EA 179 (P271143)

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 01703

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
11. u3 li#-te#-ra-mi [_lugal en_-ia] _dingir#_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
12. a-wa-tu2 u3 up-sza# [a-na ia-szi]
13. _ARAD2 lugal en_-ia _dingir_-ia [_{d}utu_-ia]
14. u3 a-mur-mi _szesz_-ia
15. sza e-ba-asz-sze a-na _iri_ t,u2-bi-hi
16. _lu2_ su2-u2-ru u3 yi-la-ku
17. [a]-na e-bi-szu _iri-didli-hi-a_
18. _lugal en_-ia _dingir_-ia _{d}utu_-[ia]
19. [nu]-kur2 _kur-mesz_ a-mu-ri [u3]
reverse
1. u2#-ga-mi-ir _lu2-mesz_ sza#
2. [i]-na _iri-didli-hi-a lugal en_-ia _dingir_-[ia _{d}]utu_-[ia]
3. a-na _lu2-mesz gaz_ u3 a-na an-na
4. e-din _dingir lugal en_-ia _dingir_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
5. u3 s,a-ab-ta _iri_ t,u2-bi-hi
6. u3 e-ra-ar _szesz_-ia
7. u3 e-na-s,a-ar _iri_ t,u2-bi-hi
8. a-na _lugal en_-ia _dingir_-ia _{d}[utu_-ia]
9. u3 a-mur-mi _iri_ t,u2-bi#-[hi]
10. _iri e2_-ti a-bi-ia
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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 179

[Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 262-263 (translation) [1992]

[Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.
history: VS 11, 103

[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, 171 (copy)

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 01703
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 (P271143) (P271143)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P271143) (P271143)

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Cite this Artifact

“EA 179 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271143.

EA 179 artifact entry (No. P271143). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271143 (Original work published 2005)

EA 179 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271143 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271143},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“EA 179 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271143.

EA 179 artifact entry (No. P271143). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271143 (Original work published 2005)

EA 179 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271143 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271143},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271143
LB  - CDLI:P271143
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - EA 179 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271143
ER  -