EA 279 (P271093)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 01647

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. [_dingir-mesz_]-ia# _{d}utu_-ia
3. [qi2]-bi2#-ma
4. um#-ma# {disz}szu-wa-ar-da-ta
5. _ARAD2#_-ka ep#-ri# sza _giri3-mesz_-ka
6. a#-na# _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia
7. _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
8. 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta2-a-an am-qu2-ut
9. yi#-de _lugal#_ be2-li i-nu-ma
10. [ga]-am#-ra#-at# _kur lugal_
11. [_en_]-ia# i-ni#-[i] it#-ta#-s,i2#
12. [a]-na# _iri_ qe2-el-te# [u3]
13. [a]-na# mu#-hi _lu2-mesz_ sza#-[ru-ti]
14. u3# yu-usz-szi-[ra _lugal_]
15. [_erin2-mesz_] pi2-t,a2#-[ta]
16. [yi]-isz#-[me _lugal en_-ia a-na]
17. [_lu2]-mesz#-ha#_-za-nu#-ti#-[szu]
reverse
1. u3# lu#-u2# ni-zi#-iz#
2. _ugu#_-szu#-nu u3 lu#-[u2]
3. ni-t,u3-pu-ur
4. _lu2-mesz_ sza-ru-ta
5. isz-tu _kur lugal_-ri
6. _en_-ia
  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/P271093

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) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 01647
Accession Number —

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271093
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271093

References

  • primary: EA, EA 279

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 321 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: VS 11, 158

    [Schroeder1915VS11] Schroeder, Otto. 1915. Die Tontafeln von El-Amarna. Erster Teil. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

    (copy)

  • history: WA, 107 (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 18:40:59 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 279 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271093.
EA 279 artifact entry (No. P271093). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271093 (Original work published 2005)
EA 279 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271093 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 279 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271093},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271093},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P271093
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - EA 279 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“EA 279 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271093.
EA 279 artifact entry (No. P271093). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271093 (Original work published 2005)
EA 279 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271093 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 279 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271093},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271093},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271093
LB  - CDLI:P271093
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - EA 279 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271093
ER  -
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