EA 172 (P271176)

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 01877

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
1'. [...] sza# [...]
2'. [...] _te-mesz {gesz}[..._]
3'. [...] me _sig3 {gesz}[..._]
4'. [...] _te-mesz {gesz}[..._]
5'. [...] sza# mi [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA, EA 172

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

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

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

  • history: VS 11, 96

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

  • history: WA, 224 (copy)

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

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  • Museum No.: VAT 01877
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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 18:42:19 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
2024-07-01 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 172 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271176.
EA 172 artifact entry (No. P271176). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271176 (Original work published 2005)
EA 172 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271176 (Accessed: October 27, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271176},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271176
LB  - CDLI:P271176
M1  - 2025/10/27/
TI  - EA 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271176
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“EA 172 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271176.
EA 172 artifact entry (No. P271176). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271176 (Original work published 2005)
EA 172 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271176 (Accessed: October 27, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271176},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271176
LB  - CDLI:P271176
M1  - 2025/10/27/
TI  - EA 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271176
ER  - 
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