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EA 037 (P270893)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270893 |
| Museum no. | BM 029790(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# kur#_ [mi-is,-ri _szesz_]-ia# | To the king of the land of Mishri, my brother: |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-ma um-ma [_lugal] kur#_ a-la-si-ia# | Thus says the king of the land of Alashiya: |
| 3 | _szesz#_-ka-ma a-na ia-szi szu-ul-mu | Your brother, I am well. |
| 4 | [a]-na _szesz_-ia lu-u2 szu-ul-mu | May it be well with my brother! |
| 5 | a-na _e2_-szu a-na _dam-mesz_-ti-szu | to his house, to his wifes |
| 6 | [a]-na _dumu_-e-szu a-na _ansze-kur-ra {gesz}gigir#_-szu | to his son, to his horse and chariot |
| 7 | u3 a-na lib3-bi _kur_-i-szu ma-gal lu-u2 szu-ul-mu | and to his great mountain be well. |
| 8 | [szu]-ul#-ma-nu sza _szesz_-ia | The well-being of my brother |
| 9 | [sze]-mi#-ku 5(disz) _gun_ 5(disz) si-mi-it-tum# _ansze#-[kur]-ra#_ | 5 talents 5 simittu horses |
| 10 | szu#-ul-ma-nu sza _szesz_-ia | The well-being of my brother |
| 11 | _dumu#_ szi-ip-ri sza _szesz_-ia | the messenger of my brother |
| 12 | ha-mu-ta al-ta-ap-ra | I have sent you a message. |
| 13 | u3 e-ni-in4-na _szesz dumu#_ szi#-[ip]-ri#-ia# | and Eninna, brother of the son of my messenger |
| 14 | ha-mu-ta li-isz-te#-szi#-ra-am#-ma# | May your joy be brought to me, and |
| 15 | szu-ul-ma-na sza _szesz#_-ia# | The well-being of my brother |
| 16 | lu-usz-a-al u3 sza ha-szi#-ha#-tu2# | Let me eat, and of the ḫašihatu-disease |
| 17 | i-na t,up-pi szu-ku-un-ma lu-sze-bi-lu# | Put it on a tablet so that they may send it. |
| 18 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ar-pa szu-bi-la | send me the silver in the form of a gift! |
| 19 | _szesz_-u2-a _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ia | my brother, son of my messenger |
| 20 | la-a i-ka-al-la li-isz-pur# | he does not eat, let him write. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [{disz}]pa-asz2-tum-me-e | Paštummê |
| 2 | {disz}ku-ni-e-a | Kunīya |
| 3 | {disz}e-til-lu-na | Etiluna |
| 4 | [{disz}x-x]-ru#-um#-ma | ...rumma |
| 5 | {disz}usz-bar-ra | Ušbara |
| 6 | {disz}be#-el#-sza#-am#-ma# | Belšamma |
| 7 | _szesz_-u2-a li#-[mi]-szi#-ra#-szu#-nu-ti# | my brother may they be reconciled with them |
| 8 | sza# it#-ti# [...] x a x | who with ... ... |
| 9 | a-ru# [...] | donated (by) ... |
Sources & licences
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