EA 256 (P270949)
Tablet excavated in Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 029847(Egypt)Provenience
Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
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obverse
1. a-na {disz}ia-na-ha-me _en_-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma um-ma {disz}mu-ut-{d}iszkur
3. _ARAD2_-ka a-na 2(disz) _giri3-mesz en_-ia
4. am-qut ki-i qa-bi-mi3
5. i-na pa-ni-ka {disz}mu-ut-{d}iszkur-mi3
6. in-ne2-bi-it {disz}a-ia-ab
7. :" hi-ih-be2-e ki-i in4-ne2-bi-tu
8. _lugal iri_ pi2-hi-li3 isz-tu
9. pa-ni _lu2-mesz_ ra-bi-s,i2 :" su2-ki-ni
10. _lugal_-ri _en_-szu li-ib-lu-ut,
11. _lugal_-ru _en_-ia li-ib-lu-ut,
12. _lugal_-ru _en_-ia szum-ma i15-ba-szi
13. {disz}a-ia-ab i-na _iri_ pi2-hi-li3
14. an-nu-u2 2(disz) _iti#-hi-a_ ia-ar#-bi#-is,
15. al-lu-u2 {disz}be2-in4-i15-li2-ma
reverse
1. sza#-al al-lu-u2
2. [{disz}]ta-du-a sza-al
3. al#-lu-u2 {disz}ya-szu-ia
4. sza-al a-di isz-tu
5. _e2_ sza {disz}di-{d}marduk
6. _iri_ asz-tar-ti in4-ne2-ri-ir
7. i-nu-ma na-ak-ru gab2-bi
8. _iri-didli-hi-a kur_ ga-ri
9. _iri_ u2-du-mu _iri_ a-du-ri
10. _iri_ a-ra-ru _iri_ me-isz-tu2
11. _iri_ ma-ag-da-lim _iri_ hi-ni-a-na-bi
12. _iri_ sa3-ar-ki s,a-ab-ta-at
13. _iri_ ha-yu-ni _iri_ ya-bi-lum2-ma
14. sza-ni-tam an-nu-u2 isz-tu
15. sza-pa-ri-ka t,up-pa a-na mu-hi-ia
16. sza-par2-ti a-na sza-szu
17. a-di ka-sza-di-ka
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1. isz-tu _kaskal_-ra-ni-ka u3 an-nu-[u2]
2. ka-szi-id a-na _iri_ pi2-hi-li3
3. u3 isz-te-mu-na a-wa#-te#-[ka]
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 256
[Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.
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history: BASOR 89 (pp. 7-17), p. 10ff
[Albright1943BASOR89] Albright, W. F. 1943. “Two Little Understood Amarna Letters from the Middle Jordan Valley.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 89: 7–17.(transliteration and translation)
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history: Albright, ANET, p. 486 (translation)
[Albright1969ANETArmana] Albright, W. F. 1969. “The Amarna Letters.” In Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament (Third Edition with Supplement), edited by James B. Pritchard. Princeton University Press.
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history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 309-310 (translation) [1992]
[Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.
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history: BB, 64 and pl. 5 (copy and photo)
[Ungnad1914BB] Ungnad, Arthur. 1914. Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Zeit Der Hammurapi-Dynastie. Vol. 6. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek.
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- Museum No.: BM 029847(Egypt)
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- Provenience: Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
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- Period: Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 | Willighagen, Lars | Artifact | Willighagen, Lars | Wikidata | Willighagen, Lars | approved |
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| 2024-09-17 at 16:20:50 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-07-11 at 09:40:31 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-07-10 at 18:05:09 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-07-01 at 13:31:10 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2013-03-20 at 09:46:23 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Johnson, J. Cale | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The Amarna Texts (P270949) (P270949)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P270949) (P270949)
- Wikidata (Q22330320) (Q22330320)
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2024EA,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-11]},
year = {2024},
month = {nov 6},
title = {EA 256 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P270949},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270949},
}
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