ep#-szu ka!-[li]
20. _kur-mesz_ a-na _lu2-mesz# gaz#-mesz_ szi-me [ia-szi]
reverse
1. [isz3]-tu s,a-ba-at _iri e2_-ar#-[ha]
2. [a-na] pi2-i {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta
3. u3 ki-na-na tu-ba-u2-na
4. e-pe2-sza _iri_ gub-la u3
5. _iri_ bat,-ru-na{ki} u3 in4-[ne2-ep-szu]
6. ka-li _kur-kur-mesz_ a-na _lu2-mesz gaz-[mesz_]
7. 2(disz) _iri{ki}-mesz_ sza ir-ti-hu a-na [ia-szi]
8. u3 tu-ba-u2-na la-qa-szu-[nu]
9. isz3-tu qa-at _lugal_-ri yu-wa-szi#-[ra]
10. _en_-li _lu2-mesz_ ma-s,a-ar-ta
11. a-na 2(disz) _iri_-ni-szu a-di a-s,e2 _erin2#-[mesz_]
12. pi2-t,a2-ti u3 mi-im-ma
13. yu-da-na-ni a-na a-ka-li-szu-nu
14. ia-nu mi-im-ma a-na ia-szi#
15. ki-ma _muszen_ sza i-na lib3-bi
16. hu#-ha-ri :" ki-lu-bi sza-ak-na-at
17. [ki]-szu-ma a-na-ku i-na
18. [_iri_] gub-la{ki} sza-ni-tam
19. [szum]-ma# la-a i-le-e
20. [_lugal_]-ru# la-qa-ia isz3-tu
21. [qa-at] na-ak-ri-szu
22. [u3] in4#-ne2-ep-sza-at
23. [ka]-li# _kur{ki}-mesz_
24. [a-na {disz}ARAD2]-a-szi-ir-ta
left
1. [mi-nu] szu#-ut _ur-gi7_ u3
2. [yi-il3]-qu2 _kur-kur-mesz lugal_-ri a-na#
3. [sza-a]-szu

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P271081

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 01634
Accession Number —

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271081
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271081

References

  • primary: EA, EA 079

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 149-150 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 38

    [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, 75 (copy)

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

  • history: Youngblood, Amarna Correspondence, 197ff (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 18:49:04 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 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 Approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 079 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271081.
EA 079 artifact entry (No. P271081). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271081 (Original work published 2005)
EA 079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271081 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271081},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271081},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271081
LB  - CDLI:P271081
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - EA 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271081
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 079 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271081.
EA 079 artifact entry (No. P271081). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271081 (Original work published 2005)
EA 079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271081 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271081},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271081},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271081
LB  - CDLI:P271081
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - EA 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271081
ER  -
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