Ea 299 (P270934)

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 029832(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 _en_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia
2. _{d}utu_-ia _{d}utu_ sza isz#-tu
3. _an{sza10-me}_ um-ma {disz}ia-pa-'i3
4. _lu2_ sza _iri_ gaz-ri{ki}
5. _ARAD2_-ka ep-ri sza _giri3-mesz_-ka
6. _lu2_ ku8-si2 _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka
7. a-na 2(disz) _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia
8. _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia _{d}utu_
9. sza isz-tu _an{sza10-me}_ 7(disz)-szu
10. u 7(disz)-ta-a-an lu-u2 am-qut-ma
11. ka-bat-tum u s,e-ru-ma
12. isz-te9-me a-wa-ti7-_mesz_
13. _lu2-dumu_ szi-ip-ri sza _lugal_
14. _en_-ia ma-gal ma-gal
15. u li-im-li-ik _lugal en_-ia
16. _{d}utu_ sza isz-tu _an{sza10-me}_
17. a-na _kur{ki}_-szu a-nu-ma
18. da-an-nu _{lu2}sa-gaz-mesz_
19. _ugu_-nu u <yu>-usz-szi-ra
20. :" qa-at-szu _lugal en_-ia
21. it#-ti-ia u lu-u2
reverse
1. yi-it-ra-ni _lugal!# en_-ia
2. isz-tu qa-at
3. _{lu2}sa-gaz-mesz_ la-a
4. tu-ga-me-ru-nu
5. _{lu2}sa-gaz-mesz_-tu4
  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/P270934

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 029832(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270934
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270934
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q60524619

References

  • primary: EA, Ea 299

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 340-341 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: Barnett, Illustrations, p. 14 (photo)

    [sec51618] N.d.

  • history: BB, 49 (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
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
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 Artifact

“Ea 299 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270934.
Ea 299 artifact entry (No. P270934). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270934 (Original work published 2005)
Ea 299 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270934 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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}


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Cite this Artifact

“Ea 299 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270934.
Ea 299 artifact entry (No. P270934). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270934 (Original work published 2005)
Ea 299 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270934 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {Ea 299 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270934},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270934},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270934
LB  - CDLI:P270934
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - Ea 299 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270934
ER  -
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