EA 270 (P270947)

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 029845(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 _en_-ia
2. _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma {disz}mil-ki-li _ARAD2_-ka
5. ep-ri sza _giri3-mesz_-ka
6. a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia
7. _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
8. 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta2-a-an am-qut
9. yi-de _lugal_ be-li
10. ip-szi sza yi-pu-szu-ni
11. {disz}ia-an-ha-mu
12. isz-tu a-s,e2-ia
13. isz#-tu mu-hi _lugal en_-ia
14. a#-nu-ma yu-ba-u2#
15. 2(disz) li-im _ku3-babbar#_
reverse
1. isz-tu qa-ti-ia
2. u3 yi-iq-bu
3. a-na ia-szi id-na-mi#
4. _dam_-ka u3
5. _dumu-mesz_-ka u3 lu-u2
6. i-ma-ha-s,a u3 lu-u2
7. yi-de _lugal_
8. ip-sza an-na-am
9. u3 lu-u2 yu-usz-szi-ra
10. _lugal_ be-li
11. _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ u3 lu-u2
12. yi-il3-te-qe2-ni
13. a-na mu-hi-szu la-a
14. ih-la-aq
  single ruling

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, EA 270

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 316-317 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: LFM, p. 128 (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, 62 and pl. 2 (copy and photo)

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 029845(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
2024-07-26 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 270 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270947.
EA 270 artifact entry (No. P270947). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270947 (Original work published 2005)
EA 270 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270947 (Accessed: November 7, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 270 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270947},
}

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