EA 292 (P270969)

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 037647 (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 _dingir-[mesz_-ia]
2. _{d}utu_-ia qi2-bi2-ma#
3. um-ma {disz}{d!}iszkur-di-ku5 _ARAD2_-ka#
4. ep-ri sza 2(disz) _giri3-mesz_-ka
5. a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia
6. _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia 7(disz)-szu!
7. 7(disz)-ta-a-an am-qu2-ut
8. da-ag-la-ti7 ki-ia-am!
9. u3 da-ag-la-ti7 ki-ia-am!
10. u3 la-a na-mi-ir u3
11. da-ag-la-ti7 a-na mu-hi!
12. _lugal en_-ia u3 na-mi-ir
13. u3 ti7-na-mu-szu _sig4_-tu!
14. isz-tu szu-pal tap-pa-ti4-szi
15. u3 a-na-ku la-a i-na-mu-szu
16. isz-tu szu-pal 2(disz) _giri3-mesz_
17. _lugal en_-ia isz-te-me2
18. a-wa-ti7-_mesz!_ sza isz-pu-ur
19. _lugal en_-ia a-na _ARAD2_-szu
20. u2-s,ur-mi _{lu2}maszkim2_-ka
21. u3 u2-s,ur _iri-didli!-hi-a!_ sza
22. _lugal en_-ka a-nu-ma
23. is,#-s,u2!-ru u3 a-nu-ma
24. isz#-te-mu# _u4-kam_-ma
reverse
1. u3 mu-sza a-wa-ti7-_mesz_ sza
2. _lugal en_-ia u3 yi-il5-ma!-[ad]
3. _lugal en_-ia a-na _ARAD2_-szu
4. nu-kur2-tu4 isz-tu _hur-sag_
5. a-na ia-szi u3 ra-as,-pa-ti7 :" ba#-ni#-ti#
6. _e2_ 1(disz)-en _iri_ ma-an-ha-ti7 szum-szi
7. a-na szu-szi-ri a-na pa-ni
8. _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-at _lugal en_-ia
9. u3 al-lu-u2 il5-qe2-szi {disz}ma!-a-ia
10. isz-tu qa-ti7-ia u3 sza-kan2
11. _{lu2}maszkim2_-szu i-na lib3-bi-szi!
12. u3 _nu_-id! a-na {disz}re-a-na-ap
13. _{lu2}maszkim2_-ia u3 yu-szu-ti7-ir
14. _iri{ki}_ i-na qa-ti7-ia u3
15. u3-szi-szu-ru a-na pa-ni
16. _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-at _lugal en_-ia
17. sza-ni!-ta5! a-mur ip-szi
18. {disz}pe2-e-ia _dumu-munus_ gu-la-ti7#
19. a-na _iri_ gaz-ri _{munus}geme2_-ti7
20. sza _lugal en_-ia ma-ni
21. _u4-kam2-mesz_-ti yi-szal-la-lu#-szi#
22. u3 in4-ne2-ep-sza-at! [ki-ma]
23. ri!#-qi2 hu!-bu-li!#
24. a-na sza-szu isz-tu#
25. _hur-sag#_
left
1. ip#-pa-t,a2-ru _lu2-mesz_ i-na 3(u) _ku3-babbar_ u3 isz-tu
2. {disz}pe2-e-ia i-na 1(disz) me _ku3-babbar-mesz_ u3 li-ma-ad
3. a-wa-ti7-_mesz ARAD2_-ka an-nu-ti

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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 292

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

  • history: Albright, ANET, p. 489f (translation)

    [Albright1969ANETArmana] Albright, W. F. 1969. “The Amarna Letters.” In Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament (Third Edition with Supplement), edited by James B. Pritchard. Princeton University Press.

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 335-336 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: Scheil, Memoires, , p. 298 (copy)

    [sec51528] Scheil, Vincent. n.d.

  • history: CCP 7.2.u21 (<http://ccp.yale.edu/P270969>)

    [sec51718] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: BM 037647 (Egypt)
  • Accession No.: 1880-06-17, 1404

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 13:40:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-11 at 09:40:31 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
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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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20131213 ccp: 7.2.u21: Uncertain

Cite this Artifact
“EA 292 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270969.
EA 292 artifact entry (No. P270969). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270969 (Original work published 2005)
EA 292 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270969 (Accessed: March 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {EA 292 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270969},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270969},
}


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