EA 075 (P270987)

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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Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Museum Number

CM 04757 (12191)

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. [{disz}]ri#-ib#-ad#-da# [iq-bi]
2. [a]-na _en_-szu# _lugal# [kur-kur lugal gal_]
3. _{d}nin_ sza _iri#_ [gub-la]
4. ti-din _kal-ga_ a-[na _lugal en_-ia]
5. a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia _{d}[utu_-ia]
6. [7(disz)]-szu# 7(disz)-a-an am-qu2-ut# [lu-u2]
7. [i]-de _lugal en_-li i-nu-[ma]
8. szal-ma-at _iri_ gub-la _geme2#_-[ka]
9. isz3#-tu! da-ri-it _u4-kam2#-mesz_
10. sza-ni#-tam _ga-kal_ nu-kur2 sza _erin2 gaz-mesz_
11. _ugu#_-ia ga-am-ru _dumu-mesz dumu#-munus-mesz_
12. _{gesz}[mesz] e2-mesz_ i-na na-da-ni
13. [i-na] _kur_ ia-ri-mu-ta i-na
14. i-na ba-la-at, _zi_-ti-nu#
15. [_a]-sza3#_-ia _dam_ sza la mu-ta#
16. ma-szi-il5 asz-szum ba-li
17. i-re-[szi]-im asz-ta-pa#-ar u3
18. [asz]-ta-ni a-na _e2-gal#_ asz-szum mur-s,i2! _ugu_-nu
19. [ia-nu sza] i-da-gal a-wa-te# sza#-a
20. [ti-ik-szu]-du-na li-isz3-me2
21. [_lugal_-ru a]-wa-_te-mesz# ARAD2#_-[szu]
22. [...]
reverse
1. [...] BU#-ni# ka-[li]
2. [_kur-kur] lugal_-ri _en_-ia {disz}a-du#-[na]
3. [_lugal] iri_ ir-qa-ta# i-du-ku-szu#?
4. [_lu2]-mesz gaz#?-[za?]-mesz#_ [u3] ia-nu
5. sza <ya>-aq-bi# mi#-[im]-ma a-na
6. {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta u3 ti-il3-qu2#-na#
7. {disz}mi-ya _lu2 iri#_ a-ra-asz-ni
8. is,-s,a-bat _iri_ ar-da#-ta
9. u3 an-nu-usz [i]-na-an-na
10. _lu2#-mesz iri_ am-mi-ia!(I) ti-du-ku
11. _en_-szu#-[nu u3 pa]-al-ha-ti a-na#-ku#
12. li-il5#-ma#-ad _lugal_ be-li
13. i-nu-ma is,-s,a-bat _lugal_ ha-ti
14. ka-li _kur-kur tukul_-ti-ti
15. _lugal kur_ mi-it-ta-ni-ma
16. _lugal kur_ na-ah-<ri>-ma [u3]
17. _kur# lugal-lugal_ ra-bu-[ti]
18. {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta# [_ARAD2_]
19. _ur-gi7_ yi-il3-[qu2 a-na sza-szu]
20. usz-szi-ra _erin2#-[mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti]
21. _ga#-kal ugu#_-[ia nu-kur2]
22. [x x] ma# [...]
23. [x x] ma# [...]
24. [...] ta# [...]
25. [...] a ti esz [...]
26. [u3 usz]-szi#-ra _lu2_ a-na _iri#_ [gub-la u3]
27. [a-ka]-sza#-da! a-na-ku a-na [ma-har _lugal_]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA, EA 075

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 145-146 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: WA, 79 (copy)

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

  • history: Youngblood, Amarna Correspondence, 155ff (transliteration, translation)

    [Youngblood1961Amarna] Youngblood, Ronald Fred. 1961. “The Amarna Correspondence of Rib-Haddi, Prince of Byblos (EA 68-96).” Phdthesis.

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  • Museum No.: CM 04757 (12191)
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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
2024-07-10 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 18:49:04 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
2024-07-04 at 08:28:03 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 075 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270987.
EA 075 artifact entry (No. P270987). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270987 (Original work published 2005)
EA 075 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270987 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270987},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270987},
}


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