EA 191 (P270990)

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 04760 (12192)

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# {disz}lugal-ma _en_-ia
2. um-ma {disz}ar-sa3-wu-ya _lu2 iri_ ru#-hi-za
3. a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia am-qut
4. _lugal en_-ia isz-pur-mi
5. a-na szu-szi-ri a-na pa-ni
6. _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-at _lugal en_-ia
7. u3 a-na pa-ni _maszkim2-mesz_-szu
8. ma-ah-du-te
  single ruling
9. u3 i-ma-la-ku ba-li-mi3
10. ur-ru-ud _lugal en_-ia
  single ruling
11. lu-uk-szu-da-am-mi3
12. _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-at _lugal [en_-ia]
13. u3 _maszkim2-mesz_-szu u3 a-na-ku#
14. szu-szi-ra-ku gab2-ba2
15. [u3] ar-ki-szu-nu
16. [a]-al#-la-ak-me
reverse
1. a-szar na-ak-ru
2. _lugal en_-ia
3. u3 ni-il5-qe2-szu-nu
4. i-na qa-at _lugal en_-nu ni#-din-me
5. a-ia-bi-szu
  single ruling
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P270990

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 04760 (12192)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270990
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270990

References

  • primary: EA, EA 191

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 271 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: WA, 125 (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
2024-07-10 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 18:40:59 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 191 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270990.
EA 191 artifact entry (No. P270990). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270990 (Original work published 2005)
EA 191 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270990 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270990},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270990},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“EA 191 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270990.
EA 191 artifact entry (No. P270990). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270990 (Original work published 2005)
EA 191 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270990 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270990},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270990},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270990
LB  - CDLI:P270990
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - EA 191 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270990
ER  -
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