EA 252 (P270946)

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 029844(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-ma bi-li2-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {disz}la-ab-a-ya _ARAD2_-ka
4. a-na _giri3-mesz_-pi2 be-li2-ia am-qu2-ut
5. i-nu-ma szap-ra-ta
6. a-na ia-a-szi u2-s,ur-mi3
7. _lu2-mesz_ sza s,a-ab-tu _iri_
8. ki-i us,-s,ur-ru-na _lu2-mesz_
9. i-na nu-kur2-ti7 s,a-ab-ta-at-mi3 _iri_
10. ki-it-mi sza-li-mi3 u3 ki-it-mi3 it-ta#-mi3
11. 1(disz) _lu2-gal_ it-ti-ia
12. s,a-ab-ta-at-mi3 _iri_
13. u3 i-li qa-bi
14. qa-ar-s,i2-ia :" szi-ir-ti
15. i-na pa-ni {disz}lugal-ma be-li2-ia
16. sza-ni-tam ki-i na-am-lu
17. tu-um-ha-s,u2 la-a
reverse
1. ti-ka-pi2-lu u3 ta-an-szu-ku
2. qa3-ti _lu2_-li3 sza yi-ma-ha-asz-szi
3. ki-i a-na-ku i-sza-ha-tu
4. u2-ma-an-nu-tu2 u3
5. s,a-ab-ta-at-mi3 2(disz) _iri_-ia
6. sza-ni-tam szum-ma ti-qa-bu
7. ap-pu-na-ma
8. nu-pu-ul-mi3
9. ta-ah-ta-mu u3
10. ti-ma-ha-s,u2-ka
11. i-pe2-<szu>-u2-s,ur-ru-na
12. _lu2-mesz_ sza s,a-ab-tu4 _iri_ <u3>
13. i-li szu-s,u2-mi3 a-bi-ia
14. u3 u2-s,ur-ru-:"-szu-nu
  single ruling
  blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
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 252,

    [Knudtzon1915-91770] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: BB 61 and pl. 21 (copy and photo),

    [sec51650] N.d.

  • history: Barnett, Illustrations, p. 15 (photo, obverse),

    [sec51651] N.d.

  • history: Albright, BASOR 89 [1943] p. 30f,

    [sec51652] N.d.

  • history: B. Halpern and J. Huehnergard, OR n.s 51 [1982] p. 227f (transliteration and translation),

    [sec51653] N.d.

  • history: Albright, ANET, p. 486,

    [sec51654] N.d.

  • history: Campbell, Shechem, p. 195 (translation),

    [sec51655] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 305-306 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51656] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029844(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 252 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270946.
EA 252 artifact entry (No. P270946). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270946 (Original work published 2005)
EA 252 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270946 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 252 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270946},
}

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