EA 260 (P271027)

Tablet excavated in Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

unknown

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 _lugal gal_ be-li-ia
2. {disz}ba-lu-mi-ir iq-bi
3. 7(disz)-szu u2 7(disz)-szu-ma
4. a-na 2(disz) _giri3 lugal gal_
5. _{d}utu_ a-na sza10-me im-qu2-ut
6. a-na-ku ki-i15 i-qa-bi
7. _lugal gal_ be-li
8. a-na-<ku> isz-me a-wa-ti
9. sza _lugal gal_ be-li-ia
10. _{d}utu_ a-na sza10-me
11. _lugal gal_ i-de4
12. a-na _ARAD2_-szu
reverse
1. u3 a-na-ku a-na _e2! [ki?_]
2. ti-in4-ni u2-sza-ab
3. u3 _lugal gal_ be-li-ia
4. li-i-de4 a-na _ARAD2_-szu
  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/P271027

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)
Museum Number unknown
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Amarna Texts (AEMW, Amarna) P271027
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P271027

References

  • primary: EA, EA 260

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

  • history: JNES 27 (pp. 163- 171), p. 170

    [Artzi1968JNES27] Artzi, Pinhas. 1968. “Some Unrecognized Syrian Amarna Letters (EA 260, 317, 318).” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 27 (3): 163–71. https://doi.org/10.1086/371960.

    (transliteration)

  • history: Moran Amarna letters, p. 311 (translation) [1992]

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

  • history: None published (copy)

    [sec51885] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-16 at 08:09:25 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 260 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271027.
EA 260 artifact entry (No. P271027). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271027 (Original work published 2005)
EA 260 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271027 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {EA 260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271027},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271027},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271027
LB  - CDLI:P271027
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - EA 260 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271027
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EA 260 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P271027.
EA 260 artifact entry (No. P271027). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P271027 (Original work published 2005)
EA 260 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P271027 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024EA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {EA 260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P271027},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P271027},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P271027
LB  - CDLI:P271027
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - EA 260 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P271027
ER  -
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