EA 021 (P271178)

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 00190

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 {disz}ni-im-mu-ri-ia _lugal gal_
2. _lugal kur_ mi-is,-ri-i _szesz_-ia
3. ha-ta-ni-ia sza a-ra-am-mu-usz
4. u3 sza i-ra-'a-a-ma-an-ni qi2-bi2-ma
5. um-ma {disz}du-usz-rat-ta _lugal gal_
6. _lugal kur_ mi-ta-an-ni _szesz_-ka e-mu-ka
7. u3 sza i-ra-'a-a-mu-ka-ma
8. a-na ia-szi szul-mu a-na _szesz_-ia u3 a-na ha-ta-ni-ia
9. lu-u2 szul-mu a-na _e2-mesz_-ka a-na _dam-mesz_-ka
10. a-na _dumu-mesz_-ka a-na _lu2-mesz_-ka a-na _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ka
11. a-na _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka a-na _kur_-ka
12. u3 a-na mim-mu-ka dan-nisz2 lu-u2 szul-mu
  double ruling
13. sza _szesz_-ia sza a-ra-am-mu-usz
14. _dam_-su2 _dumu-munus_-ti at-ta-an-na-asz-szu
15. _{d}utu_ u3 {d}inanna a-na pa-ni-sza li#-il#-lik
16. ki-i lib3-bi sza _szesz_-ia# li-me-esz#-[szi]-lu#-usz#
17. u3 _szesz_-ia i-na u4 sza#-[a-szi?]
18. li-ih-du _{d}utu_ u3 {d}inanna# [a-na]
19. _szesz_-ia ka-ra-ba ra-[ba-a u3]
20. he-du-u2-ta ba-ni-i-[tu2?]
21. li-id#-din-u2-nisz2-szu lik#-[ru-bu-szu]
22. u3 _szesz_-ia lu-u2 bal-t,a2#-[ta]
reverse
1. a-na da-a-ra-a-tim-[ma]
  double ruling
2. {disz}ma-ne2-e _lu2-dumu-kin_-szu sza# [_szesz_-ia]
3. u3 {disz}ha-ne2-e tar-gu-ma-an-[na-szu]
4. sza _szesz_-ia ki-i i-li ur-te-eb#-[bi-ma]
5. _nig2-ba-mesz_ ma-'a-ta at-ta-ta-ad-din-[szu-nu-ma]
6. ub-te-en-ni-szu-nu dan-nisz2
7. ki-i te-em-szu-nu ba-nu-u2 asz-szum ka-li-szu-nu
8. a-mi-lu-u2-ta sza ka-an-na ep-szu
9. im-ma-ti-ma u2-ul a-mur _dingir-mesz_-ia
10. u3 _dingir-mesz_ sza _szesz_-ia li-is,-s,u2-ru-szu-nu
  double ruling
11. a-nu-um-ma {disz}na-ah-ra-ma-asz-szi#
12. sza ta-am-ra a-na e-be-szi a-na _szesz_-ia
13. al-ta-par2-szu u3 1(disz)-en ma-ni-in-nu
14. sza _{na4}za-gin3-kur {na4}za-gin3-kur na4#-kur_
15. u3 sza _ku3-sig17_ a-na szul-ma-ni
16. sza _szesz_-ia ul-te-bil2
17. u3 a-na 1(disz) me-at li-im _mu-mesz_-ti
18. a-na ti-ik-ki sza _szesz_-ia
19. lu-u2 na-ti
  double 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 021

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

  • history: AOAT 201, p. 144-147 (transliteration, translation)

    [Adler1976AOAT201] Adler, Hans-Peter. 1976. Das Akkadische Des Königs Tušratta von Mitanni. Vol. 201. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament . Kevelaer : Butzon & Bercker ; Neukirchen-Vluyn : Neukirchener Verlag.

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 50 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 10

    [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, 21 (copy)

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

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  • Museum No.: VAT 00190
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 19:02:29 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 021 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271178.
EA 021 artifact entry (No. P271178). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271178 (Original work published 2005)
EA 021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271178 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271178},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271178},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271178
LB  - CDLI:P271178
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - EA 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271178
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 021 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271178.
EA 021 artifact entry (No. P271178). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271178 (Original work published 2005)
EA 021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271178 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271178},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271178},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271178
LB  - CDLI:P271178
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - EA 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271178
ER  -
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