EA 080 (P271147)

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 01711

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
beginning broken
1'. [...] a [...]
2'. [...] ka ia szi [...]
3'. [...]-_mesz_-nu u3 [x x]
4'. [...] ma i-na [...]
5'. [...] ka-ta [...]
6'. [... u3] yi!-isz3-[me _lugal_-ru]
7'. [_en_-li a-wa-te] _ARAD2_ ki-ti-szu# [...]
8'. [...]-ti u3 ti-[...]
9'. [{disz}ARAD2-a-szi]-ir#-ta u3 [...]
10'. [... usz]-szi-ra [...]
11'. [...] sza#-ni#-tam [x x]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] ma [...]
2'. [...]-ni a-na [...]
3'. [at]-ta# _lugal_-ru _{d}utu! en_-[li]
4'. [u3] at-ta tu-ba-li#-[t,u2]
5'. [_ARAD2_] ki#-ti-ka u3 _erin2#-[mesz_]
6'. [pi2]-t,a2-ti
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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 080

[Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 150 (translation) [1992]

[Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.
history: VS 11, 39

[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: Youngblood, Amarna Correspondence, 205ff (transliteration, translation)

[Youngblood1961Amarna] Youngblood, Ronald Fred. 1961. “The Amarna Correspondence of Rib-Haddi, Prince of Byblos (EA 68-96).” Phdthesis.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: VAT 01711
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 18:15:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-04 at 08:28:03	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 (P271147) (P271147)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P271147) (P271147)

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Cite this Artifact

“EA 080 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271147.

EA 080 artifact entry (No. P271147). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271147 (Original work published 2005)

EA 080 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271147 (Accessed: December 24, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271147},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271147},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/10/
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TI  - EA 080 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“EA 080 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271147.

EA 080 artifact entry (No. P271147). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271147 (Original work published 2005)

EA 080 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271147 (Accessed: December 24, 2025).

@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271147},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271147},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271147
LB  - CDLI:P271147
M1  - 2025/12/24/
TI  - EA 080 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271147
ER  -