EA 023 (P270896)

Letter 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 029793(Egypt)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Egyptian, Middle Babylonian peripheral

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {disz}ni-im-mu-ri-ia _lugal kur_ mi-is,-ri-i
2. _szesz_-ia ha-ta-ni-ia sza a-ra-'a-a-mu
3. u3 sza i-ra-'a-a-ma-an-ni qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma {disz}du-usz-rat-ta _lugal_ mi-i-ta-an-ni
5. sza i-ra-'a-a-mu-ka e-mu-ka-ma
6. a-na ia-szi szul-mu a-na ka-a-sza lu-u2 szul-mu
7. a-na _e2_-ka a-na {munus}ta-a-tu4-he2-pa _dumu-munus_-ia
8. a-na _dam_-ka sza ta-ra-'a-a-mu lu-u2 szul-mu
9. a-na _dam_-ka a-na _dumu-mesz_-ka a-na _lu2-mesz gal_-ka
10. a-na _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ka a-na _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka
11. a-na _erin2-mesz_-ka a-na _kur_-ka u3 a-na
12. mim-mu-ka dan-nisz2 dan-nisz2 dan-nisz2 lu-u2 szul-mu
  double ruling
13. um-ma {d}inanna sza _iri_ ni-i-na-a _nin kur-kur_
14. gab2-bi-i-szi-na-ma a-na _kur_ mi-is,-ri-i
15. i-na _kur_ sza a-ra-'a-a-mu lu-ul-lik-ma-me
16. lu-us-sa3-he2-er-me a-nu-um-ma i-na-an-na
17. ul-te-e-bil2-ma it-tal-ka
  double ruling
18. a-nu-um-ma i-na ter-s,i a-bi-ia-ma
19. dingir?-isz?-be?-tu4 i-na _kur_ sza-a-szi it-tal-ka
20. [u3] ki-i-me-e i-na pa-na-a-nu-um-ma#
21. it-ta-szab-ma uk-te-eb-bi-du-szi#
reverse
1. u3 i-na-an-na _szesz_-ia a-na 1(u)-szu
2. _ugu_ sza pa-na-a-nu# li-ge-eb-bi-is-si
3. _szesz_-ia li-ge-eb-bi-is-su2 i-na ha-de-e
4. li-mesz3-szer3-szu-ma li-du-u-ra
  double ruling
5. {d}inanna _nin_ sza-me-e _szesz_-ia u3 ia-szi
6. li-is,-s,ur-an-na-szi 1(disz) me li-im _mu-mesz_
7. u3 he2-du-ta ra-bi-ta _nin_-ni5
8. a-na ki-la-a-al-li-ni li-id-din-an-na-szi-ma
9. u3 ki-i ta-a-bi i ni-pu-usz
  double ruling
10. {d}inanna a-na ia-szi-ma-a i-li#
11. u3 a-na _szesz_-ia la-a il-szu
  double ruling
  blank space
  (hieratic text)

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Egyptian, Middle Babylonian peripheral

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P270896

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 029793(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270896
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270896
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q11757912

References

  • primary: EA, EA 023

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

  • history: AOAT 201, p. 170-173 (transliteration, translation)

    [Adler1976AOAT201] Adler, Hans-Peter. 1976. Das Akkadische Des Königs Tušratta von Mitanni. Vol. 201. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament . Kevelaer : Butzon & Bercker ; Neukirchen-Vluyn : Neukirchener Verlag.

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 61-62 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: Greatness That Was Babylon, illus. 30 (photo, reverse) [1968]

    [Saggs1962Greatness] Saggs, Henry W. F. 1962. The Greatness That Was Babylon : A Survey of the Ancient Civilization of the Tigris-Euphrates Valley. London : Sidgwick & Jackson.

  • history: Ebeling, p. , p. 372-373 (translation)

    [sec51457] Ebeling, Erich. n.d.

  • history: BB, 10 and pl. 23 (copy, photo)

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

  • history: RCAE 4, pl. 4, no. 11 (photo)

    [Waterman1936RCAE4] Waterman, Leroy. 1936. Vol. 4. Royal Correspondence of the Assyrian Empire . Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press.

  • citation: Finkel & Taylor, Cuneiform, Fig. 34

    [FinkelTaylor2015] Finkel, Irving L., and Jonathan Taylor. 2015. Cuneiform. British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-23 at 12:20:11 de Ridder, Jacob Jan Artifact metadata de Ridder, Jacob Jan de Ridder, Jacob Jan Approved View
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-10-26 at 11:38:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-22 at 08:08:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 13:47:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 19:02:29 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
2024-07-10 at 18:05:09 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
2024-06-01 at 15:52:37 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 Approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 023 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P270896.
EA 023 artifact entry (No. P270896). (2025, April 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270896 (Original work published 2005)
EA 023 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270896 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2025EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 23},
	title = {EA 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270896},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270896},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/23/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P270896
LB  - CDLI:P270896
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - EA 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270896
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 023 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P270896.
EA 023 artifact entry (No. P270896). (2025, April 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270896 (Original work published 2005)
EA 023 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270896 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2025EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 23},
	title = {EA 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270896},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270896},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/23/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P270896
LB  - CDLI:P270896
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - EA 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270896
ER  -
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