Amarna letter EA 1 country Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
The Amarna letter EA1 is part of an archive of clay tablets containing the diplomatic correspondence between Egypt and other Near Eastern rulers during the reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten, his predecessor Amenhotep III and his successors. These tablets were discovered in el-Amarna and are therefore known as the Amarna letters. All of the tablets are inscribed with cuneiform writing.The letters EA1 to EA14 contain the correspondence between Egypt and Babylonia. Only two of them, EA1 and EA5, were sent from Egypt to Babylonia. The other twelve were written by Babylonians.The letter
The letter, also titled The Pharaoh complains to the Babylonian King, was written by the Pharaoh Amenhotep III to the King Kadašman-Enlil I.
The tablet itself is made of Marl found near Esna.Transliterations and translations were made by Rainey (1989-1990 and 1995 to 1996) and Cochavi-Rainey (1993) and translations were made by Moran (1992) and Liverani (1999).
Nation State Land Territory