EA 124 (P270985)

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 04755 (12188)

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. [um]-ma# {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur _ARAD2#_-[ka-ma]
3. [_{d}]nin#_ sza-a _iri_ gub#-[la ti-di-in4]
4. [_kal]-ga_ a-na _lugal_-ri _en_-[ia a-na]
5. [_giri3]-mesz en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia [7(disz)-szu]
6. [7(disz)]-ta-an am-qu2-ut {disz}ri-ib#-[{d}iszkur]
7. isz#-ta-par a-na _en_-szu la-qa#-[mi]
8. [{disz}]a-zi-ru ka-li _iri-mesz_-ni#-[ia]
9. _iri_ gub-la i-na i-de-ni-sze
10. ir-ti-ha-at a-na ia-szi u3
11. mi-lik a-na _ARAD2_ ki-ti-ka
12. a-nu-ma i-te9-li _erin2-mesz_ i-na
13. _iri_ gub-la u3 la-qa-sze
14. i-na-na a-di yu-pa-he-ru ka-li#
15. _iri-mesz_ u3 yi-il3-qu2-sze a-ia-[mi]
16. i-zi-zu-na a-na-ku al-[lu-u2]
17. ki-a-ma yi-qa-bu la-qi2-[mi]
18. _iri-mesz_ {disz}ri-ib#-[{d}]iszkur# [u3]
19. _iri_ s,u-mu-[ra]
20. mi-ia-[mi] szu#-[ut _ARAD2-ku-ku_]
21. u3 la-qa _iri#-[mesz lugal_ a-na sza-szu]
22. u3 ha-za-nu-[ti da-ka?]
23. yi-sza-al [...]
24. a-di ki-na-an-[na]
25. _lugal_ a-na na-s,a-[ar]
26. [il3]-ti-[qe2]
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reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] usz#-szi-ir _erin2#-[mesz_ a-na]
2'. [s,a]-ba#-at _iri_ gub-la [u3 a-na]
3'. [s,a]-ba-at _iri_ be-ru-na al#-[lu-u2]
4'. ki#-a-ma ti-qa-bu at-<ta>-ma#
5'. ti#-isz3-tap-ru a-na ia-szi isz-tu#
6'. ka#-li _lu2-mesz_ ha-za-nu-ti a-[na]
7'. mi#-ni ti-isz-ta-pa-ru-na szu#-[nu]
8'. [a]-na# ka-ta5 _iri-mesz_-nu a-na sza#-[szu-nu]
9'. [_iri]-mesz_-ni-ia la-qa {disz}a-zi#-[ru]
10'. [u3] an#-nu-u2 ta-ra a-na
11'. [s,a-ba]-at# _iri_ gub-la a-na#
12'. di-[ik-ka?-at {disz}ARAD2-a]-szi-ir-ta [u3]
13'. {disz}pa-wa#-[ra i-na]-na yi#-[qa-bu]
14'. a-na ia-szi a-nu-[ma la-a]
15'. yu-s,a _lugal_ u3 [...]
16'. ki-ma a-bu-ti-ka [na-ak-ru]
17'. _lu2-mesz_ sza-ru-tu isz-tu# [_lugal_]
18'. a-mur a-na-ku u2-ul _gu4-mesz_
19'. u3 la-a _ud5-mesz_ u3 a-na x x
20'. mi#-ni usz-szi-ir _lugal erin2-mesz_ [szir]-ma-ma
21'. pi2#-t,a2-ti a-na la-qi2 _iri#-[mesz_]
22'. la#-a yi-li-u2 la-qa-[sze-na]
23'. [u3] la-qa-ma _iri_ gub-[la]
24'. [isz]-tu# qa-ti-ka la-a-[mi?]
25'. [yi-il3]-qu2#-sze a-di da-ri#-[ti]
26'. [szum-ma] lib3-bi _lugal_ a-na-<na>-s,a#-[ar _iri_-szu]
27'. [id]-na u3 usz-szi#-[ra _lu2-mesz_]
28'. [ma-s,a]-ar-ta [ki-ma]
29'. [ar]-hi-isz3 i-na#
30'. [al-lu]-u2 3(disz) _lu2-mesz#_
31'. [_lu2]-mesz_ sze su#
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32'. [...] _iri#-[mesz_]

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)

Collections

Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Related publications

primary: EA, EA 124

[Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 203-204 (translation) [1992]

[Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.
history: WA, 62 + 64d + 65 (copy)

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CM 04755 (12188)
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Provenience

Provenience: Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
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Chronology

Period: Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-10 at 18:57:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-10 at 18:48:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Amarna Texts (P270985) (P270985)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P270985) (P270985)

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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 124 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270985.

EA 124 artifact entry (No. P270985). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270985 (Original work published 2005)

EA 124 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270985 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270985},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270985},
}

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TI  - EA 124 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 124 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270985.

EA 124 artifact entry (No. P270985). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270985 (Original work published 2005)

EA 124 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270985 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).

@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270985},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270985},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270985
LB  - CDLI:P270985
M1  - 2026/2/11/
TI  - EA 124 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270985
ER  -