EA 143 (P271043)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt, Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

CM 04764 + VAT 01584

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has fragments

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na _lugal en_-ia sza#-[ri]
2. _til-la_-ia [qi2-bi2-ma]
3. um#-ma am-mu-ni-ra# [_ARAD2_-ka]
4. [u3] _sahar_-ra sza _giri3#-[mesz_-ka]
5. [a-na _giri3]-mesz lugal en#_-[ia 7(disz) u3 7(disz)-ta-a-an]
6. [am-qu2-ut]
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. [... sza-ri _til]-la_-ia
  single ruling
10. [isz-pur] _lugal# en_-ia
11. a-na _ARAD2_-szu u3 a-na _sahar_-ra :" ha-pa-ru
12. sza _giri3-mesz_-szu a-na szi#-pi2-ir-ti-szu
13. a-szar i-ba-sza-at
14. szi-pi2-ir-ti _lugal en_-ia
15. sza-ri _til-la_-ia u3 u2-ba-[u2]-na#-szi
16. u3 usz-szi-ru-na-szi
17. a-na _lugal en_-ia sza-ri _til-la_-ia
18. sza2#-ni#-tam# a-nu-um-ma i-na i-re-bi
19. _{gesz#}ma2-hi-a_ sza _lugal en_-ia
20. sza# se2-ki-pu
reverse
1. i-na _iri pu2-hi-a_ usz-szi-ru-na#-[szi!]
2. _munus# geme2_ sza _lugal en_-ia
3. ki-ma _tar_ li#-ih 1(disz)-en
4. isz-tu# x x e-x-a-ta
5. ki-na!-an#-na# _iri pu2-hi-a_
6. a-na _lugal en#_-li3#
7. u3 a-na-ku ki-ma _lu2_ ta-az#-ra#-hi
8. _ansze-kur-ra-hi-a_ sza
9. _lugal# en#_-ia# e-ba-sza-ku
10. [...] um u3
11. [...] ki# a-na _lugal en_-ia
  single ruling
12. [x x _lugal en_]-ia#
13. [sza]-ri# _til-la_-at,#-[ia]
14. [i]-na# _sza3 gesz ma2-[hi-a_ sza]
15. [_lugal] en_-ia usz#
  single ruling
16. [sza2]-ni-tam yi-il5-ma#-[ad _lugal en_-ia]
17. i-nu-ma ga-am-ru#
18. sza _lugal en_-ia [...]
  single ruling
19. sza2-ni-tam yi-il5-ma-[ad _lugal en_-ia]
20. i-nu-ma da-at-nu [...]
21. [a]-na# _ARAD2_-szu

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

P271043 leadP271043 lead

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P271043

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt
Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number CM 04764 + VAT 01584
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271043
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271043

References

  • primary: EA, EA 143

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 229-230 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 78

    [Schroeder1915VS11] Schroeder, Otto. 1915. Die Tontafeln von El-Amarna. Erster Teil. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

    (copy)

  • history: VS 12, p. 95

    [Schroeder1915VS12] Schroeder, Otto. 1915. Die Tontafeln von El-Amarna. Zweiter Teil. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 12. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

    Verbesserung

  • history: WA, 203 (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 18:42:19 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

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 143 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271043.
EA 143 artifact entry (No. P271043). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271043 (Original work published 2005)
EA 143 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271043 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271043},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271043},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271043
LB  - CDLI:P271043
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - EA 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271043
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 143 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271043.
EA 143 artifact entry (No. P271043). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271043 (Original work published 2005)
EA 143 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271043 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271043},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271043},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271043
LB  - CDLI:P271043
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - EA 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271043
ER  -
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