EA 104 (P270981)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Museum Number

CM 04751

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. a-na _lugal_-ri _en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur _ARAD2_-ka-ma
4. a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
5. 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-an am-qu2-ut
6. yi-de _lugal_-ru _en_-li
7. i-nu-ma {disz}pu-ba-a'2-la
8. {disz}dumu ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta
9. i-te9-ru-ub a-na _iri_ ul-la-sa3
10. a-na sza-szu-nu _iri_ ar-da-ta
11. _iri_ ya-ah-li-ia _iri_ am-bi
12. _iri_ szi-ga-ta ka-li
13. _iri-mesz_ a-na sza-szu-nu
14. u3 yu-szi-ra _lugal_-ru
15. _til-la_-ta a-na _iri_ s,u-mu-ra
16. a-di yi-ma-li-ku
17. _lugal_-ru a-na _kur_-szu mi-ia-mi
18. _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta
19. _ARAD2 ur-gi7 lugal_
20. _kur_ ka-asz-szi u3 _lugal_
21. _kur_ mi-ta-ni szu-nu
22. u3 ti-il3-qu2-na
23. _kur lugal_-ri a-na
24. sza-szu-nu pa-na-nu
reverse
1. ti-il2#-qu2#-na# _iri-mesz_
2. ha-za-ni-ka u3 qa-la-ta
3. an-nu-u2 i-na-na du-bi-ru#
4. _{lu2}maszkim_-ka u3 la-qu2
5. _iri-mesz_ a-na sza-szu-nu
6. a-nu-ma la-qu2 _iri_ ul-la-sa3
7. szum-ma ki-a-ma qa-la-ta
8. a-di ti-il3-qu2-na
9. _iri_ s,u-mu-ra <<u3>>
10. u3 ti-du-ku-na _{lu2}maszkim2_
11. u3 _erin2-mesz_ til-la-ti
12. sza i-na s,u-mu-ra mi-na
13. i-pu-szu-na u3 a-na-ku
14. la-a i-le-u2 a-la-kam#
15. a-na s,u-mu-ra
16. _iri-iri_ am-pi2
17. _iri_ szi-ga-ta _iri_ ul-la-sa3
18. _iri_ er-wa-da nu-kur2
19. a-na ia-szi sza-ma-ma <<szu-nu>>
20. szu-nu i-nu-ma i-te9-ru-bu
21. i-na _iri_ s,u-mu-ra
22. _iri-mesz_ an-nu-tu _{gesz}ma2-mesz_
23. u3 _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir#-ta
24. i-na s,e2-ri u3
25. iz#-zi#-za _ugu_ u3
26. la-a i-le-u2
left
1. a-s,a u3 ep-sza-at _iri_ gub-la
2. [a]-na _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_ a-na _iri_ i-bir5#-ta
3. al-ka u3 bu#-u2 in4-ne2-ip-sza
4. a-na _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_
  single ruling

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P270981

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt
Museum Number CM 04751
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270981
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270981

References

  • primary: EA, EA 104

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 177-178 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: WA, 60 (copy)

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 18:57:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:48:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 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, CDLI Approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“EA 104 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270981.
EA 104 artifact entry (No. P270981). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270981 (Original work published 2005)
EA 104 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270981 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270981},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270981},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“EA 104 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270981.
EA 104 artifact entry (No. P270981). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270981 (Original work published 2005)
EA 104 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270981 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270981},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270981},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270981
LB  - CDLI:P270981
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - EA 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270981
ER  -
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