EA 206 (P270992)

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 04762 (12229)

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 {disz}lugal
2. be-li-ia
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma {disz}lu2 _iri_ na-zi-ba
5. _ARAD2_-ka a-na _gir2-mesz_
6. {disz}lugal be-li-ia
7. 7(disz)-szu a-na pa-ni
8. 7(disz)-ta-ni am-qut
9. at-ta
10. sza-ap#-ra#-<ta>
reverse
1. a-na szu-szi-ri
2. a-na pa-ni _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-te
3. u3 a-nu-ma
4. a-na-ku qa-du _erin2-mesz_-ia
5. u3 _{gesz}gigir-mesz#_-ia
6. a-na pa-ni _erin2#-mesz_
7. pi2-t,a2-te
  single ruling
  blank space

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Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA, EA 206

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 280 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: WA, 151 (copy)

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

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  • Museum No.: CM 04762 (12229)
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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 18:40:59 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 Approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 206 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270992.
EA 206 artifact entry (No. P270992). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270992 (Original work published 2005)
EA 206 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270992 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 206 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270992},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270992},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270992
LB  - CDLI:P270992
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - EA 206 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270992
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 206 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270992.
EA 206 artifact entry (No. P270992). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270992 (Original work published 2005)
EA 206 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270992 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 206 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270992},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270992},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270992
LB  - CDLI:P270992
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - EA 206 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270992
ER  - 
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