EA 230 (P270968)

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 037646(Egypt)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na {disz}lugal _be_-ia qi2-bi
2. um-ma {disz}ia-ma _ARAD2_-ka
3. a-na _giri3_-ka am-qut
4. a-mur-mi a-na-ku _ARAD2_-ka
5. i-na asz-ri sza i-ba-sza-ti7
6. a-mur asz-ra-nu sza i-ba-sza-ti7
7. _iri-didli-hi-a_-ka gab2-bu
8. a-na-ku _ARAD2_ <ki>-te-ka
9. [_lu2]-mesz_ ha-za-nu-ti7 ku-x
10. lu-u2 na-as,-ra-ku
11. szum-ma _lu2_ wi#-hu-ka
12. il-la-ak a-na# mu#-hi-ia
13. u3 us,#-s,ur-szu#
14. u3 _iri-didli-hi-a_ sza# i-ba-sza-ti7
15. lu#-u2 na-as,-ru
16. gab2-bu a-na ka-ta5
reverse
1. u3 _lu2#-mesz_ ha-za-nu-ti7-ka#
2. sza-al-szu-nu
3. szum-ma lu-u2 na-as,3-ru
4. u3 lu-u2 ti7-de
5. e-nu-<ma> sza-al-mu
6. _iri-didli-hi-a#_-ka gab2-bu
  single ruling
  blank space

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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 230

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

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 290-291 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: Scheil, Memoires, , p. 309 (copy)

    [sec51528] Scheil, Vincent. n.d.

  • history: Na'aman, Lingering over Words, p. 401 (translation)

    [sec51716] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: BM 037646(Egypt)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 13:40:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“EA 230 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270968.
EA 230 artifact entry (No. P270968). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270968 (Original work published 2005)
EA 230 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270968 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {EA 230 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270968},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270968},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270968
LB  - CDLI:P270968
M1  - 2025/8/2/
TI  - EA 230 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270968
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“EA 230 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270968.
EA 230 artifact entry (No. P270968). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270968 (Original work published 2005)
EA 230 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270968 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {EA 230 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270968},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270968},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270968
LB  - CDLI:P270968
M1  - 2025/8/2/
TI  - EA 230 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270968
ER  - 
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