EA 169 (P271104)

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 01660

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. [...]
2. [...] x
3. [...] szul#-mu
  single ruling
4. [...]-sa-a-nu ia-nu
5. [_lugal] en#_-ni
6. ni#?-dag-gal
7. [at]-a tu3-bal#-la-t,a2-an-ni
8. [u3] at-ta tu3-usz-mi-it-an-ni
9. a-na pa-ni-ka-ma a-dag-gal
10. u3 at-ta-ma _en_-ia
11. u3 _en_-ia li-isz-<<mi>>-me
12. a-na _lu2-mesz ARAD2_-szu {disz}a-zi-ri _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka
13. i-na asz-ra-nu la tu3-wa-ah-he-er-szu
14. ar-hi-isz usz-sze-ra-asz-szu
15. u3 _kur-mesz_ sza _lugal en_-ni li-na-as,-s,ur
  single ruling
16. sza-ni-tam a-na {disz}tu3-ut-tu3 _en_-ia
17. szi-me a-ma-_te-mesz lugal-mesz kur_ nu-ha-asz-sze
18. a-na ia-szi iq-bu-nim
19. a-bu-ka-mi i-na _ku3-sig17-mesz_
20. ta-ap-szur-szu
21. [a]-na _lugal kur_ mi-is,-ri
reverse
1. u3 ma-te9-e-mi# u2-wa-szar-szu
2. isz-tu _kur_ mi-is,-ri
3. u3 gab2-ba2 _kur-kur-mesz_ u3 gab2-ba2
4. _lu2-mesz erin2-mesz_ su2-u-tu3
5. ki#-a#-am-ma iq-bu-nim
6. la-a-mi [u2]-us,-s,i2-mi
7. {disz}a-zi-ri isz-tu _kur_ mi-is,-ri
8. u3 i-na-an-na _lu2-mesz_ su2-u-tu3
9. isz-tu _kur-mesz_ i-pa-t,a2#?-ru-nim
10. u3# ut?-ta-na-a'2-i-du-nim
11. a-na# muh-hi-ia a-bu-ka-mi
12. [i]-na _kur_ mi-is,#-ri a-szi-ib
13. [u3?] ni-ip#-pu-usz nu-kur-ta it-ti-ka
14. [...] x-a-ma _lu2-mesz_-szu-nu u3 szi-me
15. [a-na? {disz}tu3-ut]-tu3#? _en_-ia {disz}a-zi-ri
16. [ar-hi-isz usz-sze]-ra-am
17. _maszkim#?-mesz_
18. [_kur_] nu-ha-asz-sze
  rest broken
left
1. [...] li-iz-zi-iz
2. [...] nu?-_kur2_ it-ti-ka
3. [...] ip# x gab2#?-bi

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA, EA 169

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

  • history: Amurru, p. 51ff (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. 256-257 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 93

    [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, 39 (copy)

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

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  • Museum No.: VAT 01660
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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 169 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271104.
EA 169 artifact entry (No. P271104). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271104 (Original work published 2005)
EA 169 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271104 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271104},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271104},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271104
LB  - CDLI:P271104
M1  - 2025/8/3/
TI  - EA 169 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271104
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“EA 169 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271104.
EA 169 artifact entry (No. P271104). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271104 (Original work published 2005)
EA 169 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271104 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271104},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271104},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271104
LB  - CDLI:P271104
M1  - 2025/8/3/
TI  - EA 169 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271104
ER  - 
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