EA 264 (P270955)

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 029853(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#
2. um-ma {disz}ta-gi _ARAD2_-ka#
3. a-na _giri3-mesz_ {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia
4. 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-ta-an am-qut
5. a-mur-me a-na-ku _ARAD2_ sza {disz}lugal-ri
6. u3 bu-i-ti7 pu-hi-ir
7. _kaskal-hi-a_ i-na qa-at _szesz_-ia
8. u3 u2-ba-an la-a me-hi-is,
9. la-a i-li-u2 usz-szir
10. _kaskal-hi-a_-ia a-na {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia
11. u3 sza-al _lu2-mesz maszkim2_-ka
12. szum-ma la u2-ba-an la-a me-hi-is,
13. _szesz_-ia sza-ni-tam
reverse
1. a-mur ni-nu a-na mu-hi-ka4
2. 2(disz) _igi_-ia szum-ma ni-tel-li2
3. a-na _an_ :" sza-me-ma szum-ma
4. nu-ra-ad i-na ir-s,e2-ti7
5. u3 _sag-du_-nu :" ru-szu-nu
6. i-na qa-te-ka u3 an-nu-u2
7. i-na-an-na bu-i-ti7 usz-szir
8. _kaskal-hi-a_-ia i-na qa-at
9. _lu2_ tap-pi2-ia a-na {disz}lugal-ri
10. :" _en_-ia u3 yi-il3-ma-ad
11. {disz}lugal-ru _en_ i-nu-ma ur-ru-du
12. {disz}lugal-ra u3 i-na-s,a-ru
  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/P270955

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 029853(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270955
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270955

References

  • primary: EA, EA 264

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 313 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: LFM, p. 127 (translation)

    [Oppenheim1967LFM] Oppenheim, Adolf Leo. 1967. Letters from Mesopotamia: Official Business, and Private Letters on Clay Tablets from Two Millennia. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.

  • history: BB, 70 (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
2024-07-26 at 10:47:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 19:10:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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, 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 264 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270955.
EA 264 artifact entry (No. P270955). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270955 (Original work published 2005)
EA 264 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270955 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {EA 264 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270955},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270955},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270955
LB  - CDLI:P270955
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - EA 264 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270955
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 264 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270955.
EA 264 artifact entry (No. P270955). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270955 (Original work published 2005)
EA 264 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270955 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {EA 264 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270955},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270955},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270955
LB  - CDLI:P270955
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - EA 264 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270955
ER  -
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