EA 317 (P271119)

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 01676

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 gal_ be-li-ia
2. {disz}{d}da-ga-an-ta-ka-la
3. _ARAD2_-ka iq-bi
4. 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-szu-ma
5. a-na 2(disz) _giri3-mesz lugal gal_ be-li-ia
6. im-qu2-ut
7. u2 i-na-na a-na _lugal gal_
8. be-li-ia
9. {disz}da-ga#-an-ta-ka-la#
10. _ARAD2_-ka a-[na] a-wa-ti
11. _lugal gal_ be-li-ia
12. isz-me2 da-ni-isz
13. {disz}da-ga-an-ta-ka-<la>
14. iq#-bi ki-ma a-bi-ia
15. [u2 a]-bi# a-bi-ia-ma
reverse
1. [i]-pu-szu a-na _lugal gal_
2. a-na-ku a-na _lugal gal_
3. be-li-ia i-pu-usz#
4. u2 _lugal gal_ be-li-ia
5. iq-bi a-na ia-szi
6. szi-me2-ma a-na _{lu2}maszkim2#_ ha-za-ni-ka
7. a-na-ku# isz-me2-ma da-ni-isz
8. u3 szum-ma la-a
9. isz-me2 a-na _lu2_ ha-za-ni
10. u2 szu-ut i-de4-ma
single ruling
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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 317

[Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.
history: JNES 27 (pp. 163- 171), p. 170

[Artzi1968JNES27] Artzi, Pinhas. 1968. “Some Unrecognized Syrian Amarna Letters (EA 260, 317, 318).” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 27 (3): 163–71. https://doi.org/10.1086/371960.

(transliteration)
history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 349 (translation) [1992]

[Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.
history: VS 11, 177

[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, 129 (copy)

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 01676
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
2024-09-16 at 08:09:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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 20:22:28	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 (P271119) (P271119)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P271119) (P271119)

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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 317 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271119.

EA 317 artifact entry (No. P271119). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271119 (Original work published 2005)

EA 317 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271119 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {EA 317 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271119},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 317 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271119.

EA 317 artifact entry (No. P271119). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271119 (Original work published 2005)

EA 317 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271119 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).

@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {EA 317 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271119},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271119
LB  - CDLI:P271119
M1  - 2026/2/11/
TI  - EA 317 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271119
ER  -