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EA 371 (P270884)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 371 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270884 |
| Museum no. | BM 134868(Egypt) |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | letter |
| Find spot | Akhetaten (mod. el-Amarna) |
| Coordinates | 27.6400, 30.8959 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x ul [...] | ... not ... |
| 2' | [_i?_]-na? _szu-mesz_ [...] x | in? hands ... ... |
| 3' | [...] a a-na-s,a-ar#-szu-nu | ... I will keep them safe |
| 4' | _gal#_-tu a-di _lugal {d}utu_ | the great king until the king of Šamaš |
| 5' | [_en?_-ia? yi-ma]-lik a-na _ARAD2-mesz_-szu | my lord, may I go to his servants. |
| 6' | [...] x _en_-ia a#-di | ... ... my lord until |
| 7' | [...-na-s,a]-ar# asz-ri-szu u3 | ... guard his place and |
| 8' | [_lugal {d?}]utu#? en_-ia ki-ma#? | king of Shamash, my lord, like |
| 9' | [...] ia-nu lib3-ba2 sza-na-am | ... there is no other desire |
| 10' | [...] x _erin2-mesz iri_ sze20-eh-la-li | ... ... the troops of the city Šehlalu |
| 11' | [...]-di i-nu-ma la-a _du10-ga_ | ... when it is not good |
| 12' | [...] u3# ti-is,-ba-tu-nim | ... and Tiṣbatunum |
| 13' | [_iri_ s,u-mur?]{ki} qa-du _lu2-mesz_ sza | the city of Ṣūmur together with the men of |
| 14' | [a?]-la-ki a-na pa-ni-szu [...] | I went to his presence |
| 15' | [...]-ru _{lu2-mesz}maszkim#_-ka4?! | ... the maškim-officials(?) |
| 16' | [szum-ma u2-ul] in4-ne2-ri-ir | If he does not return it |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na-ku] qa#-du _{gesz}gigir-hi-a_-ia | I together with my chariot |
| 2 | [qa-du _erin2-mesz_]-ia u3 sza-ar-pu | together with my troops and prisoners of war |
| 3 | [_iri{ki}_ u3 _e2-gal_]-lim u3 ma-ah4-s,u2-nim | the city and the palace and the troops |
| 4 | [gab2-ba2 _lu2-mesz_] sza i-na lib3-bi _e2_-ti | the rest of the men who in the house |
| 5 | [...] _iri{ki} lugal en_-ia isz-tu | ... the city of the king, my lord, from |
| 6 | ma#-hi-is, ma-hi-is, u3 | “He has been seized, he has been captured, and |
| 7 | [...] x i-na _ku3-babbar-hi-a_ | ... with silver |
| 8 | [isz]-tu pa-ni _lugal-mesz_ | from the kings |
| 9 | [i-na] _uzu#?_ pi2-szu-nu yi-is,-bat | from their mouths he shall seize |
| 10 | _iri#_{ki} u3 ap-lu-uh | of the city and of Apluḫ |
| 11 | [...] x _ugu_-ia u3? | ... upon me and(?) |
| 12 | [...]-_mesz#_-szu-nu i-na _ku3-babbar_ | ... their ... for silver |
| 13 | [...] x _lu2-mesz maszkim#_-ka4! | ... ... the witnesses |
| 14 | [...] an x-ma#? | ... An ... |
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