EA 099 (P270974)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Museum Number

CM 04742 (12196)

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 x] x ma [...]
2. [_lu2] kur#_ am#-mi#-ia [...]
3. qi2#-bi2-ma um-ma
4. _lugal_-ma a-nu-um#-ma#
5. t,up-pa an-na#-a usz#-te#-bi-la-ku
6. qa2-be2-e [a]-na# ka#-a-sza
7. u3 us,-s,ur# lu#-u2#
8. na-s,a-ra-ta asz-ru
9. _lugal_ sza it-ti-ka
10. szu-szi-ir _dumu-munus#_-ka
11. a-na _lugal en_-ka
12. u3 szu-szi-<ir> _igi-du8-mesz_
13. 2(u)# _ARAD2-mesz saga_-ti3
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar {gesz}gigir-mesz_
2. _ansze-kur-ra-hi-a saga_-ti3
3. u3 li-iq-ba2-ku
4. _lugal en_-ka szi-ia-tu3 ba-an-tu3
5. sza ta2-ad-din-szu
6. _igi-du8_ a-na _lugal_
7. _egir dumu-munus_-ka
8. u3 lu-u2 ti-i-de9
9. i-nu-ma sza-lim _lugal_
10. ki-ma _{d}utu_-szi
11. i-na sza-me-e
12. _erin2#-mesz {gesz}gigir-mesz_-szu
13. ma-a-du ma-gal szul-mu

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P270974

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) Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt
Museum Number CM 04742 (12196)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270974
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270974

References

  • primary: EA, EA 099

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 171-172 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: LFM, p. 120 (translation)

    [Oppenheim1967LFM] Oppenheim, A. Leo. 1967. Letters from Mesopotamia: Official Business, and Private Letters on Clay Tablets from Two Millennia. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.

  • history: WA, 202 (copy)

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 10:47:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 19:10:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:57:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:42:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 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 099 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270974.
EA 099 artifact entry (No. P270974). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270974 (Original work published 2005)
EA 099 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270974 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {EA 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270974},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/26/
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M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - EA 099 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270974
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 099 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270974.
EA 099 artifact entry (No. P270974). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270974 (Original work published 2005)
EA 099 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270974 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {EA 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270974},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270974
LB  - CDLI:P270974
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - EA 099 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270974
ER  -
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