EA 269 (P270948)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029846(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. isz-te-me2 sza#-par2
10. _lugal en_-ia a-na ia-szi
11. u3 yu-usz-szi-ra
12. _lugal_ be-li _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ta
13. a-na _ARAD2-mesz_-szu u3
14. yu-usz-szi-ra
15. _lugal_ be-li
16. _szim-sar-mesz_ :" mu-ur-ra
17. a-na ri-pu-u2-ti
  single ruling
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P270948

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 029846(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270948
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270948

References

  • primary: EA, EA 269

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

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

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

  • history: BB, 63 (copy)

    [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
2024-07-10 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, 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 269 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270948.
EA 269 artifact entry (No. P270948). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270948 (Original work published 2005)
EA 269 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270948 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270948},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“EA 269 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270948.
EA 269 artifact entry (No. P270948). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270948 (Original work published 2005)
EA 269 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270948 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 269 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270948},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270948},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - EA 269 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270948
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