EA 094 (P270986)

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 04756

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. [{disz}]ri#-[ib]-ad#-di# isz!#-ta!#-par2# a-na _lugal# kur#-[kur{ki}_]
2. _{lu2#}ARAD2# lugal#_ be-li2#-[ia a-na]-ku!
3. a-na# _giri3-mesz_ be-li2#-ia# 7(disz) u3 7(disz) am#-qut
4. a-na# mi-ni la-a yi-isz-me2 be-li2#
5. a-wa#-te! _ARAD2_-szu yi-de be-li2 i-nu-ma
6. [ia]-a-nu-mi le-em-na i-na# [a]-wa#-te _ARAD2#_-szu#
7. ul# iq#-bu a-wa-te! sza-ru-te# [mi]-im-ma
8. a-na _lugal_ be#-[li2]-ia a-wa-te i-da#-gal#
9. u3 a-wa-te da-mi-iq _lugal_ be-li2
10. qa-bi4-ti7 a-na _lugal_ be-li2-ia# usz-szi-ra-mi
11. _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti u3 ti-il5-[qe2 {disz}]_ARAD2#_-asz-ra-ta
12. mi-ia-mi yi-ma-lik i-zi-[za i]-na pa-ni
13. _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-at _lugal_ be-li2-ia
14. li#-iq#-bi# ti7-iq-bu-na# _lu2#-[mesz_] sza-ru-tu
15. [a-wa-te sza]-ru#-te# a-[na _lugal_] be-li2-ia
16. [...] _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti
17. [...]-at
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. sza#-ni#-[tam ...]
2'. _lu2_ na-a-ru [...]
3'. sza-ki-in _ugu#_ [...]
4'. u3 al-lu-u2 [...]
5'. u3 al-le _iri#_ [... _lu2_] na-a-ri
6'. szu-ut yi-de _lugal#_ [u3 ia-nu] _lu2#_ sza-na!
7'. u3 _a_ me2-e i-na#-sza#-szu#-nu-ma
8'. szu-ut yu-_til-la_-at,-szu-nu
9'. i-nu-ma i-ka-szi-isz a-na-ku
10'. _{lu2-mesz}gaz!_ nu-kur3-tu i-na ia-szi
11'. u3 szu-ut _te-la_-at,-szu-nu-ma
12'. u3 li-im-lik _lugal ARAD2_-szu
13'. li-szi-ra _lugal lu2_ ra-bi-s,a-szu
14'. li#-im#-lik i-na asz-ri szu-ut
15'. la#-[a]-mi yi#-isz-ta-hi-it
16'. [pa]-na#-nu#-ma [i]-na# _ansze-mesz_ yi-iq-bi
17'. _lugal_ a-na# na#-da#-ni a-na _ARAD2_
18'. [ki-it-ti-szu u3 ...] ia-nu mi-ma a-na [...]
19'. [...] szi i na na szu# ni# a-na [...]
20'. [...] lu [...]

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P270986

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 04756
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270986
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270986

References

  • primary: EA, EA 094

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 168 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: WA, 78 (copy)

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

  • history: Youngblood, Amarna Correspondence, 377ff (transliteration, translation)

    [Youngblood1961Amarna] Youngblood, Ronald Fred. 1961. “The Amarna Correspondence of Rib-Haddi, Prince of Byblos (EA 68-96).” Phdthesis.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 18:49:04 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
2024-07-04 at 08:28:03 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 094 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270986.
EA 094 artifact entry (No. P270986). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270986 (Original work published 2005)
EA 094 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270986 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270986},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270986},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“EA 094 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270986.
EA 094 artifact entry (No. P270986). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270986 (Original work published 2005)
EA 094 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270986 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270986},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270986},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270986
LB  - CDLI:P270986
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - EA 094 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270986
ER  -
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