EA 371 (P270884)

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 134868(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
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1'. [...] x ul [...]
2'. [_i?_]-na? _szu-mesz_ [...] x
3'. [...] a a-na-s,a-ar#-szu-nu
4'. _gal#_-tu a-di _lugal {d}utu_
5'. [_en?_-ia? yi-ma]-lik a-na _ARAD2-mesz_-szu
6'. [...] x _en_-ia a#-di
7'. [...-na-s,a]-ar# asz-ri-szu u3
8'. [_lugal {d?}]utu#? en_-ia ki-ma#?
9'. [...] ia-nu lib3-ba2 sza-na-am
10'. [...] x _erin2-mesz iri_ sze20-eh-la-li
11'. [...]-di i-nu-ma la-a _du10-ga_
12'. [...] u3# ti-is,-ba-tu-nim
13'. [_iri_ s,u-mur?]{ki} qa-du _lu2-mesz_ sza
14'. [a?]-la-ki a-na pa-ni-szu [...]
15'. [...]-ru _{lu2-mesz}maszkim#_-ka4?!
16'. [szum-ma u2-ul] in4-ne2-ri-ir
reverse
1. [a-na-ku] qa#-du _{gesz}gigir-hi-a_-ia
2. [qa-du _erin2-mesz_]-ia u3 sza-ar-pu
3. [_iri{ki}_ u3 _e2-gal_]-lim u3 ma-ah4-s,u2-nim
4. [gab2-ba2 _lu2-mesz_] sza i-na lib3-bi _e2_-ti
5. [...] _iri{ki} lugal en_-ia isz-tu
6. ma#-hi-is, ma-hi-is, u3
7. [...] x i-na _ku3-babbar-hi-a_
8. [isz]-tu pa-ni _lugal-mesz_
9. [i-na] _uzu#?_ pi2-szu-nu yi-is,-bat
10. _iri#_{ki} u3 ap-lu-uh
11. [...] x _ugu_-ia u3?
12. [...]-_mesz#_-szu-nu i-na _ku3-babbar_
13. [...] x _lu2-mesz maszkim#_-ka4!
14. [...] an x-ma#?
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Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P270884

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 134868(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270884
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270884

References

  • primary: Rainey 1970, EA 371

    [Rainey1970] Rainey, Anson F. 1970.

  • history: Amurru, p. 62ff (transliteration and translation)

    [Izre'el1991Amurru] Izre’el, Shlomo. 1991. Amurru Akkadian : A Linguistic Study. Vol. 41. Harvard Semitic Studies. Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press.

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 367-368 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: AOAT 8, 46f (transliteration and translation)

    [RaineyAOAT8] Rainey, Anson F. n.d. AOAT 8.

  • history: Gordon, Or n.s. 16 [1947] p. 16f (copy)

    [sec51477] N.d.

  • history: Gordon, ibid., pp 8f (transliteration and translation)

    [sec51478] N.d.

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 10:42:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:40:37 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 371 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270884.
EA 371 artifact entry (No. P270884). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270884 (Original work published 2005)
EA 371 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270884 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 371 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270884},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270884},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270884
LB  - CDLI:P270884
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - EA 371 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270884
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 371 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270884.
EA 371 artifact entry (No. P270884). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270884 (Original work published 2005)
EA 371 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270884 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 371 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270884},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270884},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270884
LB  - CDLI:P270884
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - EA 371 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270884
ER  -
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