EA 264 (P270955)

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 029853(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-ri _en_-ia#
2. um-ma {disz}ta-gi _ARAD2_-ka#
3. a-na _giri3-mesz_ {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia
4. 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-ta-an am-qut
5. a-mur-me a-na-ku _ARAD2_ sza {disz}lugal-ri
6. u3 bu-i-ti7 pu-hi-ir
7. _kaskal-hi-a_ i-na qa-at _szesz_-ia
8. u3 u2-ba-an la-a me-hi-is,
9. la-a i-li-u2 usz-szir
10. _kaskal-hi-a_-ia a-na {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia
11. u3 sza-al _lu2-mesz maszkim2_-ka
12. szum-ma la u2-ba-an la-a me-hi-is,
13. _szesz_-ia sza-ni-tam
reverse
1. a-mur ni-nu a-na mu-hi-ka4
2. 2(disz) _igi_-ia szum-ma ni-tel-li2
3. a-na _an_ :" sza-me-ma szum-ma
4. nu-ra-ad i-na ir-s,e2-ti7
5. u3 _sag-du_-nu :" ru-szu-nu
6. i-na qa-te-ka u3 an-nu-u2
7. i-na-an-na bu-i-ti7 usz-szir
8. _kaskal-hi-a_-ia i-na qa-at
9. _lu2_ tap-pi2-ia a-na {disz}lugal-ri
10. :" _en_-ia u3 yi-il3-ma-ad
11. {disz}lugal-ru _en_ i-nu-ma ur-ru-du
12. {disz}lugal-ra u3 i-na-s,a-ru
  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 264,

    [Knudtzon1915-91779] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915.

  • history: BB 70 (copy),

    [sec51681] N.d.

  • history: Oppenheim, LFM, p. 127 (translation),

    [sec51682] N.d.

  • history: Moran, p. 313 (translation) [1992],

    [sec51683] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 029853(Egypt)
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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 264 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270955.
EA 264 artifact entry (No. P270955). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270955 (Original work published 2005)
EA 264 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270955 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {EA 264 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270955},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270955},
}

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