EA 075 (P270987)

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 04757 (12191)

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#-da# [iq-bi]
2. [a]-na _en_-szu# _lugal# [kur-kur lugal gal_]
3. _{d}nin_ sza _iri#_ [gub-la]
4. ti-din _kal-ga_ a-[na _lugal en_-ia]
5. a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia _{d}[utu_-ia]
6. [7(disz)]-szu# 7(disz)-a-an am-qu2-ut# [lu-u2]
7. [i]-de _lugal en_-li i-nu-[ma]
8. szal-ma-at _iri_ gub-la _geme2#_-[ka]
9. isz3#-tu! da-ri-it _u4-kam2#-mesz_
10. sza-ni#-tam _ga-kal_ nu-kur2 sza _erin2 gaz-mesz_
11. _ugu#_-ia ga-am-ru _dumu-mesz dumu#-munus-mesz_
12. _{gesz}[mesz] e2-mesz_ i-na na-da-ni
13. [i-na] _kur_ ia-ri-mu-ta i-na
14. i-na ba-la-at, _zi_-ti-nu#
15. [_a]-sza3#_-ia _dam_ sza la mu-ta#
16. ma-szi-il5 asz-szum ba-li
17. i-re-[szi]-im asz-ta-pa#-ar u3
18. [asz]-ta-ni a-na _e2-gal#_ asz-szum mur-s,i2! _ugu_-nu
19. [ia-nu sza] i-da-gal a-wa-te# sza#-a
20. [ti-ik-szu]-du-na li-isz3-me2
21. [_lugal_-ru a]-wa-_te-mesz# ARAD2#_-[szu]
22. [...]
reverse
1. [...] BU#-ni# ka-[li]
2. [_kur-kur] lugal_-ri _en_-ia {disz}a-du#-[na]
3. [_lugal] iri_ ir-qa-ta# i-du-ku-szu#?
4. [_lu2]-mesz gaz#?-[za?]-mesz#_ [u3] ia-nu
5. sza <ya>-aq-bi# mi#-[im]-ma a-na
6. {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta u3 ti-il3-qu2#-na#
7. {disz}mi-ya _lu2 iri#_ a-ra-asz-ni
8. is,-s,a-bat _iri_ ar-da#-ta
9. u3 an-nu-usz [i]-na-an-na
10. _lu2#-mesz iri_ am-mi-ia!(I) ti-du-ku
11. _en_-szu#-[nu u3 pa]-al-ha-ti a-na#-ku#
12. li-il5#-ma#-ad _lugal_ be-li
13. i-nu-ma is,-s,a-bat _lugal_ ha-ti
14. ka-li _kur-kur tukul_-ti-ti
15. _lugal kur_ mi-it-ta-ni-ma
16. _lugal kur_ na-ah-<ri>-ma [u3]
17. _kur# lugal-lugal_ ra-bu-[ti]
18. {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta# [_ARAD2_]
19. _ur-gi7_ yi-il3-[qu2 a-na sza-szu]
20. usz-szi-ra _erin2#-[mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti]
21. _ga#-kal ugu#_-[ia nu-kur2]
22. [x x] ma# [...]
23. [x x] ma# [...]
24. [...] ta# [...]
25. [...] a ti esz [...]
26. [u3 usz]-szi#-ra _lu2_ a-na _iri#_ [gub-la u3]
27. [a-ka]-sza#-da! a-na-ku a-na [ma-har _lugal_]

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P270987

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 04757 (12191)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270987
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270987
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q60524623

References

  • primary: EA, EA 075

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 145-146 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: WA, 79 (copy)

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

  • history: Youngblood, Amarna Correspondence, 155ff (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
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars 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 18:49:04 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 Approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“EA 075 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270987.
EA 075 artifact entry (No. P270987). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270987 (Original work published 2005)
EA 075 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270987 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270987},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270987},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270987
LB  - CDLI:P270987
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - EA 075 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270987
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 075 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270987.
EA 075 artifact entry (No. P270987). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270987 (Original work published 2005)
EA 075 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270987 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270987},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270987},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270987
LB  - CDLI:P270987
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - EA 075 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270987
ER  -
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