EA 135 (P270879)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1893-1-41 (409)

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
  beginning broken
1'. a-na [...]
2'. _iri_ s,u#-[mu-ra ...]
3'. u3 _lu2-mesz maszkim-mesz#_ [...]
4'. u3 a-s,i2-it# [...]
5'. u3 2(disz) me _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ [...]
6'. u3 [1(disz)-en ...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. la#-qu2 [...]
2'. u3 li#-[im-li-ik _lugal en_-ia]
3'. a-na _ARAD2_ ki#-[it-ti-szu u3 a-na _iri_]
4'. _mah_-ti sza [_lugal en_-ia la-a-mi]
5'. il3#-qi2 _iri_ ki-[it-ti-szu]
6'. u3 iq-bi [...]
7'. ir-tam-mi _ugu#_
8'. _lu2-mesz kur_ mi-is,#-[ri]
9'. u3 aq-bi#
10'. u3 [...]
11'. _iri#_ [...]
left
1. [...] it# a-na _lu2_ [...]
2. [...] _lugal be_-ia [...]
3. [...] nu#-kur3-tam a-na _be_-ia#
4. [... usz]-szi-ir-ti a-na mu-hi _lu2#-[maszkim_-ka]

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P270879

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) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1893-1-41 (409)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270879
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270879

References

  • primary: EA, EA 135

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 216 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: Sayce, Tell el Amarna, no. 2 (copy)

    [sec51463] Sayce, Archibald H. n.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 13:41:51 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 135 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270879.
EA 135 artifact entry (No. P270879). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270879 (Original work published 2005)
EA 135 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270879 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	month = {jul 25},
	title = {EA 135 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270879},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“EA 135 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270879.
EA 135 artifact entry (No. P270879). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270879 (Original work published 2005)
EA 135 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270879 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {EA 135 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270879},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/25/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P270879
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - EA 135 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270879
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