EA 009 (P270888)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029785(Egypt)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

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Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ni-ip-hu-ur-ri-ri-ia _lugal kur_ mi#-[is,-ri-i]
2. qi2-bi2-ma#
3. um-ma bur-ra-bu-ri-ia-asz _lugal kur_ ka-ra-du#-ni#-ia-asz
4. _szesz_-ka-ma a-na ia-a-szi szu-ul-mu
5. a-na ka-a-sza _e2_-ka _dam-mesz_-ka _dumu-mesz_-ka _kur_-ka
6. _lu2-gal-mesz_-ka _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ka da-an-[ni]-isz# lu szu-ul-mu
  single ruling
7. ul-tu ab-bu-u2-a-a u3 ab-bu-ka it-ti a-ha-mi-[isz]
8. t,a-bu-ta id-bu-bu
9. szu-ul-ma-na ba-na-a a-na a-ha-mi-isz ul-te-bi-i-lu-ni#
10. u3 me-ri-el-ta ba-ni-ta a-na a-ha-mi-isz ul ik-lu#-u2
11. i-na-an-na a-hu-u2-a-a 2(disz) _ma-na# ku3-sig17_ a-na szu-ul-ma-ni-ia ul-te-bi-i-la
12. i-na-an-na-ma _ku3-sig17_ ma-a-ad ma-la sza ab-bi-ka szu-bi-la
13. u3 szum-ma mi-i-is, mi-szi-el sza ab-bi-ka szu-bi-i-la
14. am-mi-ni 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ tu-sze-bi-e-la
15. i-na-an-na du-ul-li i-na _e2 dingir_ ma-a-ad u3 ma-gal
16. s,a-ab-ta-ku-u2-ma ip-pu-usz _ku3-sig17_ ma-a-da szu-bi-la
17. u3 at-ta mi-im-ma sza ha-asz-ha-a-ta i-na _kur_-ia
18. szu-up-ra-am-ma li-el-qu-ni-ik-ku
  single ruling
19. i-na ku-ri-gal-zu a-bi-ia ki-na-ha-a-a-u2 ga-ab-bi-szu-nu
20. a-na mu-uh-hi-szu el-ta-ap-ru-ni um-ma-a a-na qa-an-ni _kur_
21. ku#-usz#-da-am-ma i ni-ba-al-ki-ta-am-ma
22. [it]-ti#-ka i ni-sza-ki-in a-bu-u2-a-a
23. an-ni-ta el-ta-ap-ra-szu-nu-ti
24. um-ma-a
reverse
1. mu-usz-sze-ir it-ti-ia a-na na-asz-ku-u2-ni
2. szum-ma it-ti _lugal_ sza mi-is,-ri-i a-hi-ia ta-at-ta-ak-ra-ma
3. it-ti sza-ni-im-ma ta-at-ta-asz-ka-na
4. a-na-ku ul al-la-ka-am-ma ul a-ha-ba-at-ku-nu-szi-i
5. ki-i it-ti-ia na-asz-ku-nu a-bu-u2-a-a
6. asz-szum a-bi-ka ul isz-mi-szu-nu-ti
7. i-na-an-na asz-szur-ra-a-a-u2 da-gi-il pa-ni-ia
8. a-na-ku ul asz-pu-ra-ak-ku ki-i t,i-mi-szu-nu
9. a-na _kur_-ka am-mi-ni el-li-ku-u2-ni
10. szum-ma ta-ra-ah-ma-an-ni szi-ma-a-ti mi-im-ma
11. la ip-pu-u2-szu ri-qu-ti szu-nu ku-usz-szi-da-szu-nu-ti
  blank space
12. a-na szu-ul-ma-ni-ka 3(disz) _ma-na {na4}za-gin3 kur_
13. u 5(disz) _lal_ sza _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ sza 5(disz) _{gesz}gigir-mesz gesz-mesz_
14. ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P270888

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 029785(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270888
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270888
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q16002761

References

  • primary: EA, EA 009

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 18-19 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: BB, pl. 24 (photo)

    [Ungnad1914BB] Ungnad, Arthur. 1914. Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Zeit Der Hammurapi-Dynastie. Vol. 6. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek.

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 18:15:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:05:09 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 Artifacts

“EA 009 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270888.
EA 009 artifact entry (No. P270888). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270888 (Original work published 2005)
EA 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270888 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270888},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270888
LB  - CDLI:P270888
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - EA 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270888
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 009 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270888.
EA 009 artifact entry (No. P270888). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270888 (Original work published 2005)
EA 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270888 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270888},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270888
LB  - CDLI:P270888
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - EA 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270888
ER  - 
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