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EA 306 (P270925)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 306 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270925 |
| Museum no. | BM 029823(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 _an{sza10-me-i}_] | my Shamash, Shamash who from the heavens |
| 3 | [um]-ma {disz}szu-ba#-an-[di _ARAD2_-ka] | Thus Šubandi, your servant: |
| 4 | ip#-ri sza 2(disz) _giri3#-[mesz_-ka] | an ipru of 2 feet |
| 5 | [_lu2_] gu#-zi# sza [_ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka] | the herdsman of your horses |
| 6 | a-na# 2(disz) _giri3-mesz lugal en#_-ia | for 2 feet of the king, my lord |
| 7 | [_{d}]utu_ sza isz-tu _an{sza10-me-i}_ | Shamash, who from the heavens |
| 8 | 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-ta#-a-an | 7 times and 7 times |
| 9 | lu#-u2 isz-ta-ha-hi-in | or he has seized |
| 10 | _uzu_ ka-bat-tum-ma# | a fatty tissue |
| 11 | u3 _uzu_ s,u2#-uh#-ru#-[ma u3] | and a cut of meat and |
| 12 | [i]-nu-ma sza-par2 _lugal#_ be#-[li2] | When the king, my lord, sent word |
| 13 | al#-ka-mi3# u3# [du-gu-ul pa-ni] | I will come here, and I will carry out my work. |
| 14 | _lugal#_ be-li2#-ka# [a-na] | the king, your lord, to |
| 15 | ma#-an-ni# e-[zi-bu _iri lugal_] | "Why did you leave the king's city?" |
| 16 | da-na#-at#-mi3# _kur2_-nu# [a-na] | a fierce enemy to |
| 17 | _ARAD2 lugal_ sza yi-de# _kur#_ | servant of the king who knows the land. |
| 18 | _lugal_ be-li2-ia a-na-[ku] | I am the king, my lord. |
| 19 | a-nu-ma i-tan-hu | Now he has sinned |
| 20 | a-na na-s,a-ar | for the guard |
| reverse | ||
| 21 | _kur lugal_ [i]-nu-ma | the king's land when |
| 22 | mar-s,a-ku ma-gal [u3] | I am afflicted greatly |
| 23 | al-lu-u2 usz-szi-ir#-ti# | Allû means “weapon.’ |
| 24 | _ARAD2 lugal_ sza-na#-am# | servant of the second king. |
| 25 | a-na szu-ta#-szi-ri# | to Šutaširu |
| 26 | u3 a-na da-ga-al | and to Dagal |
| 27 | [pa-ni] _lugal {d}utu_ isz#-[tu _an{sza10-me-i}_] | the face of the king, Šamaš, from heaven |
| 28 | [u3] lu#-u2 ti-di be-li2# | May my lord know! |
| 29 | [i]-nu-ma sza-ar-pu# | when he was ill |
| 30 | _iri-didli{ki}-mesz_-ka u3 | your Didli cities and |
| 31 | _kislah_ :" ma-asz-ka-na#-[ti]-ka | kislalû-disease means "your limbs." |
| 32 | [i-na _izi]-mesz_ i-sza-ti | with fire |
| 33 | [u3 a-nu]-ma# | Now then |
| 34 | [_kur2_-nu _kur_ x]-na-ki | enemy of the land ...naki |
| 35 | [_ugu ARAD2_]-ka# u3 [...] | Concerning your servant ... |
| 36 | [...] | |
| 37 | [...] | |
| 38 | [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] ra#-bi#-s,a szum#-ma | ... is great. If |
| 2 | [...] ra# be x is | ... ... |
| 3 | [...]-hi | ...-hi |
Sources & licences
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