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EA 370 (P270885)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 370 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270885 |
| Museum no. | BM 134870(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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | a-na {disz}i-di3-ia _lu2 iri_ asz-qa2-lu-na#{ki#} | to Idiya, man of the city of Ašqaluna |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma um-ma _lugal_-ma a-nu-ma# | speak! Thus says the king: "Now |
| 3 | t,up-pa an-na#-a usz#-te-bi-la-ku | I have sent you this tablet. |
| 4 | qa2-be2-e a-na ka-a-sza u3# us,#-s,ur | speak to you, and I will guard. |
| 5 | lu-u2 na-s,a-ra-ta asz-ru _lugal_ | or guardians of the king’s throne |
| 6 | sza it-ti-ka | who with you |
| 7 | a-nu-ma _lugal_ um-te-esz17-szi#-[ra-ku] | Now, the king has brought me out. |
| 8 | {disz}i-ri-ia-ma-[asz-sza] | Iriyamašša |
| 9 | _lu2#? maszkim2#?_ sza#? [_lugal_] | the official(?) of the king |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | u3# lu-u2 [ti-i-de9 i-nu-ma] | and may you know. When |
| 2' | sza-lim _lugal_ ki#-[ma _{d}utu_] | The king is well. Like Šamaš |
| 3' | i-na _an{sza10-me-e#}_ [_erin2-mesz_-szu] | in the morning, his troops |
| 4' | _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-szu# ma-a-du# | his chariots many |
| 5' | i-na _kur ugu_-ti3 a-di# [_kur gam_-ti3] | in the land of Ugarit as far as the land Gambit |
| 6' | s,i-it _{d}utu_-asz a-di e-re-eb# _{d#}utu_-asz | the reign of Šamaš until the en-priestess (of the gods) of Utu |
| 7' | ma-gal szul-mu | a great abundance of health |
Sources & licences
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