EA 131 (P270910)

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 029807(Egypt)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [yu]-szi#-ru# be-li _erin2-mesz_ ma-s,a-ar#-[ta]
3'. a-na _iri_ gub-li u3 i-na-an-[na]
4'. s,a-ab-ta-at _iri{ki}_ s,u-mu-ri
5'. _erin2-mesz iri_ gub{ub}-li di-ku
6'. szum-ma lib3-bi _lugal_ be-li-ia
7'. a-na _iri{ki}_ gub{ub}-la u3
8'. yu-szi-ra be-li 3(disz) me _erin2-mesz_ 3(u) _{gesz}gigir-mesz_
9'. me _lu2-mesz kur-mesz_ ka-szi u3 ti-na-s,a-ru
10'. _iri{ki#}_ gub{ub}-li _iri_ be-li-ia [u3]
11'. szum-ma _sze-mesz_ qe3-e-s,i2 la-a yu-szi-ru
12'. _lugal erin2-mesz_ pi2#-t,a2#-ta5 a-na _iri{ki}_ gub-la#
13'. u3 la-qe2#-mi# ti-il3-qu2-na-szi
14'. u3 ia-[a]-ti# [_ARAD2_-ka] ti-du-ku-na
15'. u3 ku-[u]-um#-ru# [ha-za]-an#-na _lugal_-ru3
16'. be-li-ia [u3 di]-ku#-ti u3
17'. qa-ar-bu# a-na _{lu2-mesz}maszkim_ :" ma-lik-_mesz_
18'. _lugal_ i-nu-ma di-ki {disz}pi2-wu-ri
19'. _lu2_ ma#-lik _lugal_ u3 sza#-ki-in
20'. a-na x x u3 szu#-hu-ri
21'. u3 ni#-nu _ARAD2-mesz lugal_ u3
22'. ma-ri-is, a-na _igi-mesz_-nu i-nu-ma
23'. ni-<nu> na-la2-qu2 u3 pal#-ha#-ti a-na#-ku#
reverse
1. la-a-mi u2-da-a-ka# [_lu2] usz2#_
2. yu-na#-da# _lu2-ki-[se3-ga_]-pi2
3. ia-nu a-na sza-a-[szu pa-na]-nu-ma
4. ti-pu-szu#-na ki-am#-mi# [u3]
5. yu-szar?-mi _lugal_ ab-bu#-[ka]
6. _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ta5 _tur_ u3 yi#-il3#-qe2#
7. gab2-ba u3 la-a yi-isz-mu
8. a-na ia-a-szi {disz}pa-ha-am-na-ta#
9. u3 yi-pu-szu ip-sza-ta5 sza-ru#-ta5#
10. u3 an-nu _dumu_ mar-szu iu2-ha-[li-iq]
11. _iri_ s,u-mur-ri u3 yi-isz-mu# [_lugal_]
12. a-wa-at _ARAD2_-szu u3 iu2#-[szi-ru]
13. _erin2-mesz_ pi2#-t,a2-tam _gal#_-ta5 yi-[il3-qu2 gab2]-ba#
14. i-nu-ma yi-qa-bu a-na [pa-ni]
15. _lugal_ ia-nu-mi _sze-mesz ninda-mesz_
16. a-ka-al _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti a-ia-mi
17. gab2-bi _didli iri{ki}_-ni _lugal_ be-li-ia
18. isz-tu lib3#-bi#-szu-nu _nig2-mesz#_ u _sze-mesz_
19. [i-ba-asz-szu]
20. [... _sze-mesz_]
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left
1. [x _erin2-mesz_ pi2]-t,a2#-ti u3 _erin2-mesz til-la_-ta#
2. [a-na na-s,a-ar] _iri{ki}_ gub-la la-a-mi [i]-ma#-ak#-ki
3. [szum-ma _lugal_] la-a yu-wa-sza#-ru-na
4. [a-na _iri{ki}_ gub]-la# u3 la-qu2-szi u3
5. u3# ia-nu _kur-mesz_ ki-na-a'-ni# a-na _lugal_
6. [yi-sza-al] {disz#}ia-an-ha-ma a-na a-<wa>-te-_mesz_ an-<nu-tu>

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P270910

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 029807(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270910
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270910

References

  • primary: EA, EA 131

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 212-214 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: BB, 24 (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 131 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270910.
EA 131 artifact entry (No. P270910). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270910 (Original work published 2005)
EA 131 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270910 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 131 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270910},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270910
LB  - CDLI:P270910
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - EA 131 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270910
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 131 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270910.
EA 131 artifact entry (No. P270910). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270910 (Original work published 2005)
EA 131 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270910 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 131 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270910},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270910
LB  - CDLI:P270910
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - EA 131 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270910
ER  -
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