EA 132 (P270904)

Tablet excavated in Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029801(Egypt)

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_-ia _{d}utu_-ia#
2. [qi2]-bi-ma um-ma {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur
3. _ARAD2#_-ka-ma _{d}nin_ sza-a
4. _iri#_ gub-la ti-di-in4 _kal-ga_
5. a-na _lugal_-ri _en_-ia a-na
6. _giri3-mesz en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
7. 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-an am-qu2-ut
8. sza-ni-tam mi-li-ik
9. _iri_ gub-la _iri_ ki-ti-ka
10. pa-na-nu yi-zi-iz-mi
11. {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta _ugu_-ia
12. u3 asz-ta-pa-ar a-na
13. a-bi-ka usz-szi-ra-mi
14. _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti _lugal_-ri
15. u3 tu-ul-qu2 ka-li#
16. _kur_ i-na _u4-kam2-mesz_ u2-ul#
17. la-qi2 {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta#
18. qa-du mi-am-mi-szu a-na#
19. u3 an-nu-u2 i-na-na
20. pu-hi-ir {disz}a-zi-ru ka#-[li]
21. _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_ u3 qa-[bi]
22. a-na sza-szu-nu szum-ma
23. _iri_ gub-la la-a ir-ha#
24. szu#-ut yu-s,a#
25. [...] mu#
26. [...]
27. [...]
reverse
1. [sza] _ARAD2#_-ka# [...]
2. al#-lu-mi {disz}ia-an-ha#-[mu]
3. it-ti-ka u3 sza#-[al-szu]
4. szum-ma la-a qa-bi-ti
5. a-na sza-a-szu a-pa-szi-mi3#
6. at-ta ki-ta it-[ti] _dumu-mesz_
7. {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta u3
8. la-qu2-ka sza-ma a-na# [ia-szi]
9. u3 na-s,a-ar _iri-[mesz_]
10. _lugal en_-szu qa-bi-ti
11. ki-na-na a-na {disz}pa-wu-[ra]
12. u3 la-a yi-isz-mu-[na]
13. i-na a-wa-te-_mesz_ {disz}ha-ip#
14. a-bu-szu nu-ki-ir _iri-mesz#_
15. an-nu-u2 {disz}ha-ip na-da-[an]
16. _iri_ s,u-mu-ra u2-ul
17. ia-qu2-ul _lugal_ a-na i-pe2#-szi
18. an-nu-u2 i-nu-ma di-ka
19. _{lu2}maszkim2_ szum-ma i-na-na
20. qa-la-ta u3 {disz}pi2-hu-ra
21. la-a yi-zi-za i-na
22. _iri_ ku-mi3-di u ka-li _lu2-mesz_
23. ha#-za-ni-ka tu3-da-ku-na#
24. [a]-nu-ma ki-a-ma <asz>-pu-ru a-na _e2-gal#_
25. [u3] la-a yu-usz-mu
26. [a]-na# ia-szi usz-szi-ra
27. [_{gesz}]ma2-mesz_ ti-il3-qu2 mi-im-[ma]
28. _{d#}nin_ u3 ia-ti
left
1. [usz-szi]-ra 5(u) me _lu2-mesz_ u 5(u) me# _lu2#-mesz#_ sza#
2. [_kur_ me-lu]-ha 5(u) _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ [u3? ti]-na#-s,i2-ru#
3. [_iri_] a-na ka-ta5 usz-szi#-[ra] _erin2-mesz_
4. pi2-t,a2-ti u3 szu-up-szi-ih _kur-mesz_

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P270904

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 029801(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270904
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270904

References

  • primary: EA, EA 132

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p.. 214-215 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: BB, 18 (copy)

    [Ungnad1914BB] Ungnad, Arthur. 1914. Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Zeit Der Hammurapi-Dynastie. Vol. 6. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:05:09 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 19:55:18 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 132 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270904.
EA 132 artifact entry (No. P270904). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270904 (Original work published 2005)
EA 132 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270904 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270904},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270904},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270904
LB  - CDLI:P270904
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - EA 132 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270904
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 132 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270904.
EA 132 artifact entry (No. P270904). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270904 (Original work published 2005)
EA 132 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270904 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270904},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270904},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270904
LB  - CDLI:P270904
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - EA 132 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270904
ER  -
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