EA 261 (P270960)
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 029858(Egypt)Provenience
Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
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obverse
1. a-na {disz}lugal _en_-ia
2. _{d}utu_-ia qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {disz}da-asz-ru
4. _ARAD2_ ki-it-te _lugal_
5. a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia
6. u _{d}utu_-<ia> 7(disz)-szu u 7(disz)-ta-a-an am-qut#
single ruling
7. gab2-bi mi-im-mi3
8. sza yi-iq-bu
9. _lugal en_-ia
10. isz-te-nem-mu
blank space
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 261
[Knudtzon1915EA] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1915. Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.
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history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 312 (translation) [1992]
[Moran1992Amarna] Moran, William L. 1992. The Amarna Letters. Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press.
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history: BB, 75 and pl. 16 (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 029858(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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| 2024-07-10 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 (P270960) (P270960)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P270960) (P270960)
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2024EA,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
year = {2024},
month = {jul 10},
title = {EA 261 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P270960},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270960},
}
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