EA 170 (P271189)

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 00327

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 _lugal en_-ni
2. um-ma {disz}{d}iszkur-lu-ia u3 um-ma
3. {disz}be-ti-_dingir_ a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ni ni-am-qut
4. a-na muh-hi _en_-ni lu-u2 szul-mu
5. u3 an-na-kam isz-tu _kur-mesz_-szu
6. sza _en_-ni dan-nisz2 szul-mu
  single ruling
7. _en_-ni mi-im-ma-am-ma
8. i-na lib3-bi-ka la ta-szak-kan2
9. lib3-ba-ka la tu3-usz-ma-ra-as,
10. _en_-ni ki-i-me-e te-le-e'2-e-mi
11. u3 pa-ni-szu-nu s,a-bat _zu-zi_-la-ma-an
12. ki-i-me-e i-na asz-ra-nu
13. la u2-wa-ah-he2-ru-ka
  single ruling
14. sza-ni-tam _erin2-mesz kur_ ha-at-te
15. {disz}lu-_pa-ak-ku_ il5-te-qu2-nim
16. _iri-hi-a kur_ am-qi2 u3 isz-tu _iri-hi-a_
17. {disz}a-ad-du-mi il5-te-qu2-nim-mi
18. u3 be-li2-ni li-i-de4
  single ruling
19. sza-ni-tam ki-a-am ni-isz3-te-mi
reverse
1. {disz}zi-ta-na
2. il5-li-kam-mi <<u3>>
3. u3 _9(disz) szar'u@v-mesz erin2-mesz giri3_
4. it-ti-szu sza il5-li-kam2
5. u3 a-ma-ta la nu-tar-ri-is,
6. szum-ma i-na ki-it-ti i-ba2-asz-szu-nim
7. u3 i-ka3-sza10-du-nim
8. i-na _kur_ nu-ha-asz-sze
9. u3 {disz}be-ti-_dingir_
10. a-szap-par2 a-na pa-ni-szu
11. ki-i-me-e pa-ni-szu-nu
12. ni-s,a-ab-bat u3 _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ip-ri-ia
13. ar-hi-isz a-na muh-hi-ka
14. a-sa-ap-par ki-i-me-e a-ma-tu2
15. ut-te-ir-ka szum-ma i-ba2-asz-szi
16. u3 szum-ma ia-nu
  single ruling
17. a-na {disz}gal-dingir u3 {disz}ARAD2-{d}urasz
18. a-na {disz}dumu-a-na u3 {disz}gal-s,i2-id-qi2
19. um-ma {disz}a-mur-{d}iszkur
20. a-na _ugu_-hi-ku-nu lu-u2 szul-mu
21. lib3-ba2-ku-nu la tu3-usz-ma-ra-:"-s,a-nim
left
1. u3 mi-im-ma i-na _sza3_-ku-nu la ta-szak-kan2-nu-nim
2. u3 an-na-kam isz-tu _e2-mesz_-ku-nu
3. dan-nisz2 szul-mu u3 a-na {disz}a-na-ti
4. szul-ma qi2-bi

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P271189

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 00327
Accession Number —

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271189
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271189
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q60524613

References

  • primary: EA, EA 170

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

  • history: Amurru, p. 55ff (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. 257-258 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 94

    [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: Dietrich, M., and O. Loretz, Stiehl and Stier, eds., Beitraege zur Alten Geschichte und deren Nachleben, band 1, p. 16ff (transliteration, translation)

    [sec52418] N.d.

  • history: WA, 143 (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
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
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 18:40:59 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 Approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 170 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271189.
EA 170 artifact entry (No. P271189). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271189 (Original work published 2005)
EA 170 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271189 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 170 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271189},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271189},
}


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TI  - EA 170 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271189
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 170 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271189.
EA 170 artifact entry (No. P271189). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271189 (Original work published 2005)
EA 170 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271189 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 170 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271189},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271189},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271189
LB  - CDLI:P271189
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - EA 170 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271189
ER  -
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