EA 236 (P270881)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1893-1-41 (423)

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
  broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [... a]-nu#-[um-ma]
2'. [_lu2 iri_] ak#-ka _lu2_ nu-kur3#-[ti]
3'. [x x lu]-u2 il-qa-an-ni#
4'. [...] an x x lu-u2 [...]
5'. [...] x ti lu-u2 i [...]
6'. [...] _lugal_ [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P270881

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) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1893-1-41 (423)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270881
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270881

References

  • primary: EA, EA 236

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 294 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: Sayce, Tell el Amarna, no. 16 (copy)

    [sec51463] Sayce, Archibald H. n.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 13:41:51 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 Approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 236 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270881.
EA 236 artifact entry (No. P270881). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270881 (Original work published 2005)
EA 236 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270881 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {EA 236 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270881},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270881},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270881
LB  - CDLI:P270881
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - EA 236 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270881
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 236 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270881.
EA 236 artifact entry (No. P270881). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270881 (Original work published 2005)
EA 236 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270881 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {EA 236 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270881},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270881},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270881
LB  - CDLI:P270881
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - EA 236 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270881
ER  - 
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