EA 239 (P271196)

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 00334

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}]_lugal_-[ri]
2. _en#_-ia qi2-[bi2-ma]
3. um-ma {disz}pa2-du-za-na# _ARAD2#_-ka
4. a-na _giri3-mesz_-pi2
5. {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia
6. 7(disz) u3 7(disz)-ta-an
7. am-qut-mi
8. gab2-bi a-wa-te-_mesz_
9. _lugal_-ri _en_-ia
10. i-ba-asz-szi
11. a-di it-ta-s,i
12. _lu2-gal_ u3
13. yi-il5-te-qe2
reverse
1. mi-im-ma
2. sza iq-bi
3. {disz}lugal-ru
4. be-li-ia
5. a-mur ni-i-nu
6. _ARAD2-mesz lugal_-ri
7. u3 li-it-ta-s,i
8. _lu2-gal_ u3
9. li-de-mi
10. ar-na-nu [i]-nu-ma
11. li-im-ni
12. _ARAD2-mesz_-ka
13. i-na pa-ni-ka#
14. yi#-iq-[bu]
  single ruling

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 239

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 295-296 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 137

    [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, 139 (copy)

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

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  • Museum No.: VAT 00334
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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 18:40:59 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 239 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271196.
EA 239 artifact entry (No. P271196). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271196 (Original work published 2005)
EA 239 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271196 (Accessed: June 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271196},
}

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