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EA 005 (P270890)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270890 |
| Museum no. | BM 029787(Egypt) + CM — (12195) |
| Collection | Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt |
| 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 | [um-ma {disz}ni-ib-mu-a]-re#-ia# [_lugal gal_] | Thus Nibmu-araya, the great king: |
| 2 | [_lugal kur_ mi-is,-ri-i a-na {disz}]ka-[da-asz-ma-an-en-lil2] | king of the land of Miṣri to Kadašman-Enlil |
| 3 | [_lugal gal lugal kur_ ka-ra-{d}du]-ni-ia-[asz _szesz_-ia] | great king, king of the land of Kara-Duniaš, my brother |
| 4 | [qi2-bi2-ma a-na mah-ri]-ia# szul-<mu> ana# [mah-ri-ka] | Say to my lord: I am well; you can be glad. |
| 5 | [lu-u2 szul-mu a-na _e2-hi-a_]-ka# _dam-mesz_-[ka] | Good health to your house and your wives! |
| 6 | [_dumu-mesz_-ka _lu2-mesz gal-gal_]-ka# _erin2-mesz_-ka# | your sons, your great men, your troops |
| 7 | [_ansze-kur-ra-mesz_]-ka# _{gesz}[gigir_]-ka u3 i-na# [lib3-bi] | your horses, your chariot, and therein |
| 8 | [_kur-kur_-ka lu-u2] szul#-mu | May your lands be well. |
| 9 | [a-na ia-a-szi] szul#-mu a-na _e2-hi-a_-ia _dam-mesz#_-[ia] | To me, well-being to my house and my wives. |
| 10 | [_dumu-mesz_-ia _lu2]-mesz# gal-gal_-ia _erin2-mesz_-ia ma-[a-ad] | my sons, my great men, my troops, greatly |
| 11 | [_ansze-kur-ra-mesz_]-ia _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ia u3 i-na lib3-bi# | my horses, my chariots, and therein |
| 12 | [_kur-kur_]-ia# ma-gal ma-gal lu-u2 szul-mu | May my lands be many, many. |
| 13 | [a-nu-um-ma] asz-me um-ma-a ta2-te#-pu-usz! _e2-hi-a gibil#_ | Now, I have heard that you have made a new house. |
| 14 | a-nu-um-ma mi-im-ma u2-sze-bi-la-ak-ku | Now, I have sent you everything. |
| 15 | te9-ir-s,i2-ti sza _e2_-ka# u3 a-nu-um-ma | the dowry of your house and now |
| 16 | u2-sze-esz-szar mi-im-ma ma-a-la# a-na pa-ni | he shall make everything that is in front of |
| 17 | _lu2-dumu-kin_-ka sza i-le-qe2 _dumu-munus_-ka u3 szum-ma _lu2-dumu-kin_-ka ; is-sa3-har u3 u2-sze-bi-la-ku# | your messenger whom he took your daughter and if your messenger has received and sent to you |
| 18 | a-nu-um-ma usz-te-bi-la-ak-ku szu-ul-ma-na | Herewith I have sent you a report of well-being. |
| 19 | sza _e2-gibil_ a-na qa-ti {disz}szu-ut-ti | of the New Palace in the hand of Šuttu |
| 20 | 1(disz) _{gesz}na2_ sza _{gesz}esi zu2_ pi2-ri _ku3-sig17 gar-ra_ | 1 bed of ebony, ..., decorated with gold, |
| 21 | 3(disz) _{gesz}na2_ sza _{gesz}esi ku3-sig17 gar-ra_ | 3 beds of ebony, decorated with gold, |
| 22 | 1(disz) {gesz}u2-ru-usz#-sza sza _{gesz}esi ku3-sig17 gar-ra_ | 1 urušša-wood of a gold ebony |
| 23 | 1(disz) _{gesz}gu-za gal#_ sza# _{gesz}esi ku3-sig17 gar-ra_ | 1 large throne with a gold ebony base |
| 24 | 5(disz) _{gesz}gu-za_ sza _{gesz#}esi# ku3-sig17 gar-ra_ | 5 thrones of ebony, decorated with gold. |
| 25 | 4(disz) _{gesz}gu-za_ sza _{gesz}esi# ku3-sig17 gar-ra_ | 4 thrones of ebony, decorated with gold. |
| 26 | an-nu-ut-ti gab2-bu _ku3#-sig17# ki-la2_-szu13 7(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) _gin2-gin2 ku3-sig17_ | all these are gold, its weight is 7 minas 9 shekels of gold. |
| 27 | _ki-la2_-szu13 sza _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma#-na_ 8(disz) _gin2-gin2_ | its weight of silver: 1 mina 8 shekels |
| 28 | u3 1/2(disz) _gin2-gin2 ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _{gesz}giri3-gub_ sza _{gesz}esi_ | and 1/2 shekel of silver, 10 feet of ebony |
| 29 | x 1(disz) x x sza _{gesz}esi ku3-sig17 gar-ra_ | 1 ... of a gold ebony |
| 30 | [x _{gesz}]giri3#-gub_ sza _{gesz}esi ku3-sig17 gar-ra_ | ... the footstool of the gold ebony |
| 31 | [...] ki# ku ku# x x szi# ku [...] | ... the place ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] du# sza# t,up#-pi2 sza# _ku3-sig17_ | ... of the tablet of gold |
| 2 | [...] _ma-na_ u3 1(u) _gin2-gin2_ u3 7(disz) _gin2-gin2# ku3-sig17_ | ... minas and 10 shekels and 7 shekel of gold |
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