EA 274 (P271001)

Tablet excavated in Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Museum Number

CM 04773 (12216)

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {disz}lugal _en_-ia
2. _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma {munus}_nin#-ur#-mah-mesz_
5. _geme2_-ka ip-ri
6. sza _giri3-mesz_-ka
7. a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia
8. _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia
9. 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta2-a-an am-qut
10. yi-ki-im _lugal_
11. be-li _kur_-szu
12. isz-tu qa-te
13. _lu2-mesz sa-gaz-mesz_
14. la-a ti7-ih-la-aq#
reverse
1. la#-qi2#-ta-<at>
2. _iri_ s,a-pu-ma{ki}
3. u3 a-na la-ma-di
4. _lugal# en_-ia
  single ruling
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P271001

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt
Museum Number CM 04773 (12216)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271001
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271001

References

  • primary: EA, EA 274

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

  • history: BASOR 89 (pp. 7-17), p. 17

    [Albright1943BASOR89] Albright, William Foxwell. 1943. “Two Little Understood Amarna Letters from the Middle Jordan Valley.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 89: 7–17.

    (transliteration and translation)

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 319 (translation) [ 1992]

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

  • history: WA, 138 (copy)

    [Winckler1889ElArmana] Winckler, Hugo, and Ludwig Abel. 1889. Der Thontafelfund von El Amarna. W. Spemann, Berlin.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-17 at 16:20:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:57:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:51:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:40:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 18:15:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-01 at 13:31:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-03-20 at 09:46:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-05-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“EA 274 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271001.
EA 274 artifact entry (No. P271001). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271001 (Original work published 2005)
EA 274 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271001 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {EA 274 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271001},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271001},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271001
LB  - CDLI:P271001
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - EA 274 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271001
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 274 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271001.
EA 274 artifact entry (No. P271001). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271001 (Original work published 2005)
EA 274 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271001 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {EA 274 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271001},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271001},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271001
LB  - CDLI:P271001
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - EA 274 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271001
ER  -
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