EA 264 (P270955)

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 029853(Egypt)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia#
2. um-ma {disz}ta-gi _ARAD2_-ka#
3. a-na _giri3-mesz_ {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia
4. 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-ta-an am-qut
5. a-mur-me a-na-ku _ARAD2_ sza {disz}lugal-ri
6. u3 bu-i-ti7 pu-hi-ir
7. _kaskal-hi-a_ i-na qa-at _szesz_-ia
8. u3 u2-ba-an la-a me-hi-is,
9. la-a i-li-u2 usz-szir
10. _kaskal-hi-a_-ia a-na {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia
11. u3 sza-al _lu2-mesz maszkim2_-ka
12. szum-ma la u2-ba-an la-a me-hi-is,
13. _szesz_-ia sza-ni-tam
reverse
1. a-mur ni-nu a-na mu-hi-ka4
2. 2(disz) _igi_-ia szum-ma ni-tel-li2
3. a-na _an_ :" sza-me-ma szum-ma
4. nu-ra-ad i-na ir-s,e2-ti7
5. u3 _sag-du_-nu :" ru-szu-nu
6. i-na qa-te-ka u3 an-nu-u2
7. i-na-an-na bu-i-ti7 usz-szir
8. _kaskal-hi-a_-ia i-na qa-at
9. _lu2_ tap-pi2-ia a-na {disz}lugal-ri
10. :" _en_-ia u3 yi-il3-ma-ad
11. {disz}lugal-ru _en_ i-nu-ma ur-ru-du
12. {disz}lugal-ra u3 i-na-s,a-ru
single ruling
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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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Related publications

primary: EA, EA 264

[Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 313 (translation) [1992]

[Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.
history: LFM, p. 127 (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, 70 (copy)

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 029853(Egypt)
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Provenience

Provenience: Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
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Chronology

Period: Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-26 at 10:47:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-10 at 19:10:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-10 at 18:05:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Amarna Texts (P270955) (P270955)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P270955) (P270955)

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Cite this Artifact

“EA 264 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270955.

EA 264 artifact entry (No. P270955). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270955 (Original work published 2005)

EA 264 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270955 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {EA 264 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270955},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270955},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270955
LB  - CDLI:P270955
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - EA 264 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270955
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 264 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270955.

EA 264 artifact entry (No. P270955). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270955 (Original work published 2005)

EA 264 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270955 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {EA 264 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270955},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270955},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270955
LB  - CDLI:P270955
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - EA 264 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270955
ER  -