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EA 325 (P270937)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 325 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270937 |
| Museum no. | BM 029835(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 _en_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia# | To Lugal, my lord, my gods |
| 2 | _{d}utu_-ia _{d}utu_ sza isz-tu# [_an{sza10]-mi}_ | my Šamaš, the Sun, who from heaven |
| 3 | um-ma {disz}yi-id-ia _ARAD2_-ka | Thus says Byidiya, your servant: |
| 4 | ip-ri sza 2(disz) _giri3-mesz_-ka | the debit of your 2 feet |
| 5 | _lu2_ qar-tab-bi sza 2(disz) _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka# | a soldier of 2 horses |
| 6 | a-na 2(disz) _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia am-qu2-ut | I fell at the feet of the king, my lord. |
| 7 | 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-ta-na | 7 times and 7 times |
| 8 | lu-u2 isz-tu-hu-hi-in | or he has slain |
| 9 | s,i-ru-ma u3 ka-ba-tu-ma | are high and high, |
| 10 | a-nu-ma i-na-s,a-ru a-szar | Now they are guarding where |
| 11 | _lugal en_-ia u3 _iri{ki} lugal en_-ia | and the city of the king, my lord |
| 12 | sza# it-ti-ia mi-ia-mi | who with me everything |
| 13 | _lu2#-ur-gi12_ u3 la-a yi-isz-te-mu | the lioness and not listen! |
| 14 | a-wa-ti7 _lugal {d}utu_ isz-tu _an{sza10-mi}_ | the word of the king, Šamaš, from heaven |
| 15 | a-nu-ma szu-szi-ir-ti gab2-bi mi#-im#-mi | Herewith, all the possessions |
| 16 | [_nig2]-mesz kasz-mesz gu4-mesz ud5-mesz_ | gifts of beer, oxen, and goats |
| 17 | _sze#-mesz in-mesz_ gab2-bi mi#-im#-[mi] | all the barley and straw |
| 18 | sza# qa-ba _lugal en_-ia [u3] | of the command of the king, my lord, and |
| 19 | [a]-nu#-ma szu-szi-ir-ti-[szu-nu?] | Now, their possessions |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-nu-ma i-[szu-szi-ru] | and now they have risen |
| 2 | _gun {d}utu_ ki-ma qa-bi# | the weapon of Šamaš like a command |
| 3 | _lugal en_-ia _{d}utu_ isz-tu# [_an{sza10-mi}_] | The god Šamaš after the eclipse |
Sources & licences
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