EA 371 (P270884)

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 134868(Egypt)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x ul [...]
2'. [_i?_]-na? _szu-mesz_ [...] x
3'. [...] a a-na-s,a-ar#-szu-nu
4'. _gal#_-tu a-di _lugal {d}utu_
5'. [_en?_-ia? yi-ma]-lik a-na _ARAD2-mesz_-szu
6'. [...] x _en_-ia a#-di
7'. [...-na-s,a]-ar# asz-ri-szu u3
8'. [_lugal {d?}]utu#? en_-ia ki-ma#?
9'. [...] ia-nu lib3-ba2 sza-na-am
10'. [...] x _erin2-mesz iri_ sze20-eh-la-li
11'. [...]-di i-nu-ma la-a _du10-ga_
12'. [...] u3# ti-is,-ba-tu-nim
13'. [_iri_ s,u-mur?]{ki} qa-du _lu2-mesz_ sza
14'. [a?]-la-ki a-na pa-ni-szu [...]
15'. [...]-ru _{lu2-mesz}maszkim#_-ka4?!
16'. [szum-ma u2-ul] in4-ne2-ri-ir
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1. [a-na-ku] qa#-du _{gesz}gigir-hi-a_-ia
2. [qa-du _erin2-mesz_]-ia u3 sza-ar-pu
3. [_iri{ki}_ u3 _e2-gal_]-lim u3 ma-ah4-s,u2-nim
4. [gab2-ba2 _lu2-mesz_] sza i-na lib3-bi _e2_-ti
5. [...] _iri{ki} lugal en_-ia isz-tu
6. ma#-hi-is, ma-hi-is, u3
7. [...] x i-na _ku3-babbar-hi-a_
8. [isz]-tu pa-ni _lugal-mesz_
9. [i-na] _uzu#?_ pi2-szu-nu yi-is,-bat
10. _iri#_{ki} u3 ap-lu-uh
11. [...] x _ugu_-ia u3?
12. [...]-_mesz#_-szu-nu i-na _ku3-babbar_
13. [...] x _lu2-mesz maszkim#_-ka4!
14. [...] an x-ma#?
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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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Related publications

primary: Rainey 1970, EA 371

[Rainey1970] Rainey, Anson F. 1970.
history: Amurru, p. 62ff (transliteration and translation)

[Izre'el1991Amurru] Izre’el, Shlomo. 1991. Amurru Akkadian : A Linguistic Study. Vol. 41. Harvard Semitic Studies. Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press.
history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 367-368 (translation) [1992]

[Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.
history: AOAT 8, 46f (transliteration and translation)

[RaineyAOAT8] Rainey, Anson F. n.d. AOAT 8.
history: Gordon, Or n.s. 16 [1947] p. 16f (copy)

[sec51477] N.d.
history: Gordon, ibid., pp 8f (transliteration and translation)

[sec51478] N.d.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 134868(Egypt)
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Provenience

Provenience: Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
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Chronology

Period: Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-10 at 10:42:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-10 at 10:40:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Amarna Texts (P270884) (P270884)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P270884) (P270884)

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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 371 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270884.

EA 371 artifact entry (No. P270884). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270884 (Original work published 2005)

EA 371 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270884 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 371 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270884},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270884},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 371 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270884.

EA 371 artifact entry (No. P270884). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270884 (Original work published 2005)

EA 371 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270884 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 371 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270884},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270884},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270884
LB  - CDLI:P270884
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - EA 371 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270884
ER  -