EA 275 (P271124)

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 01682

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na _lugal en_-ia]
2. [_dingir]-mesz_-[ia _{d}utu_-ia]
3. qi2-[bi2-ma]
4. um-ma {disz}ia-ah#-zi-ba-da
5. _ARAD2_-ka ip-ri
6. sza _giri3-mesz_-ka a-na _giri3-mesz_
7. _lugal en_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia
8. _{d}utu_-ia 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta2-a-an am-qut
9. a-wa-at iq-ba-bi
10. _lugal en_-ia
11. [_dingir]-mesz_-ia _{d}[utu_]-ia
12. [a]-na# ia-szi
13. [a]-nu-ma i-szu-sze-ru-szu
reverse
1. [a-na] _lugal en_-ia
single ruling
blank space

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 275

[Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 319 (translation) [1992]

[Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.
history: VS 11, 156

[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, 166 (copy)

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 01682
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, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-10 at 18:40:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Amarna Texts (P271124) (P271124)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P271124) (P271124)

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Cite this Artifact

“EA 275 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271124.

EA 275 artifact entry (No. P271124). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271124 (Original work published 2005)

EA 275 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271124 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 275 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271124},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“EA 275 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271124.

EA 275 artifact entry (No. P271124). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271124 (Original work published 2005)

EA 275 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271124 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 275 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271124},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271124},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271124
LB  - CDLI:P271124
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - EA 275 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271124
ER  -