EA 035 (P270891)

Tablet excavated in Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029788(Egypt)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

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Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

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Clay

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tablet
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1. [a-na] _lugal#_-ri _kur_ mi-is,-ri _szesz_-ia qi2-[bi2-ma]
2. [um-ma] _lugal kur_ a-la-szi-ia _szesz_-ka-ma
3. [a-na] _ugu_-ia szul-mu _e2-mesz_-ia _dam-mesz_-ia _dumu-mesz_-ia
4. [_lu2] gal-gal-mesz_-ia _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ia _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ia u3 i-na
5. lib3-bi _kur-mesz_-ia dan-nesz lu-u2 szul-mu u3 a-na _ugu szesz_-ia
  single ruling
6. lu-u2 szul-mu a-na _e2-mesz_-ka _dam-mesz_-ka _dumu-mesz_-ka _lu2-gal-gal_-ka
7. _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ka u3 i-na lib3-bi _kur-kur-mesz_-ka
8. dan-nesz lu-u2 szul-mu a-hi a-nu-ma _lu2-dumu kin_-ia it-ti
9. _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ka a-na _ugu_-ka al-ta-par2 i-na _kur_ mi-is,-ri
  single ruling
10. e-nu-ma a-na _ugu_-ka 5(disz) me-at _uruda_ ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku
11. a-na szu-ul-ma-ni sza _szesz_-ia ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku
12. a-hi ki-i s,e#-he-er _uruda_ i-na lib3-bi-ka la-a i-sza-ki-in
13. szum-ma i-na _kur_-ia _szu_-ti {d}masz-masz _en_-li-ia gab2-ba
14. _lu2-mesz_ sza _kur_-ia i-du-uk u3 e-pi2-isz _uruda_ ia-nu
15. u3 _szesz_-ia i-na lib3-bi-ka la-a sza-ki-in
  single ruling
16. _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ka it-ti _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ia ar-hi-isz
17. usz-sze-ir u3 mi-nu-um-me _uruda_ sza te-ri-isz-szu
18. _szesz_-ia u3 a-na-ku ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku
  single ruling
19. a-hi at-ta a-na-ia-szi _ku3-babbar_ ma-a-ad dan-nesz
20. ul-te-bi-la-an-ni _szesz_-ia _ku3-babbar dingir-mesz_ i-din-an-ni
21. a-na-ku u3 a-na _ugu_ sza _szesz_-ia mi-nu-um-me-e
22. sza te-ri-isz-szu _ugu_-ia u3 a-na-ku ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku
  single ruling
23. sza-ni-tu2 a-hi _gu4_ sza te-ri-isz-szu _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ia
24. u3 i-din-an-ni _szesz_-ia u3 _i3-mesz_ sza _du10-ga szesz_-ia
25. 2(disz) _dug_ ku-ku-bu usz-sze-ir-an-ni _szesz_-ia
26. u3 1(disz) _lu2-mesz_ sza i-li? _te8{muszen}-mesz_ usz-sze-ra-an-ni
  single ruling
27. sza-ni-tu2 _szesz_-ia _lu2-mesz_ sza _kur_-ia it-ti-ia#
28. i-dab-bu-bu _gesz-mesz_-ia sza _kur_ mi-is,#-[ri]
29. [i]-li-ku-ni u3 _szesz_-ia _szam3-mesz_ u3 [i-din-an-ni]
  single ruling
reverse
1. sza-ni-tu2 ki-ia-am _lu2_ sza _kur_ [a-la-szi-ia]
2. i-na _kur_ mi-is,-ri mi-it u3 u2-nu-tu#-[szu]
3. i-na _kur_-ka u3 _dumu_-szu _dam_-szu it-ti-ia [...]
4. u3 _szesz_-ia u2-nu-tum _lu2-mesz_ a-la-szi-ia szur-[bi-is,]
5. u3 i-na _szu_-ti _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ia i-din-szu _szesz_-ia
  single ruling
6. a-hi i-na lib3-bi-ka la-a sza-ki-in ki-i
7. _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ka 3(disz) _mu-mesz_ asz-bu i-na _kur_-ia
8. asz-szum _szu_-ti {d}masz-masz i-ba-asz-szi i-na _kur_-ia
9. u3 i-na _e2_-ia _dam_-ia _dumu_ i-ba-asz-szi
10. sza-a mi-it i-na-an-na _szesz_-ia
  single ruling
11. _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ka it-ti _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ia na-asz-ri-isz
12. ar-hi-isz usz-sze-ir u3 szu-ul-ma-na
13. sza _szesz_-ia ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku
  single ruling
14. sza-ni-tam _szesz_-ia _ku3-babbar_ sza e-ri-sza-ak-ku
15. u2-sze-bi-la ma-ad dan-nesz _szesz_-ia
16. u3 u2-nu-tum sza e-ri-sza-ak-ku _szesz_-ia usz-szar
17. u3 mi-nu-um-me-e a-ma-te-_mesz_ gab2-ba _szesz_-ia
18. ip-pu-usz u3 at-ta mi-nu-um-me-e a-ma-te-_mesz_
19. sza ta-qab-bi a-na ia-szi u3 a-na-ku ip-pu-usz
  single ruling
21. it-ti _lugal_ ha-at-ti7 u3 it-ti _lugal_ sza-an-ha-ar
22. it-ti-szu-nu la ta-sza-ki-in a-na-ku
23. mi-nu-um-me-e szu-ul-ma-nu sza u2-sze-bi-lu
24. a-na ia-szi u3 a-na-ku 2(disz)-szu a-na _ugu_-ka
25. u2-te-ir-ru
  single ruling
26. [_lu2] dumu-kin_-ka il-lik it-ti-ia szu mi-isz#
27. [u] _{lu2}dumu-kin#_-ia il-lik it-ti-ka szu-mi-szu-mi-[e-isz]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA, EA 035

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

  • history: Alasia Problems, p. 100 (photo, obverse, illegible)

    [Hellbing1979AlasiaProblems] Hellbing, Lennart. 1979. Alasia Problems. Vol. 57. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology. Göteborg : P. Åström.

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 107-109 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: LFM, p. 122f. (translation)

    [Oppenheim1967LFM] Oppenheim, A. Leo. 1967. Letters from Mesopotamia: Official Business, and Private Letters on Clay Tablets from Two Millennia. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.

  • history: BB, 5 (copy)

    [Ungnad1914BB] Ungnad, Arthur. 1914. Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Zeit Der Hammurapi-Dynastie. Vol. 6. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek.

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  • Museum No.: BM 029788(Egypt)
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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
2024-10-26 at 11:10:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-26 at 10:47:15 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 19:10:56 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
2024-07-10 at 18:05:09 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 035 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270891.
EA 035 artifact entry (No. P270891). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270891 (Original work published 2005)
EA 035 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270891 (Accessed: April 1, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270891},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270891},
}


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