EA 220 (P271013)

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 04785 (12226)

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 {disz}lugal _en_-ia [_{d}utu_-ia]
2. qi2-bi2-ma#
3. um-ma {disz}kur2-ur-tu-ya _lu2#-iri#_ zu#-nu
4. _ARAD2_-ka _sahar-mesz_ sza _giri3-mesz_
5. _lugal en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
6. u3 _im-mesz_ sza ka-pa-szi-ka4#
7. a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia#
8. _{d}utu_-ia 7(disz) u3 7(disz)-ta-an
9. am-qut isz-ti-mi gab2-bi
10. a-wa-ti _lugal en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
11. mi-ia-ti a-na-ku u3 la
12. isz-te9-mu a-na _maszkim2 lugal en_-<ia>
13. [_{d}]utu#_-ia ki-ma qa-bi
14. [_lugal_]-ri _en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
15. [a]-nu#-ma is,-s,u2-ru
reverse
1. _iri#_{ki} _lugal_-ri _en_-ia _{d}utu#_-ia
2. a-di ka-sza-di
3. _{lu2}maszkim2 lugal_-ri _en_-ia
4. _{d}utu_-ia u3 li-di _lugal en_-ia
5. _{d}utu_ isz-tu _an{sza10-me}_
6. i-nu-ma sza-ah-ta-at-me
7. _iri{ki}_ sza _lugal_-ri _en_-ia
8. _{d}utu_-ia sza it-ti-ia
9. u3 mi-hi-is,-me a-bi-ia
10. u3 a-nu-ma e-na-s,a-ru
11. _iri{ki}_ sza _lugal_-ri _en_-ia
12. _{d}utu_-ia sza it-ti-ia
13. a-di ka-sza-di
14. _{lu2}maszkim2 lugal en_-ia
15. _{d}utu_-ia a-na la ma-di#
16. _kur#-[mesz]-ti-mesz lugal en_-ia _{d}[utu_-ia]

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P271013

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 04785 (12226)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271013
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271013

References

  • primary: EA, EA 220

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 285-286 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: WA, 150 (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 18:40:59 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, 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 220 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271013.
EA 220 artifact entry (No. P271013). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271013 (Original work published 2005)
EA 220 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271013 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 220 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271013},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - EA 220 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“EA 220 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271013.
EA 220 artifact entry (No. P271013). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271013 (Original work published 2005)
EA 220 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271013 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 220 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271013},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271013
LB  - CDLI:P271013
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - EA 220 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271013
ER  -
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