EA 270 (P270947)

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 029845(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
1. a-na {disz}lugal _en_-ia
2. _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma {disz}mil-ki-li _ARAD2_-ka
5. ep-ri sza _giri3-mesz_-ka
6. a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia
7. _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
8. 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta2-a-an am-qut
9. yi-de _lugal_ be-li
10. ip-szi sza yi-pu-szu-ni
11. {disz}ia-an-ha-mu
12. isz-tu a-s,e2-ia
13. isz#-tu mu-hi _lugal en_-ia
14. a#-nu-ma yu-ba-u2#
15. 2(disz) li-im _ku3-babbar#_
reverse
1. isz-tu qa-ti-ia
2. u3 yi-iq-bu
3. a-na ia-szi id-na-mi#
4. _dam_-ka u3
5. _dumu-mesz_-ka u3 lu-u2
6. i-ma-ha-s,a u3 lu-u2
7. yi-de _lugal_
8. ip-sza an-na-am
9. u3 lu-u2 yu-usz-szi-ra
10. _lugal_ be-li
11. _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ u3 lu-u2
12. yi-il3-te-qe2-ni
13. a-na mu-hi-szu la-a
14. ih-la-aq
  single ruling

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P270947

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 029845(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270947
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270947
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q19901846

References

  • primary: EA, EA 270

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 316-317 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: LFM, p. 128 (translation)

    [Oppenheim1967LFM] Oppenheim, A. Leo. 1967. Letters from Mesopotamia: Official Business, and Private Letters on Clay Tablets from Two Millennia. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.

  • history: BB, 62 and pl. 2 (copy and photo)

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-07-26 at 10:47:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 19:10:56 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
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 270 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270947.
EA 270 artifact entry (No. P270947). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270947 (Original work published 2005)
EA 270 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270947 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 270 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270947},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P270947
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - EA 270 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270947
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“EA 270 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270947.
EA 270 artifact entry (No. P270947). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270947 (Original work published 2005)
EA 270 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270947 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EA 270 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270947},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270947
LB  - CDLI:P270947
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - EA 270 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270947
ER  -
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