EA 218 (P271137)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 01696

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na [_lugal en_-ia]
2. [qi2-bi2-ma]
3. [um-ma {disz}...]
4. _{lu2#}iri_ [...]
5. [a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia]
6. [7(disz)] u3 [7(disz)-ta-an]
7. [am]-qut# esz#-[ti-mu]
8. gab2#-bi a-wa#-[ti]
9. _lugal en#_-ia# [u3]
10. [a]-nu-ma e-[szu-szi-ru]
11. sza#
12. _lugal# en#_-ia [u3]
13. isz-ti-mu a-wa#-[ti]
reverse
1. {disz}ma-ya ma#-gal ma#-[gal]
2. u3 yu-szi-ra-me
3. _lugal en_-ia _erin2-mesz_
4. a-na _kur-mesz_-szu
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P271137

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 01696
Accession Number —

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271137
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271137

References

  • primary: EA, EA 218

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 285 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 125

    [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)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 218 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271137.
EA 218 artifact entry (No. P271137). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271137 (Original work published 2005)
EA 218 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271137 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 218 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271137},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271137},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271137
LB  - CDLI:P271137
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - EA 218 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271137
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 218 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271137.
EA 218 artifact entry (No. P271137). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271137 (Original work published 2005)
EA 218 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271137 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 218 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271137},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271137},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271137
LB  - CDLI:P271137
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - EA 218 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271137
ER  -
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