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EA 228 (P270933)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 228 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270933 |
| Museum no. | BM 029831(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 | To Lugalri, my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {disz}ARAD2#-tir-szi | Thus Abdi-tirši |
| 4 | _lu2 iri_ ha-s,u2-ra _ARAD2_-ka | the man of the city of Hashura, your servant. |
| 5 | a-na 1(disz) _giri3-hi-a_-pi2 | for 1 girihī-api |
| 6 | {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | Lugalri, my lord |
| 7 | 7(disz) u3 7(disz)-ta-a-an | 7 and 7 each |
| 8 | a-na _giri3-hi-a_-pi2 {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | to the feet of Lugalru, my lord |
| 9 | am-qu2-ut-mi | I have plundered |
| 10 | a-mur-mi a-na-ku _ARAD2#_-di# | I have seen, and I am a servant |
| 11 | sza ki-it-ti# | of the trust |
| 12 | {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia u3 | Lugalri, my lord, and |
| 13 | a-nu-um-mi | Now, |
| 14 | i-na-s,a-ru-um-mi | they will keep watch over |
| 15 | _iri_ ha-s,u2-ra{ki} | the city of Haṣūra, |
| 16 | qa#-du _iri-didli-hi-a_-ni-szi | together with the city of Didlihia-nishi |
| 17 | [a]-na# {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | To Lugalru, my lord |
| 18 | [u3] li-ih-szu-usz-mi | and may he rejoice over me |
| 19 | :" ia-az-ku-ur-mi | Iazkurmi |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | Lugalri, my lord |
| 2 | mi-im-ma sza | all that |
| 3 | in4-ne2-pu-usz-mi | he made it. |
| 4 | _ugu iri_ ha-s,u2-ra{ki} | against the city of Haṣūra |
| 5 | _iri{ki}_-ka u3 | of your city and |
| 6 | _ugu ARAD2_-ka | against your servant |
Sources & licences
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