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EA 035 (P270891)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 035 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270891 |
| Museum no. | BM 029788(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] _lugal#_-ri _kur_ mi-is,-ri _szesz_-ia qi2-[bi2-ma] | Speak to the king of the land of Mishru, my brother: |
| 2 | [um-ma] _lugal kur_ a-la-szi-ia _szesz_-ka-ma | Thus says the king of the land of Alashiya, your brother: |
| 3 | [a-na] _ugu_-ia szul-mu _e2-mesz_-ia _dam-mesz_-ia _dumu-mesz_-ia | To me. Good health to my houses, my wives, my sons! |
| 4 | [_lu2] gal-gal-mesz_-ia _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ia _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ia u3 i-na | my great men, my horses, my chariots and in |
| 5 | lib3-bi _kur-mesz_-ia dan-nesz lu-u2 szul-mu u3 a-na _ugu szesz_-ia | May the heart of my lands be well. May my brother be well! |
| 6 | lu-u2 szul-mu a-na _e2-mesz_-ka _dam-mesz_-ka _dumu-mesz_-ka _lu2-gal-gal_-ka | Good health to your houses, your wives, your sons, your great lord! |
| 7 | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ka u3 i-na lib3-bi _kur-kur-mesz_-ka | your horses, your chariots, and among your lands |
| 8 | dan-nesz lu-u2 szul-mu a-hi a-nu-ma _lu2-dumu kin_-ia it-ti | May my brother be well! Now, my messenger with |
| 9 | _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ka a-na _ugu_-ka al-ta-par2 i-na _kur_ mi-is,-ri | Your messenger I sent to you. In the land of Miṣri |
| 10 | e-nu-ma a-na _ugu_-ka 5(disz) me-at _uruda_ ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku | When I have sent 500 (shekels of) copper to you, |
| 11 | a-na szu-ul-ma-ni sza _szesz_-ia ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku | I have sent you to greet my brother. |
| 12 | a-hi ki-i s,e#-he-er _uruda_ i-na lib3-bi-ka la-a i-sza-ki-in | “As for the other, he will not place the copper in your heart like a pile of bricks. |
| 13 | szum-ma i-na _kur_-ia _szu_-ti {d}masz-masz _en_-li-ia gab2-ba | If in my land the hand of Nergal, my lord, all |
| 14 | _lu2-mesz_ sza _kur_-ia i-du-uk u3 e-pi2-isz _uruda_ ia-nu | the men of my land killed, and there was no work on copper. |
| 15 | u3 _szesz_-ia i-na lib3-bi-ka la-a sza-ki-in | and my brother in your heart is not established |
| 16 | _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ka it-ti _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ia ar-hi-isz | your messenger quickly with my messenger |
| 17 | usz-sze-ir u3 mi-nu-um-me _uruda_ sza te-ri-isz-szu | and all the copper that he requested |
| 18 | _szesz_-ia u3 a-na-ku ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku | my brother and I have sent to you. |
| 19 | a-hi at-ta a-na-ia-szi _ku3-babbar_ ma-a-ad dan-nesz | you, my brother, the silver is very much. |
| 20 | ul-te-bi-la-an-ni _szesz_-ia _ku3-babbar dingir-mesz_ i-din-an-ni | my brother silver of the gods gave to me. |
| 21 | a-na-ku u3 a-na _ugu_ sza _szesz_-ia mi-nu-um-me-e | I and to my brother whatever |
| 22 | sza te-ri-isz-szu _ugu_-ia u3 a-na-ku ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku | which you have sent to me, and I have sent you. |
| 23 | sza-ni-tu2 a-hi _gu4_ sza te-ri-isz-szu _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ia | a second one, the brother of the ox, whom my messenger sent. |
| 24 | u3 i-din-an-ni _szesz_-ia u3 _i3-mesz_ sza _du10-ga szesz_-ia | and gave me my brother, and the oil that is good for my brother |
| 25 | 2(disz) _dug_ ku-ku-bu usz-sze-ir-an-ni _szesz_-ia | 2 kukkubu-vessels he brought to me, my brother. |
| 26 | u3 1(disz) _lu2-mesz_ sza i-li? _te8{muszen}-mesz_ usz-sze-ra-an-ni | and 1 man, who the gods (and) the ravens brought to me |
| 27 | sza-ni-tu2 _szesz_-ia _lu2-mesz_ sza _kur_-ia it-ti-ia# | Secondly, my brother, the men of my land with me |
| 28 | i-dab-bu-bu _gesz-mesz_-ia sza _kur_ mi-is,#-[ri] | My trees of the land of Mishru |
| 29 | [i]-li-ku-ni u3 _szesz_-ia _szam3-mesz_ u3 [i-din-an-ni] | came to me, and my brother the money and gave me |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-ni-tu2 ki-ia-am _lu2_ sza _kur_ [a-la-szi-ia] | a second time, as for the man of the land of Alashiya |
| 2 | i-na _kur_ mi-is,-ri mi-it u3 u2-nu-tu#-[szu] | in the land of Mishru, his wife and his possessions |
| 3 | i-na _kur_-ka u3 _dumu_-szu _dam_-szu it-ti-ia [...] | in your land and his son and wife with me ... |
| 4 | u3 _szesz_-ia u2-nu-tum _lu2-mesz_ a-la-szi-ia szur-[bi-is,] | and my brother, the items of men who came to me, I entrusted. |
| 5 | u3 i-na _szu_-ti _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ia i-din-szu _szesz_-ia | and from the hands of my messenger gave him, my brother |
| 6 | a-hi i-na lib3-bi-ka la-a sza-ki-in ki-i | There is no brother in your heart. |
| 7 | _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ka 3(disz) _mu-mesz_ asz-bu i-na _kur_-ia | Your messenger, for three years I sat in my land |
| 8 | asz-szum _szu_-ti {d}masz-masz i-ba-asz-szi i-na _kur_-ia | Concerning the hand of Nergal there is in my land |
| 9 | u3 i-na _e2_-ia _dam_-ia _dumu_ i-ba-asz-szi | and in my house my wife a son there is |
| 10 | sza-a mi-it i-na-an-na _szesz_-ia | that my brother now |
| 11 | _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ka it-ti _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ia na-asz-ri-isz | Your messenger is present with my messenger. |
| 12 | ar-hi-isz usz-sze-ir u3 szu-ul-ma-na | quickly established, and well-being |
| 13 | sza _szesz_-ia ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku | of my brother I have sent to you |
| 14 | sza-ni-tam _szesz_-ia _ku3-babbar_ sza e-ri-sza-ak-ku | Secondly, my brother, the silver that I have received |
| 15 | u2-sze-bi-la ma-ad dan-nesz _szesz_-ia | I sent to my brother a substantial tribute. |
| 16 | u3 u2-nu-tum sza e-ri-sza-ak-ku _szesz_-ia usz-szar | and the furnishings that I had erected for my brother I made great. |
| 17 | u3 mi-nu-um-me-e a-ma-te-_mesz_ gab2-ba _szesz_-ia | and all the words of my brother |
| 18 | ip-pu-usz u3 at-ta mi-nu-um-me-e a-ma-te-_mesz_ | And you, whatever words |
| 19 | sza ta-qab-bi a-na ia-szi u3 a-na-ku ip-pu-usz | That which you said to me and I will do, |
| 21 | it-ti _lugal_ ha-at-ti7 u3 it-ti _lugal_ sza-an-ha-ar | with the king of Hatti and with the King of Šanhar |
| 22 | it-ti-szu-nu la ta-sza-ki-in a-na-ku | Do not be negligent with them! |
| 23 | mi-nu-um-me-e szu-ul-ma-nu sza u2-sze-bi-lu | All the well-being that he sent, |
| 24 | a-na ia-szi u3 a-na-ku 2(disz)-szu a-na _ugu_-ka | to me and I two times against you |
| 25 | u2-te-ir-ru | they returned. |
| 26 | [_lu2] dumu-kin_-ka il-lik it-ti-ia szu mi-isz# | Your messenger came with me, he was negligent. |
| 27 | [u] _{lu2}dumu-kin#_-ia il-lik it-ti-ka szu-mi-szu-mi-[e-isz] | and my messenger came with you. |
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