EA 306 (P270925)

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 029823(Egypt)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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tablet
obverse
1. [a-na {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia]
2. [_{d}]utu#_-ia# _{d}[utu_ sza isz-tu _an{sza10-me-i}_]
3. [um]-ma {disz}szu-ba#-an-[di _ARAD2_-ka]
4. ip#-ri sza 2(disz) _giri3#-[mesz_-ka]
5. [_lu2_] gu#-zi# sza [_ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka]
6. a-na# 2(disz) _giri3-mesz lugal en#_-ia
7. [_{d}]utu_ sza isz-tu _an{sza10-me-i}_
8. 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-ta#-a-an
9. lu#-u2 isz-ta-ha-hi-in
10. _uzu_ ka-bat-tum-ma#
11. u3 _uzu_ s,u2#-uh#-ru#-[ma u3]
12. [i]-nu-ma sza-par2 _lugal#_ be#-[li2]
13. al#-ka-mi3# u3# [du-gu-ul pa-ni]
14. _lugal#_ be-li2#-ka# [a-na]
15. ma#-an-ni# e-[zi-bu _iri lugal_]
16. da-na#-at#-mi3# _kur2_-nu# [a-na]
17. _ARAD2 lugal_ sza yi-de# _kur#_
18. _lugal_ be-li2-ia a-na-[ku]
19. a-nu-ma i-tan-hu
20. a-na na-s,a-ar
reverse
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21. _kur lugal_ [i]-nu-ma
22. mar-s,a-ku ma-gal [u3]
23. al-lu-u2 usz-szi-ir#-ti#
24. _ARAD2 lugal_ sza-na#-am#
25. a-na szu-ta#-szi-ri#
26. u3 a-na da-ga-al
27. [pa-ni] _lugal {d}utu_ isz#-[tu _an{sza10-me-i}_]
28. [u3] lu#-u2 ti-di be-li2#
29. [i]-nu-ma sza-ar-pu#
30. _iri-didli{ki}-mesz_-ka u3
31. _kislah_ :" ma-asz-ka-na#-[ti]-ka
32. [i-na _izi]-mesz_ i-sza-ti
33. [u3 a-nu]-ma#
34. [_kur2_-nu _kur_ x]-na-ki
35. [_ugu ARAD2_]-ka# u3 [...]
36. [...]
37. [...]
38. [...]
left
1. [...] ra#-bi#-s,a szum#-ma
2. [...] ra# be x is
3. [...]-hi

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: EA, EA 306

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 344 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: BB, 40(copy)

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 029823(Egypt)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:05:09 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“EA 306 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270925.
EA 306 artifact entry (No. P270925). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270925 (Original work published 2005)
EA 306 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270925 (Accessed: May 28, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 306 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270925},
}

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