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EA 176 (P270931)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 176 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270931 |
| Museum no. | BM 029829(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 | [a-na _lugal en_-ia _dingir_-ia _{d}utu_-ia] | To the king, my lord: my god, my Šamaš |
| 2 | [qi2-bi2-ma] | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma ... _ARAD2_-ka] | Thus ..., your servant: |
| 4 | [_lu2 kur_ ... a-na szu-pa-li] | the man of the land ... to the south |
| 5 | [up]-ri _giri3_-pi2 _lugal en_-ia# | the feet of the king, my lord |
| 6 | 7(disz) u3 7(disz) am-qu2-ut | 7 and 7 are lost. |
| 7 | a-mur-mi ne2-e-nu e-ba-sza#-[nu] | I have seen the fearsomeness of the people. |
| 8 | a-na _kur_ am-qi2 _iri-didli-hi-a lugal# [en_]-ia | to the land Amqi, the city of Didlihia, the king, my lord |
| 9 | u3 a-li-uk {disz}e-ta2-[ka3-ma] | and I went to Etakama |
| 10 | _lu2#-kur_ qi2-in-sa3 a-na pa-ni | a foreigner to the presence |
| 11 | _erin2#-[mesz] kur_ ha#-at-ta | troops from Hatti |
| 12 | [u3] sza#-ka4#-an# _iri-didli-hi-a lugal# en#_-ia | and the governor of Didlihia, the king, my lord |
| 13 | [a]-na# [e]-sza#-ti# | to the eshtu |
| 14 | [u3 li-di-mi _lugal en_-ia] | and the king, my lord |
| 15 | [u3 li-di-na _lugal en_-ia] | and may they give to the king, my lord |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_erin2-mesz_] pi2-t,a2-a-te# | the prisoners of war |
| 2 | u3 ni-pu-usz _iri [didli-hi-a_] | and the rebuilding of the city Dilihia |
| 3 | _lugal en_-ia _dingir_-ia [_{d}utu_-ia] | the king, my lord, my god, my Šamaš |
| 4 | u3 ni-sza-ab | and we will settle. |
| 5 | a-na _iri-didli-hi-a lugal en_-ia | to Didlihia, the king, my lord |
Sources & licences
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