EA 060 (P271205)

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 00343

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 {d}utux(ERIM) _en_-ia
2. um-ma {disz}ARAD2-{d}asz-ra-tum
3. _ARAD2_-ka4 ep-ri sza _giri3-hi-a_-ka4#
4. a-na _giri3-hi-a lugal en_-ia
5. 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-szu am-qut
6. a-mur a-na-ku _ARAD2 lugal_ u3
7. _ur-gi7_ sza _e2_-szu u3
8. _kur_ a-mur-ri gab2-ba-szu
9. a-na _lugal en_-ia a-na-s,a-ar-szu
10. aq-bi asz-ta-ni a-na {disz}pa-ha-na-te
11. _{lu2}maszkim2_-ia le-qa-mi
12. _erin2-mesz_ til-la-tim a-na na-s,a-ri
13. _kur-hi-a# lugal_ a-nu-ma gab2-bi
14. _lugal#-hi-a_ sza _lugal erin2-mesz_ hur-ri
15. tu-ba#-u2-nim _kur-hi-a_
16. a-na ha-ba#-lim isz-tu#
17. _szu#?_-ia u3 _szu_ ha#?-[za-nu-_te] {lu2#?}[maszkim2_]
18. sza#? _lugal en_-[ia u3?]
19. [a]-na#-s,a-ar-[szu?-nu? a?-nu?-ma?]
20. [{disz}pa]-ha-na-te# _lu2#-[maszkim2_-ia]
reverse
1. yi-isz-al-szu _lugal_ {d}utux(ERIM)#
2. szum-ma la a-na-s,a-ar
3. _iri_ s,u-mu-ri _iri_ ul-la-sa3
4. i-nu-ma _{lu2}maszkim2_-ia
5. i-na szi-pir6-ti _lugal_ {d}utux(ERIM)
6. u3 a-na-ku _sze-sag11-ku5 sze-hi-a_
7. sza _iri_ s,u-mur u3 gab2-bi
8. _kur-hi-a_ a-na _lugal_ {d}utux(ERIM)-ia
9. _en_-ia a-na-s,a-ar-szu
10. u3 _lugal en_-ia# lu-u2 yi-da-an-ni
11. u3 yi-ip-qi2#-id-ni i-na _szu_
312. {disz}pa-ha-na-te _{lu2}maszkim2_-ia

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Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA, EA 060

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

  • history: Amurru, p. 7ff. (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. 131-133 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 27

    [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, 93 (copy)

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

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  • Museum No.: VAT 00343
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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 18:50:47 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
2024-07-10 at 10:42:48 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 060 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271205.
EA 060 artifact entry (No. P271205). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271205 (Original work published 2005)
EA 060 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271205 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271205},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271205
LB  - CDLI:P271205
M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - EA 060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271205
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“EA 060 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271205.
EA 060 artifact entry (No. P271205). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271205 (Original work published 2005)
EA 060 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271205 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271205},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271205
LB  - CDLI:P271205
M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - EA 060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271205
ER  - 
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