EA 163 (P271174)

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 01885

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
  single ruling
1'. [...] pa-na _saga#_-qa2#
2'. [...] gab2#-bi
3'. [_kur-kur_ i-bal-lu-t,u3 a]-na a-ma-ri-szu
4'. [... asz]-szum# be-lu-ti
5'. [...] x
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [u3 lu-u2 ti-i-de9 i-nu-ma sza-lim _lugal_]
2'. [ki-ma _{d}utu_-asz i-na _an]{sza10-me-[e} erin2-mesz_-szu]
3'. [_{gesz}gigir-mesz_-szu ma-a]-du# i-na _kur# [ugu_-ti3]
4'. [a-di _kur gam_-ti s,i]-it _{d}utu_-asz
5'. [a-di e-re-bi _{d}utu_]-szi ma-gal szul-mu
  single ruling
  rest broken

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 163

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 251 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 87

    [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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  • Museum No.: VAT 01885
  • Accession No.: —

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 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 163 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271174.
EA 163 artifact entry (No. P271174). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271174 (Original work published 2005)
EA 163 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271174 (Accessed: October 12, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271174},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271174},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271174
LB  - CDLI:P271174
M1  - 2025/10/12/
TI  - EA 163 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271174
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“EA 163 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271174.
EA 163 artifact entry (No. P271174). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271174 (Original work published 2005)
EA 163 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271174 (Accessed: October 12, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271174},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271174},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271174
LB  - CDLI:P271174
M1  - 2025/10/12/
TI  - EA 163 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271174
ER  - 
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