EA 296 (P270942)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029840(Egypt)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na {disz}lugal-ri# _en#_-ia
2. _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}[utu-mesz_]-ia
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma {disz}ia-ah#-ti-ri _ARAD2_-ka
5. ip-ri sza _giri3-mesz_-ka
6. a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia
7. _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu-mesz_-ia 7(disz)-szu
8. u3 7(disz)-it-ta-a-an am-qu2-ut
9. sza-ni-tam a-mur# a-na-ku _ARAD2_-di
10. sza ki-it-ti _lugal en_-ia
11. da-ag-la-ti ki-ia-am
12. u3 da-ag-la-ti
13. ki-ia-am u3 la-a
14. na-mi-ir u3 da-ag-la-ti
15. a-na mu-uh-hi _lugal en_-ia
16. u3 na-mi-ir u3
17. ti-na-mu-szu _sig4_
18. :" la-bi-tu isz-tu
reverse
1. szu#-pal tap-pa-ti-szi
2. u3 a-na-ku la-a i-na-mu-szu
3. isz-tu szu-pal _giri3-mesz_
4. _lugal_-ri be-li-ia u3
5. yi-sza-al _lugal_ be-li
6. {disz}ia-an-ha-ma _{lu2}maszkim_-szu
7. i-nu-ma _tur_ a-na-ku u3
8. szu-ri-ba-ni a-na _kur_ mi-is,-ri
9. u3 ur-ra-ad-ti _lugal_
10. be-li-ia u3 iz-zi-iz-ti
11. i-na _ka2-gal lugal_ be-li-ia
12. u3 yi-sza-al _lugal en_-ia
13. _{lu2}maszkim2_-szu i-nu-ma a-na-ku a-na-s,a-ru
14. _ka2-gal iri_ az-za-ti u3 _ka2-gal_
15. _iri_ ia-pu u3 a-na-ku it-ti
16. _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-at _lugal_ be-li-[ia]
17. a-szar ti-la-ku a-na-ku it-[ti-szu-nu]
18. u3 a-nu-ma u3 i-na-na#
19. sza#-[ak]-na#-ti# pa#-na#
left
1. {gesz}ni-ri :" hu-ul-lu _lugal en_-ia a-na
2. _uzu# gu2#_-ia u3 ub-ba-lu-szu

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Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA 296,

    [Knudtzon1915-91766] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: BB 57 (copy),

    [sec51637] N.d.

  • history: Pfeiffer, Tell el Amarna and the Bible p. 11 (reverse photo),

    [sec51638] N.d.

  • history: Oppenheim, LFM, p. 125f (translation),

    [sec51639] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 338-339 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51640] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029840(Egypt)
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 296 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270942.
EA 296 artifact entry (No. P270942). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270942 (Original work published 2005)
EA 296 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270942 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 296 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270942},
}

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