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EA 303 (P270923)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 303 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270923 |
| Museum no. | BM 029821(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}lugal-ri _en_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia | To Lugalri, my lord, my gods |
| 2 | _{d}utu_-ia _{d}utu_ sza isz-tu | my Šamaš, the Sun who from |
| 3 | _an{sza10-me-i}_ um-ma | Anšamê, thus: |
| 4 | {disz}szu-ba-an-di _ARAD2_-ka | Šubandi, your servant |
| 5 | ip-ri sza 2(disz) _uzu giri3-mesz_-ka | an ointment of 2 cuts of your feet |
| 6 | _lu2_ ku-si2 sza _ansze-kur-ra_-ka | the leatherworker of your horses |
| 7 | a-na 2(disz) _uzu giri3-mesz lugal_-ri# | for 2 king's loins |
| 8 | _en_-ia _{d}utu_ sza isz-tu | my lord, Šamaš, who from |
| 9 | _an{sza10-me-i}_ 7(disz)-szu | the seven heavens |
| 10 | u3 7(disz)-ta-a-an isz-ti-ha-hi-in | and seven times he has sworn it. |
| 11 | _uzu_ ka-bat-tu-ma | a fatty tissue |
| 12 | u3 _uzu_ s,i-ru-ma | and flesh is thick, and |
| 13 | isz#-ti-me a-wa-te-_mesz_ | With these words |
| 14 | gab2#-bi sza _lugal_-ri | the chest of the king |
| 15 | [_en_]-ia _{d}utu_ isz-tu | my lord Šamaš from |
| 16 | [_an]{sza10-me-[i]}_ u3 a-nu-ma | Anum and now |
| 17 | [i]-na#-s,a-ru a-szar | where |
| 18 | [_lugal_]-ri sza it-ti-ia | the king who with me |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u3] isz-ti#-me | and together |
| 2 | [a]-na# {disz}tah2-ma#-asz-szi | to Aḫamašši |
| 3 | [ma]-gal ma-gal | large, large |
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