EA 337 (P271122)

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 01679

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 {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia
2. _{d}utu_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um#-ma# {disz}hi-zi-ri _ARAD2_-ka
5. a-na _giri3-mesz_ {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia
6. 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-a-an am-qut
7. {disz}lugal _en_-ia sza#-par2
8. a-na ia-szi szu-szi-ir-me
9. _igi-kar2-mesz_ :" ma-at,#-ni-a
10. a-na# pa-ni _erin2-mesz-gal#-mesz_
11. :" pi2-t,a2#-ti#
12. sza# _lugal# en#_-ia#
13. ya-di-in#
14. _dingir#_ sza _lugal en#_-ia
15. u2 yi-ta-s,a
reverse
1. {disz}lugal _en_-ia qa-du
2. _erin2-mesz-gal_-szu u2 yi-il3-ma-ad
3. _kur-hi-a_-szu u2 an-nu-u2
4. ki-ia-am szu-szi-ir-ti7
5. _igi-kar2-mesz gal-mesz_
6. :" ma-at,-ni-a a-na
7. pa-ni _erin2-mesz-gal lugal_
8. _en_-ia [...]
single ruling
9. u2 _lugal en_-ia sza-par2
10. a-na ia-szi u2-s,ur-me
11. {disz}ma-a-ia
12. _{lu2}maszkim_ sza _lugal en_-ia
13. a-di u2-s,ur-ru
14. {disz}ma-a-ia ma-gal
15. ma-gal

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 337

[Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 358-359 (translation) [1992]

[Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.
history: VS 11, 187

[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, 147 (copy)

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 01679
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 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 (P271122) (P271122)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P271122) (P271122)

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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 337 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271122.

EA 337 artifact entry (No. P271122). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271122 (Original work published 2005)

EA 337 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271122 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 337 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271122},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271122},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 337 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271122.

EA 337 artifact entry (No. P271122). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271122 (Original work published 2005)

EA 337 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271122 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 337 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271122},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271122},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271122
LB  - CDLI:P271122
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - EA 337 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271122
ER  -