EA 030 (P270943)

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 029841(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 _lugal-mesz_ sza _kur_ ki-na-a-ah-[hi]
2. _ARAD2-mesz szesz_-ia um-ma _lugal_-ma#
3. a-nu-um-ma {disz}a-ki-ia _lu2-dumu-kin_-ia
4. a-na _ugu lugal kur_ mi-is,-ri-i _szesz_-ia
5. a-na du-ul-lu-hi a-na kal2-le-e
6. al-ta-par2-szu ma-am-ma
7. lu-u2 la i-na-ah-hi-is-su2
8. na-as,-ri-isz i-na _kur_ mi-is,-ri-i
9. szu-ri-ba2 u3 a-na _szu_
10. _lu2#_ hal-zu#-uh-li sza _kur_ mi-is,-ri-i
11. id-na-x ha-mut-ta li-il-li#-ik#
reverse
1. u3 kat?-su2 mi-im-ma
2. i-na muh-hi-szu lu-u2 la ib-ba2-asz-szi
  single ruling
  blank space
  seal impression

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA, EA 030

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

  • history: AOAT 201, p. 252-253 (transliteration, translation)

    [Adler1976AOAT201] Adler, Hans-Peter. 1976. Das Akkadische Des Königs Tušratta von Mitanni. Vol. 201. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament . Kevelaer : Butzon & Bercker ; Neukirchen-Vluyn : Neukirchener Verlag.

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 100 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: LFM, p. 134 (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: Artzi, Actes, cf. EA 28, n. 6, p. 7 (transliteration)

    [sec51643] N.d.

  • history: BB, 58 and pl. 15 (copy, photo)

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 029841(Egypt)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 19:02:29 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 030 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270943.
EA 030 artifact entry (No. P270943). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270943 (Original work published 2005)
EA 030 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270943 (Accessed: January 25, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-01-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {EA 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270943},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270943},
}


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