EA 224 (P270951)

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 029849(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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {disz}lugal# _en#_-[ia _{d}utu_]-ia
2. qi2-bi2-[ma]
3. um-ma {disz}szum-ad-da# _ARAD2#_ sza# _lugal en_-ia
4. a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia
5. am-qu2-ut-me
6. 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-ta-a-an
7. i-nu-ma sza#-par2-mi
8. _lugal en_-ia a-na sze-im-_mesz_ <du>-uh#-ni
9. :" mu-hu-s,u
10. ia-asz-al-mi3
11. _lugal en_-ia
12. _lu2-mesz maszkim2_-szu
13. szum-ma
reverse
1. tu#-ub-ba#-lu-na
2. _lu2-mesz_ a-bu-tu-nu
3. asz-szum _u4-kam-mesz_
4. {disz}ku-su2-na
5. _lu2_ a-bi-nu
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P270951

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 029849(Egypt)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P270951
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P270951

References

  • primary: EA, EA 224

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 287-288 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: BB, 66 and pl. 15 (copy, 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
2025-03-05 at 09:43:21 Firth, Richard Artifact 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 224 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P270951.
EA 224 artifact entry (No. P270951). (2025, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270951 (Original work published 2005)
EA 224 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270951 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 5},
	title = {EA 224 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270951},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - EA 224 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 224 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P270951.
EA 224 artifact entry (No. P270951). (2025, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270951 (Original work published 2005)
EA 224 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270951 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2025EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 5},
	title = {EA 224 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270951},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/5/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P270951
LB  - CDLI:P270951
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - EA 224 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270951
ER  - 
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