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

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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

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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

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: CM 04751
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 18:57:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:48:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 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 12, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-12]},
	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  - 2025/10/12/
TI  - EA 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270981
ER  - 

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 12, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-12]},
	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  - 2025/10/12/
TI  - EA 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270981
ER  - 
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