EA 171 (P271158)

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 01723

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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tablet
obverse
1. [a-na _lugal {d}utu_ be-li2-ia um-ma]
2. [...] _hi a_ x a-na# [_giri3]-mesz# lugal {d#}utu#_ [be-li2]-ia <<_tab>>_ am-qut
3. [be-li2 a-na-ku?] i-ra-am a-na i-re-bi
4. [i-na _{lu2}ARAD2_]-du4-ti sza _lugal# {d#}utu#_ be-li2-ia
5. [u3 {disz}ia]-an-ha-mu la u2-wa-asz-szar-an-ni
6. [u3? asz?]-ta#?-par2-szu-nu [_lu2-mesz] dumu#-kin#_-ri#-ia
7. [a?-na?] _lugal_ be-li2-ia# [u3?-szu?]-nu#? {disz}ia-an-ha-mu
8. [i]-na _kaskal_-ni u3 [il-te-qe2-szu-nu]
9. [u3] id-din-nu _dingir-[mesz?_] sza# [_lugal?_ be?]-li2-ia
10. [u3?] it-ta-as,-s,u2-nim _lu2-mesz-dumu-kin#_-ri-ia
11. [isz]-tu# _szu_-ti {disz}ia-an-ha-mu
12. a-na-ku i-te-ru#-ub i-na _{lu2#}ARAD2_-du4-ti
13. sza# _lugal#_ <<d>> _{d}utu_ be-li2-ia u3 {disz}ia-an-ha-mu la u2-wa-asz-szi-ra-an-ni
14. [u3] i#-na-an-na _lugal#_ be-li2-[ia] x-ta5-ni
15. [...] u2-wa-ru [...] x-bi-[u2?]-wa-ru
16. ki#-it-ti-ia [...] u2 [...]
17. _{d}utu# lugal_ be-li2-[ia] li-x [...] li-qab-bi-szu-nu
18. u3 a#-[na]-ku _{lu2}ARAD2 _{d#}[utu lugal_ be-li2-ia u2?]
19. mi-[im?]-ma _lugal#_
20. u3 a#-na-ku e-[pu?-usz? a?-na?]
21. _{d}utu lugal_ be-li2-[ia gab2-ba2 e-ri-isz-ti?] sza _lugal_ be-li2-ia
  single ruling
22. sza-ni-tam be-li2 [{disz}ia]-an#-ha-mu
23. i-nu-ma i-s,a s,a?-[bi?]
24. isz-tu# _kur-hi-a mar#?-[tu?_]
25. [...]-hi-ir [...]
26. [_lugal_ be]-li2#-ia [...] mi [...] nu
27. [...] x-ru? ia?-nu-mi [...]
28. [a?]-na#?-ku a-na [{disz?}ia?-an?]-ha#?-mu
29. [u2]-wa#-asz-szar-szu [...]
30. [...] nu-kur2[...]
31. [u3?] a#-wa-te-_mesz_ an-nu-[tam]
32. [sza?] _{d}utu lugal_ be-li2-ia [...]
reverse
1. [a?-wa?]-te#-_mesz_ an-nu-tam [...]
2. u3# a-na-ku isz-tu a-wa-[te-_mesz_-szu?]
3. u3 isz-tu _{lu2}ARAD2_-szu
4. sza _{d}utu lugal_ be-li2-ia
5. la a-pa-at,-t,ar
  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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA, EA 171

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

  • history: Amurru, p. 59ff (transliteration, translation)

    [Izre'el1991Amurru] Izre’el, Shlomo. 1991. Amurru Akkadian : A Linguistic Study. Vol. 41. Harvard Semitic Studies. Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press.

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 258-259 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 95

    [Schroeder1915VS11] Schroeder, Otto. 1915. Die Tontafeln von El-Amarna. Erster Teil. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

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  • history: WA, 185 (copy)

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

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  • Museum No.: VAT 01723
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 18:57:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:40:59 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:42:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:40:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“EA 171 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271158.
EA 171 artifact entry (No. P271158). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271158 (Original work published 2005)
EA 171 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271158 (Accessed: August 1, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271158},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271158
LB  - CDLI:P271158
M1  - 2025/8/1/
TI  - EA 171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271158
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“EA 171 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271158.
EA 171 artifact entry (No. P271158). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271158 (Original work published 2005)
EA 171 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271158 (Accessed: August 1, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271158},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271158
LB  - CDLI:P271158
M1  - 2025/8/1/
TI  - EA 171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271158
ER  - 
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