EA 304 (P270924)

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 029822(Egypt)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na {disz}lugal-ri [_en_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia]
2. _{d}utu_-ia _{d}utu_ sza
3. isz-tu _an{sza10-me-i}_
4. um-ma {disz}szu-ba-an-di
5. _ARAD2_-ka ip-ri
6. sza _uzu giri3-mesz_-[ka]
7. _lu2_ gu-zi sza [_ansze-kur-ra]-mesz_-ka
8. a-na _uzu giri3-mesz [lugal_]
9. _en_-ia _{d}utu_ [sza isz]-tu
10. _an{sza10-me-i}_ [7(disz)-szu]
11. u3 7(disz)-ta-a-an
12. isz#-ta#-ha#-hi-in
13. _uzu_ [ka]-bat#-tum-ma
14. u3 _uzu_ s,i#-ru-ma
15. isz-te-me a-wa-te-_mesz_
16. sza t,up#-pi2 _lugal en_-ia
17. sza isz-tap#-ra-an-ni
18. u3 a-nu-ma
19. [i]-na-s,a-ru-me
reverse
1. a-szar _lugal_-ri
2. _en_-ia sza it-ti-ia
3. u3 _lugal_-ru i-de-ma#
4. [a]-na# _kur{ki}-mesz_-szu
  single ruling
  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 304

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 343 (translation)[1992]

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

  • history: BB, 39 and pl. 12 (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 029822(Egypt)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:05:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 304 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270924.
EA 304 artifact entry (No. P270924). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270924 (Original work published 2005)
EA 304 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270924 (Accessed: April 5, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 304 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270924},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270924
LB  - CDLI:P270924
M1  - 2026/4/5/
TI  - EA 304 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270924
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 304 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270924.
EA 304 artifact entry (No. P270924). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270924 (Original work published 2005)
EA 304 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270924 (Accessed: April 5, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 304 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270924},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270924
LB  - CDLI:P270924
M1  - 2026/4/5/
TI  - EA 304 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270924
ER  - 
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