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EA 227 (P270932)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 227 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270932 |
| Museum no. | BM 029830(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 en_-ia | To the king, my lord: |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma _lugal iri_ ha-s,u2-ri{ki} | thus the king of the city of Haṣuru: |
| 4 | a-na _giri3-hi-a en_-ia am-qu2-ut | to the feet of my lord I fell. |
| 5 | a-mur-mi3 a-na-ku na-as,-ra-ti | I have seen (them), I am guards. |
| 6 | [_iri]-didli-hi-a_-ni _lugal en_-ia | Didlihani, the king, my lord |
| 7 | a-di ka-sza-di _en_-ia _dingir_-[ia] | until the defeat of my lord, my god, |
| 8 | u e-nu-ma isz-te-me a-wa-ti7-_mesz_-ka | and when your words |
| 9 | an-nu-ta5 u a-s,i2 _ti {d}utu an_ ia#-szi# | these and the aṣi-offerings of the life of Šamaš for me |
| 10 | u ki yi-sza-ma ah!-di3-am ri-[isz-ta5!] | and like me, my brother, a rejoicing |
| 11 | u il5-la-ti-ya ia-s,a-at sza-li#-[mu] | and my debts are paid in full. |
| 12 | u _dingir-mesz_-nu ip2-pal-szu | and the gods looked upon him, |
| 13 | an ia-szi u a-nu-ma szu-szi-ra-ti# | Herewith, I and now, the šuširatu |
| 14 | gab2-ba a-di ka-sza-di _lugal en_-[ia] | all together with the journey of the king, my lord |
| 15 | a-mur-me i-nu-ma yi-ik-szu-du | I saw. When I arrived, |
| 16 | [{disz}ha]-ni# _dumu_ szi-ip2-ri-ka | Hani, son of your messenger |
| 17 | [u yi-ih]-di# _sza3_ ma-gal | and the anger of the heart greatly |
| 18 | [i-na lib3-bi]-ia ri-isz-te [ma-gal] | in my heart a great joy |
| 19 | [x x] i-nu#-ma la yi-[...] | ... when I did not ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | an#-ni# _lu2#_ u2 [...] | This man ... .... |
| 2 | _iri_ ha-s,u2-[ri] | the city of Hashuru |
| 3 | u ni-nu ni [...] | And we, our ... |
| 4 | asz-szum _kur_ [...] | Concerning the land ... |
| 5 | u gab2-ba [...] | and on its chest |
| 6 | i-nu-ma ka# | when the mouth |
| 7 | sza-ni-tu2 a-mur# | a second one I saw |
| 8 | u ki-ia-am# [...] | And thus ... |
| 9 | qa-du _erin2-mesz_ [...] | together with the troops ... |
Sources & licences
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