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EA 303 (P270923)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029821(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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia
2. _{d}utu_-ia _{d}utu_ sza isz-tu
3. _an{sza10-me-i}_ um-ma
4. {disz}szu-ba-an-di _ARAD2_-ka
5. ip-ri sza 2(disz) _uzu giri3-mesz_-ka
6. _lu2_ ku-si2 sza _ansze-kur-ra_-ka
7. a-na 2(disz) _uzu giri3-mesz lugal_-ri#
8. _en_-ia _{d}utu_ sza isz-tu
9. _an{sza10-me-i}_ 7(disz)-szu
10. u3 7(disz)-ta-a-an isz-ti-ha-hi-in
11. _uzu_ ka-bat-tu-ma
12. u3 _uzu_ s,i-ru-ma
13. isz#-ti-me a-wa-te-_mesz_
14. gab2#-bi sza _lugal_-ri
15. [_en_]-ia _{d}utu_ isz-tu
16. [_an]{sza10-me-[i]}_ u3 a-nu-ma
17. [i]-na#-s,a-ru a-szar
18. [_lugal_]-ri sza it-ti-ia
reverse
1. [u3] isz-ti#-me
2. [a]-na# {disz}tah2-ma#-asz-szi
3. [ma]-gal ma-gal
single ruling
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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Related publications

primary: EA, EA 303

[Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 342-343 (translation) [1992]

[Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.
history: BB, 38 (copy)

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 029821(Egypt)
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
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Chronology

Period: Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-03-05 at 09:43:21	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-10 at 18:05:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Amarna Texts (P270923) (P270923)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P270923) (P270923)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“EA 303 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P270923.

EA 303 artifact entry (No. P270923). (2025, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270923 (Original work published 2005)

EA 303 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270923 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

@misc{2025EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 5},
	title = {EA 303 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270923},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270923},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/5/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P270923
LB  - CDLI:P270923
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - EA 303 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270923
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 303 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P270923.

EA 303 artifact entry (No. P270923). (2025, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270923 (Original work published 2005)

EA 303 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270923 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

@misc{2025EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 5},
	title = {EA 303 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270923},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270923},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/5/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P270923
LB  - CDLI:P270923
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - EA 303 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270923
ER  -