EA 269 (P270948)

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 029846(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. isz-te-me2 sza#-par2
10. _lugal en_-ia a-na ia-szi
11. u3 yu-usz-szi-ra
12. _lugal_ be-li _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ta
13. a-na _ARAD2-mesz_-szu u3
14. yu-usz-szi-ra
15. _lugal_ be-li
16. _szim-sar-mesz_ :" mu-ur-ra
17. a-na ri-pu-u2-ti
  single ruling
reverse
  blank space

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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 269

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

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

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

  • history: BB, 63 (copy)

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 029846(Egypt)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 269 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270948.
EA 269 artifact entry (No. P270948). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270948 (Original work published 2005)
EA 269 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270948 (Accessed: February 14, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 269 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270948},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270948},
}

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