EA 247 (P271017)

Tablet excavated in Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Museum Number

CM 04792 (12236)

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
  beginning broken
1'. 7(disz)-ta#-[a-an am-qut]
2'. asz-szum szi#-[bi-ir-ti sza]
3'. ia-asz-pu-[ur _lugal_-ru]
4'. _en_-ia a-na# [ia-szi]
5'. isz-te-me [a-wa-at]
6'. _lugal_-ri [_en_-ia]
7'. ma-gal [ma-gal]
reverse
1. u3 mi-ia#-[me]
2. [a]-na-ku _ur-[ku_ 1(disz)-en]
3. u3 la-a [isz-me a-na]
4. [i]-ri-isz-[ti _lugal_-ri]
5. _en_-ia a-[nu-um-ma]
6. u2-sze-szi-[ru a-na]
7. _lugal_-ri# [_en_-ia sza]
8. [qa]-bi#
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P271017

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) Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt
Museum Number CM 04792 (12236)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271017
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271017

References

  • primary: EA, EA 247

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 301 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: WA, 207 (copy)

    [Winckler1889ElArmana] Winckler, Hugo, and Ludwig Abel. 1889. Der Thontafelfund von El Amarna. W. Spemann, Berlin.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 18:57:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:42:19 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
2024-07-01 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 247 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271017.
EA 247 artifact entry (No. P271017). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271017 (Original work published 2005)
EA 247 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271017 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 247 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271017},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271017},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271017
LB  - CDLI:P271017
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - EA 247 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271017
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Cite this Artifact

“EA 247 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271017.
EA 247 artifact entry (No. P271017). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271017 (Original work published 2005)
EA 247 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271017 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 247 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271017},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271017},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271017
LB  - CDLI:P271017
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - EA 247 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271017
ER  -
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