EA 168 (P271103)

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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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 01659

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na# _lugal en_-ia _dingir#_-ia# {d}utux(ERIM)-[ia]
2. um-ma {disz}a-zi-ri _ARAD2_-ka#-[ma]
3. 7(disz)-szu u 7(disz)-szu# a-na# _giri3-mesz# [en_-ia] _{d#}utux(ERIM)_-ia am-qut
  single ruling
4. _{d#}utux(ERIM) en_-ia _dingir_-ia# [...]
5. [ka3-asz]-da2-ku i-na szul#-mi#
6. [a-na a-ma]-a#-[ri] pa#-[ni?]
7. [_lugal? en?_]-ia u3# _lu2#-dumu#-[kin-mesz?_]
8. [u3? {disz}]ha#-ti-ip i-ka3-asz#-[sza?-du4?-nim?]
9. [i-na] szul#-mi u3 u2-nu-_tum#-[mesz_ sza? _lugal] en_-ia _dingir#?_-[ia?]
10. [i?-na?] _{gesz#}ma2#-mesz_ ka3#-asz-du4-nim#
11. [i?-na?] szul#?-mi-isz i-na _kur lugal#? [en?_-ia?]
12. [...] x-id#? u3# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] szu#?-nu#?
2'. [...] ip-pu-sza#?
3'. [...] szi IG [...]
4'. [...]-il-la#?-[ak?]
5'. [...]
6'. [...]
7'. [... a-na-ku?]
8'. [u3 _szesz-mesz_-ia u3?] _dumu-mesz#_-ia
9'. [_lu2?-mesz?] ARAD2#?_ [sza? _lugal?] en_-ia
10'. [_dingir?_]-ia#? a# sza#? _lugal en_-ia#
11'. [...]
12'. [...]-ia#? {disz}dingir-ia-ip-[...]
13'. i-ma-lik-ku pi2 i-pu-sza#?
  single ruling
14'. [a]-di ka3-sza-di3-ia a-na pa#-[ni-ka?]
15'. tu3#-bal-[...]
16'. u3 _lu2-dumu#?-[kin?_]

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Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA, EA 168

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

  • history: Amurru, p. 49ff (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. 255-256 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 92

    [Schroeder1915VS11] Schroeder, Otto. 1915. Die Tontafeln von El-Amarna. Erster Teil. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

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  • history: WA, 37 (copy)

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

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  • Museum No.: VAT 01659
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 18:57:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:44:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:42:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:40:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“EA 168 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271103.
EA 168 artifact entry (No. P271103). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271103 (Original work published 2005)
EA 168 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271103 (Accessed: July 18, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271103},
}


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