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

Lineart

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)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P270924

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 029822(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270924
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270924

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

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, CDLI Approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“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: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	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  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - EA 304 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270924
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“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: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	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  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - EA 304 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270924
ER  -
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