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EA 010 (P270889)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 010 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270889 |
| Museum no. | BM 029786(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 | [a-na na-ap]-hur#-ra-re#-ia# _lugal kur_ mi#-[is,-ri-i qi2-bi2-ma] | Speak to Naphurriya, king of the land of Mishrî: |
| 2 | um#-ma bur-ra-bu-ri-ia-asz _lugal kur_ ka-ra-an-du#-ni#-[ia-asz] | Bur-raburiash, king of the land of Carchemish, says: |
| 3 | a-na ia-a-szi szu-ul-mu# | To me, well-being |
| 4 | a-na ka-a-sza a-na bi-ti-ka a-na asz-sza-ti-ka a-na# [_dumu-mesz_-ka] | To you, your house, your abode, your sons, |
| 5 | a-na ra-ab-bu-ti-ka a-na s,a-bi-ka | For your greatness, for your strength, |
| 6 | a-na _{gesz}gigir-hi-a_-ka a-na si-si-ka u3 a-na ma-ti-ka | to your chariot, to your harness and to your land |
| 7 | da-an-ni-isz lu szu-ul-mu | very well. |
| 8 | isz-tu ka-ra-in-da-asz isz-tu _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri | from Karindaš to the sons of the workman |
| 9 | sza ab-bi-ka a-na mu-uh-hi ab-bi-ia it-ta-al-la-ku-ni | The one of your father who came to my father, |
| 10 | a-di i-na-an-na t,a-bu-tu szu-nu | Until now, they are good. |
| 11 | i-na-an-na a-na-ku u3 ka-sza t,a-bu-tu ni-nu | Now, I and the lady are good. |
| 12 | _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri-ka a-di 3(disz)-szu it-ta-al-ku-ni | the sons of your work for three years have come. |
| 13 | u3 szu-ul-ma-na ba-na-a mi-im-ma ul tu-sze-bi-lam | and he is well. You did not send anything. |
| 14 | u3 a-na-ku-ma szu-ul-ma-na ba-na-a | And I, who have established well-being, |
| 15 | mi-im-ma ul u2-sze-bi-la-ku | I have not sent anything to you. |
| 16 | a-na ia-a-szi-ma mi-im-ma ul aq-ra | “To me, nothing I did not appoint. |
| 17 | u3 a-na ka-sza-ma mi-im-ma ul a-qar-ku | And to you, I will not eat anything. |
| 18 | _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ka sza ta-asz-pu-ra | the son of your work that you wrote, |
| 19 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ sza na-sza-a ul ma-li | 20 minas of gold, whose value is not known |
| 20 | u3 a-na u2-tu-ni ki-i isz-ku-nu 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ ul i-la-a | and as a substitute 5 minas of gold he did not have. |
| 21 | [...] sza# i-la-a i-na s,a-la-mi pa-an di-ki-ni sza#-ki#-in | … of the god is established in the presence of justice. |
| 22 | [_ku3-sig17_ im-ma]-ti#-ma-a u'-e-du | gold he weighed out, and I counted it. |
| 23 | [... ni]-nu# t,a-bu-tu it-ti a-[ha-mi-isz] | ... good news with each other |
| 24 | [...] ul# ip-pu# [x x] | ... he did not perform ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-e sza ri-mi a-na x x [...] | ... of joy to ... |
| 2' | [x (x)] x x-i-mu-szu-nu-ti _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ka ki-i il-x x | ... their ..., the son of your work, when ... |
| 3' | li-il-qa-a | may he take |
| 4' | u3 _nagar-mesz_ le-u2-tu i-tu-ka i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | and the carpenters have a claim against you. |
| 5' | u2-ma-ma lu sza ta-ba-li lu sza _i7_ | Now, be it of the sea or of the river |
| 6' | a-na#-pi#-i ba-al-t,i li-ma-asz-szi-lu-ma ma-asz-ku | 'Let my life be brought to an end, so that I can set foot on the ground.' |
| 7' | ki-i sza ba-al-t,i-ma lu e-pu-usz _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ka li-il-qa-a | May he do as he deems best. The son of your work may he take. |
| 8' | u3 szum-ma la-bi-ru-tu ep-szu-tu i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | And if there are old age, there will be deeds. |
| 9' | ki-i {disz}szi-in-di-szu-ga-ab _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ia ik-ta-al-da!#-ku | When Sîn-dīšu-gab, the son of my messenger, had gathered, |
| 10' | _{gesz}gigir-mesz#_ ki-i ka-al-li-e ha-mu-ut-ta li-isz-sza-am-ma | May the chariots be as strong as a mountain. |
| 11' | a-na mu-uh#-hi-ia li-ik-szu-da | to me may he achieve. |
| 12' | u3 esz#-szu#-ti ar-ku-ti li-pu-szu-ma | and the future ešûtu-priests may perform, and |
| 13' | ki-i _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ia u3 _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ka il-la-ka | when my messenger or your messenger comes, |
| 14' | it-ti a-ha-mi-isz li-il-qu2-ni | They must take it together. |
| 15' | a-na szu-ul-ma-ni-ka 2(disz) _ma-na {na4}za-gin3_ ul-te-bi-la-ku | I have sent you 2 minas of lapis lazuli. |
| 16' | u3 asz-szu _dumu#-munus_-ka {munus}ma-i-ia-at# ki-i esz-mu-u2 | and because of your daughter, a woman named Māyat, |
| 17' | 1(disz) _{na4}gu2#_ sza ti-im-bu#-e-ti sza _{na4}za-gin3_ | 1 piece of timbû-stone of lapis lazuli |
| 18' | 1(disz) lim 4(u) u3 8(disz) mi-nu-szi-na | 1 thousand 40 and 8 what are they? |
| 19' | a-na szu-ul-ma-ni-sza ul-te-bi-la-asz-szi | I have sent her for her well-being. |
| 20' | u3 ki-i _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ka it-ti {disz}szi-in-di-szu-ga-ab | and as a messenger with Šindi-šugab |
| 21' | [il-la-ka x-x-x] e-pu-usz-ma u2-sze-ba-la#-asz#-szi# | He goes and does ... and sends her. |
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