EA 283 (P271201)

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 00339

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia
single ruling
2. _dingir-mesz_-nu!-ia u3 _{d}utu_-ia
3. um-ma {disz}szu-wa-ar-da-ta _ARAD2_-ka
4. a-na _giri3-mesz_ {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia am-qut
5. 7(disz) u3 7(disz) mi-la an-na
6. ma-aq-ta-ti a-na _giri3-mesz# lugal#_-ri _en_-ia
7. u3# sza#-ap-ra# _lugal_-ri# _en#_-ia#
8. a-na ia-szi# ur#-ru#-ba#
9. du-gu-la-ni _ki_ {disz}lugal#-ri# _en_-ia
10. mi-ia-mi yu-ma-gi-ir
11. ur-ru-ba it-ti {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia
12. le-qe2-ma _ku3_ 4(u) u3 _ku3_ 4(u) x
13. {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia a-nu-ma {disz}ia-an-ha-mu#
14. it#-<ti>-ka u3 qi2-bi2 it-ti-szu
15. szum-ma mi-la an-na i-ia-nu
16. _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti yi-ik-ki-im!(MI)-ni
single ruling
reverse
single ruling
1. {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia
2. yi-il5-ma-ad {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia
3. ki-ma 3(u) _iri-didli-mesz_ ip-pu-szu
4. _kur2_-nu a-na ia-szi
5. a-na-ku 1(disz)-en i-ba#-sza-ti
6. da-na-at _kur2_-nu# _ugu#_-ia#
7. nu-di-ni {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia#
8. isz-tu qa-ti-szu
9. yu-usz-szi-ra {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia
10. _erin2#-mesz#_ pi2#-t,a2#-ti# yi#-ik#-ki#-<im>-ni#
11. {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia a-nu-ma
12. {disz}ia-an-ha-mu u3 ra-bi-s,i#
13. {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia yi-iq-bi#
14. {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia it#-ti-szu
15. da#-na-at-mi# _kur2_-nu
16. _ugu_ {disz}szu-wa-ar-da-ta
17. u3 i-ia-nu
single ruling
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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)

Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Related publications

primary: EA, EA 283

[Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 323-324 (translation) [1992]

[Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.
history: VS 11, 160

[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, 101 (copy)

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 00339
Accession No.: —

Provenience

Provenience: Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
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Chronology

Period: Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-10 at 18:57:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-10 at 18:40:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Amarna Texts (P271201) (P271201)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P271201) (P271201)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“EA 283 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271201.

EA 283 artifact entry (No. P271201). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271201 (Original work published 2005)

EA 283 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271201 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).

@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 283 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271201},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271201},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271201
LB  - CDLI:P271201
M1  - 2025/12/29/
TI  - EA 283 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271201
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 283 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271201.

EA 283 artifact entry (No. P271201). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271201 (Original work published 2005)

EA 283 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271201 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).

@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 283 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271201},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271201},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271201
LB  - CDLI:P271201
M1  - 2025/12/29/
TI  - EA 283 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271201
ER  -