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EA 197 (P270928)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 197 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270928 |
| Museum no. | BM 029826(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)
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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' | [x x] iq#-bi a-[na] | ... said to |
| 2' | _ARAD2#_-ka i-na _iri_ a-[pi2] | your servant in the city of Api |
| 3' | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-szu u3 _{gesz}gigir_-szu# [ta-di-nu] | his horses and his chariot are given. |
| 4' | a-na _lu2-mesz sa-gaz_ u3 la-a ta-[di-nu-szu-ni] | they shall kill the men, but you shall not give them. |
| 5' | a-na _lugal en_-ia u mi3-ia-ti7 a-na-ku szi-[...] | To the king, my lord, and Miyati, I ... |
| 6' | _ARAD2_ a-na ia-szi-ia a-na-mi3 _lugal_ gab2-bu | a servant to me, all the kings |
| 7' | yi-mur-ma {disz}bi-ri-da-asz-wa ip-sza an-na | I saw, and Biri-dašwa did this. |
| 8' | u3 yi-<<_masz>>_-na-mu-usz _iri_ ya-nu-am-ma _ugu_-ia | and Yamash-namuš, the city that I have conquered |
| 9' | u yi-du-ul _ka2-gal_ a-na _egir_-ia | and the opening of the gate behind me |
| 10' | u3 yi-il5-qe2 _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ i-na _iri_ asz-tar-ti7 | and the taking of chariots in the city Aštarti |
| 11' | u3 ya-di-in4-szu-ni a-na _lu2-mesz sa-gaz_ | and gave him to the men he killed. |
| 12' | u3 la-a ya-di-in4-szu-ni a-na _lugal en_-ia | but I did not give him to the king, my lord. |
| 13' | yi-mur-ma _lugal iri_ bu-us,-ru-na | when the king of the city of Buṣruna |
| 14' | u3 _lugal iri_ ha-lu-un-ni u ti7-pa-szu | and the king of the city of Halunni and Tipašu |
| 15' | nu-kur2-ta it-ti {disz}bi-ri-da-asz-wa | with Biri-dašwa |
| 16' | a-na mu-hi-ia u ti7-iq-bu-na | to me and the Tigris |
| 17' | al-ka-am-mi nu-du-uk {disz}bir5-ia-wa-za | I came, but I did not kill Biria-waza. |
| 18' | u3 la-a ni-wa-asz-szi-ru-szu a-na | and we will not release him to |
| 19' | [_kur_] tah#-sze u3 i-pa-t,ar2 a-na-ku isz-tu | the land of Tashmetu, and he will redeem it. I from |
| 20' | [qa-ti]-szu#-nu u3 iz-zi-iz i-na | their hands and he stood in |
| 21' | [_iri_ a-pi2 u3] _iri_ di-masz-qa i-nu-ma | the city Api and the city Damascus when |
| 22' | [...] ki#-i ur-ru-du# | ... like a snake |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_lugal en_-ia u3 te]-eq-bu-na# | the king, my lord, and you appointed |
| 2 | [_ARAD2-mesz lugal-mesz kur_ ha]-at#-ti7 ni-nu [...] | servants of the kings of Hatti ... |
| 3 | u3 a-na-ku iq-bu _ARAD2 lugal kur_ mi-is,-ri# | And I, the servant of the king of the land of Miṣri, said: |
| 4 | a-na-ku u3 yi-la-ak {disz}ar-za-wi-ya | I and Arzawiya |
| 5 | a-na _iri_ qi3-is#-[sa3] u3 yi-il5-qa | to the city of Qissa and yilqa |
| 6 | _erin2-mesz_ {disz}a-zi-[ri u3 yi!]-is,-ba-at | troops of Aziri and Yaṣbat |
| 7 | _iri_ sza-ad-du u ya-di-in4-szi a-na | the city of Šaddu and its people to |
| 8 | _lu2-mesz sa-gaz_ u la-a ia-di-in4-szi | The men are killed, but I did not give her. |
| 9 | a-na _lugal en_-ia u3 a-mur {disz}i-ta-at-ka-ma | To the king, my lord, and I have seen your face. |
| 10 | hu-li-iq _kur_ qi3-is-sa3 u an-nu-u2 | the destruction of the land of Qissa and this |
| 11 | {disz}ar-za-wi-ya qa-du {disz}bi-ri-da-asz-wa | Arzawiya together with Biri-Ašwa |
| 12 | yu-ha-li-qu2 _kur_ a-pi2 | Yaḫaliqu, land of Api |
| 13 | u3 li3-pa-qa-ad _kur{ki}_-szu _lugal_ la-a-mi3 | and may he appoint his land king of Lāmu. |
| 14 | til-qu2-szi _lu2-mesz_ na-ak-ru-tu | take her, the enemy men |
| 15 | i-nu-ma _szesz-mesz_-ia nu-kur2-tu a-na ia-szi-ia | When my brothers were no longer acceptable to me |
| 16 | a-na-ku i-na-s,a-ru _iri_ ku-mi3-di _iri lugal_ | I guard the city Kumidu, the royal city. |
| 17 | _en#_-ia u3 lu-u2 <<ud>> sza-lim _lugal_ a-na _ARAD2_-szu | May my lord be well! May the king bless his servant! |
| 18 | [la-a] ya#-zi-ib _ARAD2_-szu _lugal_ | Do not abandon his servant, the king. |
| 19 | [u3 lu-u2] te-da-ga-lu _lugal-mesz_ | or the kings, |
| 20 | [_kur_ ...] _lugal#-mesz# kur_ a-pi2 szum#-[ma] | the lands ... kings of the land Api if |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] a-ta-mar _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-te | ... I saw. The prisoners of war |
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