EA 069 (P270958)

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 029856(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}...]
2. [qi2-bi2-ma]
3. [um-ma {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur]
4. [a-na _giri3-mesz_-ka am-qu2-ut]
5. [_{d}nin_ sza _iri_ gub-la _dingir lugal_]
6. [be-li-ia li-din _tesz2_-ka]
7. a-na pa#-ni# [_lugal_ be-li-ia]
8. _{d}utu_-ia [am-mi-ni qa-la-ta]
9. u3 asz-ba-ta# [i-na ...]
10. [a]-qa-bu il3-ti-qu2-mi gab2#-[bu a-wa-ti]
11. i-na bi-ri-szu-nu _ugu_-[ia]
12. sza2-ni-tam a-nu-ma i-na-an-na
13. i-na-mu-szu ur-ra mu#-[sza]
14. i-na nu-kur3-ti-_mesz_ sza _ugu_-[ia]
15. sza#-[ni]-tam at-ta ti-de-mi
16. _iri{ki}-mesz_-ia da-an-nu _ugu_-ia
17. [u3 u2]-ul# i-le-<i> i-pi2-isz
18. [_saga_]-qa# it#-ti#-szu#-nu# sza2#-[ni]-tam
19. [...] nu-ut
reverse
1. sza# _iri_ ma-ag-da-lim
2. u3 _erin2-mesz iri_ ma-as,-pat2{ki}
3. nu-kur3-tu4 _ugu_-ia u3 a-nu-ma
4. ia-nu-um _lu2_-lum sza yi-ri-s,u2-ni
5. isz-tu qa-ti-szu-nu sza-ni-tam
6. i-na ka-<sza>-ad {disz}ap-pi2-ha a-na mah-ri-ia
7. szi-si-tu4 _ugu_-ia u3 gab2-bi
8. _ka2-gal-mesz_-ia ti-ulx(AN)-qe2 _uruda#_
9. :" nu-hu-usz-tu4 sza-al#
10. {disz}ap-pi2-ha _lu2_-ka ki gab2#-[bi]
11. a-wa-ti sza-ni-tam ku-ru-ub#-[mi]
12. a-na _lugal_ be-li#-[ia u3]
13. a-s,i2#
  rest broken
left
1. [x x] gab2#-bu#
2. [... i-pi2]-isz# _saga#_-[qi2 ...]

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P270958

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 029856(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270958
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270958

References

  • primary: EA, EA 069

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 138-139 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: BB, 73 (copy)

    [Ungnad1914BB] Ungnad, Arthur. 1914. Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Zeit Der Hammurapi-Dynastie. Vol. 6. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek.

  • history: Youngblood, Amarna Correspondence, 41ff (transliteration, translation)

    [Youngblood1961Amarna] Youngblood, Ronald Fred. 1961. “The Amarna Correspondence of Rib-Haddi, Prince of Byblos (EA 68-96).” Phdthesis.

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
2024-07-04 at 08:28:03 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 069 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270958.
EA 069 artifact entry (No. P270958). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270958 (Original work published 2005)
EA 069 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270958 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270958},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270958},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270958
LB  - CDLI:P270958
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - EA 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270958
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 069 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270958.
EA 069 artifact entry (No. P270958). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270958 (Original work published 2005)
EA 069 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270958 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270958},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270958},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270958
LB  - CDLI:P270958
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - EA 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270958
ER  -
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