EA 058 (P271152)

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 01716

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]-gal# be_-ia qi2-[bi2-ma]
2. [um-ma {disz}qa]-ti#-hu-ti-szu-pa _ARAD2#_-[ka-ma]
3. [a-na] _giri3-mesz en_-ia am-qu2-[ut]
4. [sza2]-ni-tu2 li-ma-ad i-nu-ma#-[mi]
5. _lugal kur_ mi-ta-an-a-zi qa-[du _{gesz}ma2-mesz_]
6. u3 qa-du _erin2-mesz kal-kib_ [...]
7. ni#-isz-mi a-na mi-me-e [...]
8. pa#-la-ku u3 pal-ku [...]
9. [isz]-tu sza-szu [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x tum#
2'. [x] sza#-am-ru-ri u3 [...]
3'. [_dumu] ARAD2_-a-szi-ir#-ti [a]-na# _lugal# [en_-ia]
4'. [u3] a-nu-ma ni-pu-usz# an-ni#-[ta]
5'. [la]-ki#-szi# a-na ma-har# _lugal [en_-ia]
6'. [{disz}ab]-bi#-ha ia mi lu#
7'. [...] ha#-di# u3 [...]
8'. [...] a-na _lugal# [en_-ia]
9'. [...] ma [...]
10'. [...] szi#-na#
11'. [...] ia#-szi a-[na]

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P271152

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 01716
Accession Number —

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271152
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271152

References

  • primary: EA, EA 058

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 129-130 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 26

    [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, 214 (copy)

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 18:57:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:42:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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, CDLI Approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“EA 058 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271152.
EA 058 artifact entry (No. P271152). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271152 (Original work published 2005)
EA 058 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271152 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271152},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271152},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271152
LB  - CDLI:P271152
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - EA 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271152
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 058 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271152.
EA 058 artifact entry (No. P271152). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271152 (Original work published 2005)
EA 058 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271152 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271152},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271152},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271152
LB  - CDLI:P271152
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - EA 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271152
ER  -
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