EA 136 (P270902)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029799(Egypt)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na _lugal en_-ia
2. um-ma ri-ib-{d}iszkur _ARAD2_-ka
3. _isz_ :" e-bi-ri sza 2(disz) _giri3-mesz_-ka
4. a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia
5. 7(disz) u7-ta-an am-qu2-ut
6. u3 lu-u2 yi-isz-me _lugal en_-ia
7. a-wa-te _ARAD2_-szu
8. _lu2-mesz iri_ gub-la u3 _e2_-ia
9. u3 _munus dam_-ia
10. te-iq-bu-na a-na ia-szi-ia
11. a-li-ik-mi _egir_
12. {disz}dumu ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta
13. u3 ni-pu-usz szal-ma bi-ri-nu
14. u3 e-ma-e a-na-ku
15. la-a isz-me a-na sza-szu-nu
  single ruling
16. sza2-ni-tam szap-ra-ti a-na _lugal en_-ia
17. u3 isz-ta-ni usz-szi-ra [_bil?_]
18. _lu2-mesz un_ :" ma-s,a-ar-ta
19. a-na _ARAD2_-ka u3 lu-u2
20. ti-na-s,a-ru _iri{ki}_
21. a-na _lugal en_ u3 la-a
22. ka-szi-id a-wa-tu
23. _lugal en_-ia a-na _ARAD2_-szu
  single ruling
reverse
1. sza2-ni-tam u3 in-du-um
2. yi-s,a-hi-ra-am a-na ia-szi
3. u3 im-lu-uk isz-tu
4. _sza3_-ia a-li-ik-mi a-na-ku
5. i-pu-<szu>-ma-am _du10-ga_ :" _tu-ka_
6. it-ti-szu sza {disz}am-mu-ni-ra
7. u3 al-ka-ti
8. a-na _e2_-szu asz-szum
9. e-pu-usz _du10-ga_ bi-ri-<nu>
10. u3 a-na-ku a-tu-ur a-na _e2_-ia
11. u3 id-du-ul _e2_ isz-tu
12. pa-ni-ia u3 _lugal en_-ia
13. yi-im-lu-uk a-na _ARAD2_-szu
  single ruling
14. a-nu-im-ma _u4-kam_ u3 mu-sza
15. u2-qa-mu _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-at
16. _lugal en_-ia u3 _lugal en_-ia
17. yi-im-lu-uk a-na _ARAD2_-szu
18. szum-ma i-ia-nu _sza3_ sza-na-am
19. _ugu lugal en_-ia _ba-usz2_ a-na-ku
20. u3 _lugal en_-ia _til-la ARAD2_
21. sza2#-ni-tam 2(disz) _dumu_-ia u3 2(disz) _munus dam_
22. na-ad-nu a-na _lu2_ ar-ni
left
1. sza _lugal#_

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA, EA 136

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 216-217 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: BM E 16 and pl. 20 (copy, photo)

    [sec51545] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: BM 029799(Egypt)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“EA 136 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270902.
EA 136 artifact entry (No. P270902). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270902 (Original work published 2005)
EA 136 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270902 (Accessed: May 30, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 136 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270902},
}

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