EA 015 (P271024)

Letter tablet excavated in Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

MMA 24.2.11

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Middle Assyrian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na _lugal kur_ mi#-[is,-s,a?-ri]
2. qi2-bi-[ma]
3. um-ma {disz}{d}a-szur-_ti-la# [lugal kur_ {d?}a]-szur-ma
4. a-na ka-sza _e2_-ka a-na _kur_-ka
5. a-na _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ka u3 _erin2-mesz_-ka
6. lu-u2 szul-mu
7. _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ia al-tap-ra-ak-ku
8. a-na a-ma-ri-ka u3 _kur_-ka a-na a-ma-ri
9. a-di an-ni-sza ab-ba-u2-ia
10. la isz-pu-ru
11. u4-ma a-na-ku al-tap-ra-ak-ku
12. 1(disz) _{gesz}gigir saga_-ta 2(disz) _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_
13. u3# 1(disz) _{na4}u2_-hi-na sza _{na4}za-gin3 kur_-e
14. [a]-na# szul-ma-ni-ka
15. [u2]-sze-bi-la-ku#
16. [_dumu_ szi]-ip-ri sza asz-pu-ra-ku-ni
17. [...] a-na a-ma-ri
reverse
1. la#? tu4-ka-as-su
2. li#-mu-ur u3 li-it-tal-ka
3. t,e2#-em-ka u3 t,e2#-em
4. ma-ti-ka li-mur
5. u3 li-it-ta-al-ka
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Middle Assyrian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P271024

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) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number MMA 24.2.11
Accession Number not in metonline ?

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271024
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271024
Text Corpus of Middle Assyrian (TCMA) P271024
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q20312493

References

  • primary: EA, EA 015

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

  • history: Assyrian Royal Inscriptions 1, p. 47f. (translation) [1972]

    [Grayson1972ARI1] Grayson, A. Kirk. 1972. Assyrian Royal Inscriptions. Vol. 1. Assyrian Royal Inscriptions.

  • history: Moran, CTMMA 1, 102

    [Moran1988CTMMA1] Moran, William L. 1988. “Amarna Texts (Nos. 102, 103).” In Tablets, Cones, and Bricks of the Third and Second Millennia B.C., edited by Ira Spar, 149–51. Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume 1. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

    (copy, transliteration, translation)

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 37-38 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: Scheil, Bulletin de l'Institut francais d'archéologie orientale du Caire 2, p. 114 (copy) [1902]

    [sec51863] N.d.

  • history: Bull, Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 21, p. 170, fig. 1 (photo, obverse) [1926]

    [sec51864] N.d.

  • history: Hayes, W.C., The Scepter of Egypt 2, p. 296, fig. 182 (photo, obverse) [1959]

    [sec51865] N.d.

  • history: Artzi, Bar-Ilan Departmental Researches: Bar-Ilan Studies in History, p. 27f. (transliteration, translation) [1978]

    [sec51867] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-31 at 07:48:41 de Ridder, Jacob Jan Artifact metadata de Ridder, Jacob Jan de Ridder, Jacob Jan Approved View
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-10-24 at 12:51:19 de Ridder, Jacob Jan Artifact metadata de Ridder, Jacob Jan de Ridder, Jacob Jan Approved View
2024-09-30 at 13:37:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 13:46:07 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
2015-09-12 at 11:18:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI 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 015 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 31, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P271024.
EA 015 artifact entry (No. P271024). (2025, March 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271024 (Original work published 2005)
EA 015 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271024 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	month = {mar 31},
	title = {EA 015 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271024},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“EA 015 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 31, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P271024.
EA 015 artifact entry (No. P271024). (2025, March 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271024 (Original work published 2005)
EA 015 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271024 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2025EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 31},
	title = {EA 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271024},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271024},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/31/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P271024
LB  - CDLI:P271024
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - EA 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271024
ER  -
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