EA 378 (P270971)

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 050745(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] _lugal# [en_]-ia# _dingir-mesz_-ia#
2. [_{d}utu_-ia] _{d}utu_ sza isz-[tu]
3. [_an]{sza10-me-i}_ [um]-ma# {disz}ia-[pa-hi]
4. _lu2#_ sza _iri_ gaz-ri{ki#} [ARAD2_-ka] ep#-ri sza _uzu-giri3-mesz_-[ka]
5. a-na _uzu-giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia
6. _dingir-mesz_-ia# _{d}utu_-ia _{d}utu_ isz#-[tu]
7. _an{sza10-me-i}_ 7(disz)-szu u 7(disz)-ta-a-an
8. lu-u2 isz-ta-ha#-hi-in
9. _uzu-ka_-bat-tum-ma u
10. _uzu-s,e_-ru-ma a-nu-ma
11. a#-na-s,a-ru-mi3 a-szar _lugal en_-ia
12. _{d#}utu_ isz-tu# _an{sza10-me-i}_
13. sza# it-ti-ia#
14. u# gab2-bi mi3-im-mi3 sza
15. sza#-par _lugal en_-ia
16. a#-na ia-szi gab2-ba
17. lu#-u2 ep-pu-szu-mi3
18. [u] ma#-an-nu-mi3 a-na-ku _ur-gi7_
19. [u ma]-an-nu _e2#_-ia
reverse
1. u# ma#-an-nu x [...]-ia#
2. u ma#-an-nu gab2-ba!
3. mi-im-me sza i#-ba#-asz-szi
4. a#-na ia-szi u a-wa-ti7-_mesz_
5. _lugal en_-ia _{d}utu_ isz#-tu
6. _an{sza10-me-i}_ u2-ul#
7. el2-te9-ne2-em-me
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Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Rainey 1970, EA 378

    [Rainey1970] Rainey, Anson F. 1970.

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 368-369 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: AOAT 8, 54f (transliteration and translation)

    [RaineyAOAT8] Rainey, Anson F. n.d. AOAT 8.

  • history: Millard, PEQ 97 [1965], pl. XXV (copy)

    [sec51726] N.d.

  • history: Millard, ibid., p. 14ff (transliteration and translation)

    [sec51727] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 050745(Egypt)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 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 378 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270971.
EA 378 artifact entry (No. P270971). (2024, July 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270971 (Original work published 2005)
EA 378 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270971 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).
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	month = {jul 10},
	title = {EA 378 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270971},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270971},
}

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