EA 039 (P270978)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Museum Number

CM 04748 (12206)

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 kur_ mi-is,-ri _szesz#_-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma _lugal kur_ a-la-szi-ia _szesz_-ka-ma
4. a-na ia-szi szul-mu
5. u3 a-na _ugu_-ka lu-u2 szul-mu
6. a-na _e2_-ka _munus-us2-mesz_-ka _dumu_-ka
7. _dam-mesz_-ka _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ka ma-du _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka
8. u3 i-na _kur_ mi-is,-ri _kur_-ka
9. ma-gal lu-u2 szul-mu
  single ruling
10. _szesz_-ia _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ri-ia
11. ha-mu-ut-ta na-as-ri-isz
12. usz-sze-ra-szu-nu u3 isz-mi
13. szu-lu-um-ka
  single ruling
14. _lu2_ an-nu-u2 _dam-gar3_-ia _szesz_-ia
15. na-as-ri-isz ha-mu-[ut]-ta#
16. usz-sze-ra-szu-nu
17. _{lu2}dam-gar3_-ia _{gesz}ma2_-ia
18. _lu2#_ pa-qa2-ri-ka ul
19. ia-qa2-ar-ri-ib
20. it-ti-szu-nu
reverse
  (hieratic inscription)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA, EA 039

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

  • history: Alasia Problems, p. 101 (photo)

    [Hellbing1979AlasiaProblems] Hellbing, Lennart. 1979. Alasia Problems. Vol. 57. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology. Göteborg : P. Åström.

  • history: catalogue of the exhibition Toutankhamoun et son temps, in the Petit Palais (reference from Kuehne, p. 87, n. 436) (photo)Moran, p. 112 (translation) [1992]

    [sec51748] N.d.

  • history: WA, 12 (copy)

    [Winckler1889ElArmana] Winckler, Hugo, and Ludwig Abel. 1889. Der Thontafelfund von El Amarna. W. Spemann, Berlin.

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  • Museum No.: CM 04748 (12206)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars approved View
2024-10-26 at 11:23:32 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-10-26 at 11:19:37 Firth, Richard Artifact 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 039 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270978.
EA 039 artifact entry (No. P270978). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270978 (Original work published 2005)
EA 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270978 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270978},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270978},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270978
LB  - CDLI:P270978
M1  - 2025/8/4/
TI  - EA 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270978
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“EA 039 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270978.
EA 039 artifact entry (No. P270978). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270978 (Original work published 2005)
EA 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270978 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270978},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270978},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270978
LB  - CDLI:P270978
M1  - 2025/8/4/
TI  - EA 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270978
ER  - 
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