EA 227 (P270932)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029830(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 _lugal en_-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma _lugal iri_ ha-s,u2-ri{ki}
4. a-na _giri3-hi-a en_-ia am-qu2-ut
5. a-mur-mi3 a-na-ku na-as,-ra-ti
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6. [_iri]-didli-hi-a_-ni _lugal en_-ia
7. a-di ka-sza-di _en_-ia _dingir_-[ia]
8. u e-nu-ma isz-te-me a-wa-ti7-_mesz_-ka
9. an-nu-ta5 u a-s,i2 _ti {d}utu an_ ia#-szi#
10. u ki yi-sza-ma ah!-di3-am ri-[isz-ta5!]
11. u il5-la-ti-ya ia-s,a-at sza-li#-[mu]
12. u _dingir-mesz_-nu ip2-pal-szu
13. an ia-szi u a-nu-ma szu-szi-ra-ti#
14. gab2-ba a-di ka-sza-di _lugal en_-[ia]
15. a-mur-me i-nu-ma yi-ik-szu-du
16. [{disz}ha]-ni# _dumu_ szi-ip2-ri-ka
17. [u yi-ih]-di# _sza3_ ma-gal
18. [i-na lib3-bi]-ia ri-isz-te [ma-gal]
19. [x x] i-nu#-ma la yi-[...]
reverse
1. an#-ni# _lu2#_ u2 [...]
2. _iri_ ha-s,u2-[ri]
3. u ni-nu ni [...]
4. asz-szum _kur_ [...]
5. u gab2-ba [...]
6. i-nu-ma ka#
7. sza-ni-tu2 a-mur#
8. u ki-ia-am# [...]
9. qa-du _erin2-mesz_ [...]
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Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P270932

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 029830(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270932
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270932

References

  • primary: EA, EA 227

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 288-289 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: BB, 47 (copy)

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

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 227 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270932.
EA 227 artifact entry (No. P270932). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270932 (Original work published 2005)
EA 227 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270932 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270932},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270932},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P270932
LB  - CDLI:P270932
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - EA 227 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270932
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 227 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270932.
EA 227 artifact entry (No. P270932). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270932 (Original work published 2005)
EA 227 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270932 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270932},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270932},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270932
LB  - CDLI:P270932
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - EA 227 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270932
ER  -
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