EA 166 (P271183)

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 00250

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# {disz}ha-a-i _szesz_-ia
2. um-ma {disz}a-zi-ri _szesz_-ka-ma
3. a-na _ugu_-ka lu-u2 szul-mu
4. u3 isz-tu _erin2-mesz_ s,a-bi pi2-t,a2-te
5. sza _lugal en_-ia ma-gal lu-u2 szul-mu
  single ruling
6. mi-i-na-am ap-pu-na-ma
7. u2-ba2-a'-i pa-ni _lugal en_-ia
8. ba2-nu-ta u2-ba2-a'-i
9. a-na-ku u3 _dumu-mesz_-ia
10. u3 _szesz-mesz_-ia gab2-bu _lu2-mesz ARAD2_
11. sza _lugal en_-ia ba2-ni
  single ruling
12. a-nu-um-ma a-na-ku u3 {disz}ha-ti-ip
13. ni-il-la-ka3-am i-na-an-na-ma
14. i-na ha-mut-isz {disz}ha-a-i
15. _uzu_ lib3-ba2-ku-nu lu-u2 i-de4
16. i-nu-ma ka3-asz-da2-ku
  single ruling
17. isz#-tu a-ma-_te-mesz en_-ia
18. la a-pa-at,-t,ar
19. u3 isz-tu a-ma-te-_mesz_-ku-nu
reverse
1. a-na-ku _{lu2}ARAD2_ sza _en_-ia
  single ruling
2. _lugal kur_ ha-at-te i-na _kur_ nu-ha#-asz-sze
3. a-szi-ib u3 pal-ha-ku
4. isz-tu pa-ni-szu as-surx(AMAR)-ri-mi
5. i-na _kur mar-tu_ i-la-<ka3>-am
6. u3 szum-ma _iri_ tu3-ni-ip
7. isz-hi-it,-ma 2(disz) 1(disz)-tim _kaskal_-nu i-na a-szar a-szi-ib
8. u3 pal-ha-ku isz-tu pa-ni-szu
9. u3 _ugu_ a-ma-ti szu-wa-ti
10. iz-za-az a-di pa-t,a2-ri-szu
  single ruling
11. u3 a-nu-um-ma i-il-la-ka3-am
12. i-na ha-mut-isz-ma
13. a-na-ku u3 {disz}ha-ti-ip
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P271183

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 00250
Accession Number —

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271183
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271183

References

  • primary: EA, EA 166

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

  • history: Amurru, p. 43ff (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. 254 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 90

    [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, 31 (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 18:44:23 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
2024-07-10 at 10:42:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:40:37 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 166 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271183.
EA 166 artifact entry (No. P271183). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271183 (Original work published 2005)
EA 166 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271183 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 166 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271183},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271183},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - EA 166 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271183
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 166 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271183.
EA 166 artifact entry (No. P271183). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271183 (Original work published 2005)
EA 166 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271183 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 166 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271183},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271183},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271183
LB  - CDLI:P271183
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - EA 166 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271183
ER  -
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