EA 294 (P270956)

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 029854(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 _en_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia
2. _{d}utu_-ia qi2-bi2-ma
3. um#-ma# {disz}s,i-id#-qi2#-li2 _ARAD2_-ka
4. a-na# _giri3#-mesz# lugal# en#_-ia# _dingir-mesz#_-ia
5. _{d}utu_-ia# 7(disz)#-szu# 7(disz)-ta-a-an
6. am-qu2-ut isz-te-me2 a-wa-ti7-_mesz_
7. sza _lugal en_-ia sza isz-pu-ur
8. a-na _ARAD2_-szu szi-me2-mi a-na
9. <<a-na>> _{lu2}maszkim2_-ka u3 u2-s,ur
10. _iri-didli-hi-a_ sza _lugal en_-ka
11. sza it-ti-ka a-nu-ma
12. is,#-s,u2#-ru# a-wa-at sza
13. qa-ba _lugal# en_-ia a-na ia-szi
14. [u3] yi-il5-ma-ad
15. [_lugal] en_-ia a-na _ARAD2_-szu
16. [a]-mur# ip-szi {disz}pi2-i-ia
17. _dumu#-munus_ gu-la-ti7
reverse
1. [a-na] ia-szi _lu2-mesz_-ia
2. sza# usz-szi-ir-ti a-na
3. ur-ra-di i-na _iri_ ia-pu
4. u3 a-na na-s,a-ri
5. _e2_-ti :" szu-nu-ti _lugal en_-ia
6. u3 al-lu-u2 il5-qe2-szu-nu
7. {disz}pi2-i-ia _dumu_ gu-la-ti
8. u3 yi-il5-ma-ad _lugal en_-ia
9. a-wa-at _ARAD2_-szu an-nu-ta5
10. szum-ma ki-ia-am yi-iq-bu
11. _lugal en_-ia a-na ia-szi
12. iz-zi-ib-mi _iri{ki}_-ka
13. isz-tu pa-ni {disz}pi2-i-ia
14. u3 lu-u2 iz-zi-ba u3
15. il5-la-ka u3 lu-u2
16. ur-ra-da _lugal en_-ia
left
1. _u4-kam2#_ u3 mu-sza a-di
2. da-ri-ia-ta

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 294

[Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 336 (translation) [1992]

[Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.
history: BB, 71 and pl. 1 (copy and photo)

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 029854(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
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-10 at 18:05:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

The Amarna Texts (P270956) (P270956)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P270956) (P270956)

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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 294 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270956.

EA 294 artifact entry (No. P270956). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270956 (Original work published 2005)

EA 294 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270956 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 294 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270956},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“EA 294 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270956.

EA 294 artifact entry (No. P270956). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270956 (Original work published 2005)

EA 294 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270956 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).

@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 294 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270956},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270956
LB  - CDLI:P270956
M1  - 2026/3/31/
TI  - EA 294 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270956
ER  -