EA 100 (P270927)

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 029825(Egypt)

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. t,up-pi2 an-nu-u2 t,up-pi2
2. _iri_ ir-qa-ta a-na _lugal_-ri
3. _en_-nu um-ma _iri_ ir-qa-ta
4. u3 _lu2-mesz_ szi-bu!-ti-szi
5. a-na _giri3-mesz lugal_-ri _en_-nu
6. 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-an ni-am-qu2-ut
7. a-na _en_-nu _{d}utu_ um-ma
8. _iri_ ir-qa-ta i-de lib3-bi
9. _lugal en_ i-nu-ma ni-na-s,a-ru
10. _iri_ ir-qa-ta a-na sza-szu#
11. i-nu-ma yu-wa-szi-ra# _lugal#_
12. _en_-nu {disz}[_dumu_]-bi-ha-a [u3]
13. yi-iq-bi a-na ia-[szi]-nu#
14. um-ma _lugal_ u2#-s,a-ru-mi#
15. _iri_ ir-qa-ta _dumu-mesz#_
16. _lu2_ sza-ri _lugal_-ri
17. tu-ba-u2-na-nu
18. _iri_ ir-qa-ta tu-ba#-[u2]
19. ki-ta a-na _lugal_-ri
20. [i]-nu-ma na-ad-nu [x a-na]
21. _kur#_ su2#-ba-ri qa#-[du]
22. 3(u) _ansze-kur-ra#-mesz {gesz}[gigir-mesz_]
reverse
1. ti#-de lib3-bi _iri_ ir#-[qa-ta]
2. i-nu-ma ka-szi-id#
3. t,up-pi2 _lugal_ a-na sza-[ha-at,]
4. _kur_ sza il3-qu2 _lu2-mesz gaz#_ [isz-tu]
5. _lugal_-ri i-te9-ep-pi2#-[szu]
6. nu-kur2 it-ti-nu a-na _kur2#_
7. _en_-nu _lu2_ ti-isz3-ta-[par2-szu]
8. _ugu_-nu a-di ni-na-s,a-ru _ki#_
9. yi-isz3-me2 _lugal_-ru _en_-nu
10. a-wa-te _ARAD2-mesz_ ki-ti-szu
11. u3 ia-di-na _nig2-ba_
12. a-na _ARAD2_-szu u3 ti-da-ga-lu
13. _lu2-mesz_ a-ia-bu-nu u3
14. ti-ka-lu ep-ra sza-ri
15. _lugal_-ri u2-ul ti-na-mu-usz
16. isz-tu mu-hi-nu
17. a-bu-la nu-u2-du-lu a-di#
18. ka-sza-di sza-ri
19. _lugal#_ a-na ia-szi-nu
20. _kal#-ga nu-kur2 ugu_-nu
21. [_ma]-gal_ ma-gal
  single ruling

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P270927

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 029825(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270927
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270927
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q20312507

References

  • primary: EA, EA 100

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 172-173 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: BB, 42 and pl. 4 (copy, 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 100 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270927.
EA 100 artifact entry (No. P270927). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270927 (Original work published 2005)
EA 100 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270927 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270927},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P270927
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - EA 100 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270927
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 100 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270927.
EA 100 artifact entry (No. P270927). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270927 (Original work published 2005)
EA 100 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270927 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270927},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270927
LB  - CDLI:P270927
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - EA 100 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270927
ER  -
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