EA 074 (P270898)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029795(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. {disz}ri-ib-ad-da iq-bi a-na _en_-li#-[szu]
2. _lugal kur-kur lugal gal lugal_ ta-am-ha-ar _{d}[nin_]
3. sza _iri_ gub-la ti-di-in _ga-kal_ a-na [_lugal_]
4. _en_-ia a-na _giri3-mesz en_-li-ia _{d}utu_-ia
5. 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-a-an am-qu2-ut lu-u2 i-de _lugal_-ru
6. _en_ i-nu-ma szal-ma-at _iri_ gub-la _geme2_
7. ki-it-ti sza _lugal_-ri isz-tu _u4-kam2-mesz_
8. sza ab-bu-ti-szu u3 an#-nu-usz i-na-an-na
9. i-te-zi-ib _lugal_-ru _iri_ ki-it-ti-szu
10. isz-tu qa-ti-szu li-da#-gal _lugal_ t,up-_pi2#-mesz_
11. sza _e2_ a-bi-szu i-nu-ma u2-ul _ARAD2_ ki-ti
12. _lu2_-lim sza i-ba-asz-szi i-na _iri_ gub-la
13. u2-ul ta-qa-al-mi a-na _ARAD2_-ka szum-ma
14. _ga-kal_ nu-kur2-tum sza _erin2-mesz gaz ugu_-<ia> u3
15. _dingir-mesz kur_-ka# _ti#_ ga-am-ru _dumu-mesz_-nu {munus}_dumu-munus-mesz_-<nu>
16. qa-du#-_gesz!? e2!_-nu i-na# na-da-nim i-na _kur_ ia-ri-mu-ta
17. i-na ba-la#-t,a2 _zi_-nu _a-sza2_-ia asz-sza-ta
18. sza la mu#-ta ma-szi-il3 asz-szum ba-li
19. i-re-szi-im# gab2-<bi> _iri-mesz_-ia sza i-na
20. _hur-sag_ :" ha-ar-ri u3 i-na a-hi a-ia-ab
21. i-ba-asz-szu i-ne2-ep-szu a-na _erin2-mesz gaz_
22. _iri_ gub-<la> qa-du 2(disz) _iri-mesz_ ir-ti-hu a-na ia-szi
23. u3 an-nu-usz i-na-an-na il3-ti-qe2
24. {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir!-ta _iri_ szi-ga-ta a-na sza-a-szu
25. u3 iq-bi a-na _lu2-mesz iri_ am-mi-ia du-ku-mi
26. _en#_-la-ku-nu u3 i-ba-sza-tu-nu ki-ma ia-ti-nu
27. u3 pa-asz-ha-tu-nu u3 ti-ne2-ep-szu ki-ma
28. [a]-wa#-te-_mesz_-szu u3 i-ba-asz-szu ki-ma
29. _lu2-mesz gaz_ u3 an-nu-usz i-na-an-na
30. isz-tap-pa-ar {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta a-na _erin2-mesz_
31. ina? e2 nin-urta_ pu-hu-ru-nim-mi u3
reverse
1. ni-ma-qu2-ut _ugu iri_ gub-la szum-ma ia-[nu]
2. _lu2_-li3 sza u2-sze20-ze-bu-sze# isz-tu qa-ti-nu#
3. u3 nu-da-bir5 _lu2-mesz_ ha-za-nu-ta isz-tu
4. lib3-bi _kur-kur{ki}_ u3 ti-ne2-pu-usz ka-li _kur-kur-mesz{ki}_
5. a-na _lu2-mesz gaz#_ u3 ki#-tu# ti-in-<ne2-pu-usz>-ma
6. a-na ka-li _kur-kur{ki}_ u3 pa-asz-hu _dumu-mesz_
7. u3 {munus}_dumu-munus-mesz_ a-<na> da-ri-ti _u4-kam2-mesz_
8. u3 szum-ma ap-pu-na-ma yu-s,a-na _lugal_-ru
9. u3 ka-li _kur-kur{ki}_ nu-kur2-tu4 a-na sza-szu
10. u3 mi-na yi-pu-szu a-na ia-szi-nu
11. ki-na-na ti-isz3-ku-nu _nam-erim2#_ a-na be-ri-szu-nu
12. u3 ki-na-na pa-al-ha-ti ma-gal ma-gal <<i-nu-ma>>
13. [i]-nu-ma ia-nu _lu2_ sza u2-sze-ze-ba-an-ni
14. [isz]-tu qa-ti-szu-nu ki-ma _muszen-mesz_ sza
15. i-na lib3-bi hu-ha-ri :" ki-lu-bi
16. sza-ak-na-at ki-szu-ma a-na-ku i-na
17. _iri_ gub#-la# am-mi-ni ta-qa-al-mi a-na _kur_-ka
18. a-nu-ma ki-a-ma asz-ta-pa-ar a-na _e2-gal_
19. u3 u2-ul ti-isz3-mu-na a-wa-tu-ia
20. a-nu-ma {disz}a-ma-an-ap-pa it-ti-ka sza-al-szu
21. szu-ut yi-de u3 ia-ta-mar pu-usz-[qa]
22. sza _ugu_-ia li-isz3-me2 _lugal_-ru a-wa-te _ARAD2_-szu
23. u3 ia-di-na ba-la-t,a2 _ARAD2_-szu
24. u3 yu-ba-li-it, _ARAD2_-szu u3
25. a-na-s,a-ra# [_iri_] ki#-it-ti-szu a-di _nin#_-nu
26. _dingir-mesz_-nu a-[na ka-ta5] u3 yi-da-gal# [_lugal_]
27. [_kur_]-szu u3 [_ARAD2_-szu yi-im]-lik a-na _kur#_-[szu]
28. u3 szu-up#-[szi-ih _kur_]-ka#-ma li-it-ri-is,#
29. i-na pa-ni _lugal# en#_-ia yu-wa-szi-ra
left
1. _lu2#_-szu u3 yi-zi-iz i-na-an-na u3 ak-szu-ud#
2. a-na-ku a-na _ugu lugal_-ri _en_-<ia> da-mi-iq it-ti-ka
3. a-na ia-szi mi-na i-pu-szu-na a-na-ku i-na
4. [i]-de-ni-ia a-nu-ma ki-a-ma u2-ba-u2 ur-ra
5. mu-sza#

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P270898

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 029795(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270898
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270898

References

  • primary: EA, EA 074

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 142-145 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: BB, 12 (copy)

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

  • history: Youngblood, Amarna Correspondence, 122ff (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 18:15:14 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
2024-07-04 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 Artifacts

“EA 074 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270898.
EA 074 artifact entry (No. P270898). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270898 (Original work published 2005)
EA 074 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270898 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270898},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270898},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270898
LB  - CDLI:P270898
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - EA 074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270898
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 074 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270898.
EA 074 artifact entry (No. P270898). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270898 (Original work published 2005)
EA 074 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270898 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270898},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270898},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270898
LB  - CDLI:P270898
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - EA 074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270898
ER  -
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