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EA 323 (P270938)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 323 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270938 |
| Museum no. | BM 029836(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 | my Šamaš, the Sun who from |
| 3 | _an{sza10-me}_ um-ma {disz}yi-id-ia | the heavens, thus Byidiya: |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka ip-ri sza 2(disz) _giri3-mesz_-ka | your servant, an excrement of 2 feet |
| 5 | _lu2_ qar-tab-bi sza _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka | the hero of your horses |
| 6 | a-na 2(disz) _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia lu-u2 | to the 2 feet of the king, my lord, may be. |
| 7 | isz-ta-ha-hi-in 7(disz)-it#-szu | 7 times |
| 8 | u 7(disz)-ta-na s,i-ru-ma | and seven are high, |
| 9 | u ka-ba-tu-ma a-nu-ma | and ..., herewith |
| 10 | i-na-s,a-ru# [a]-szar _lugal en_-ia | where the king, my lord, |
| 11 | u _iri{ki} lugal_ ki-ma qa-bi | and the king's city, according to the command |
| 12 | _lugal en_-ia _{d}utu_ sza-isz-tu | the king, my lord, Šamaš, the former |
| 13 | _an{sza10-me}_ [i]-nu-ma qa3-ba | the heavens at that time |
| 14 | _lugal en_-ia a-na _na4-mesz_ eh#-lu#-pa-ak#-ku | The king, my lord, should not be negligent about the stones. |
| 15 | al#-lu-u2 usz-szi-ir-ti a-na _lugal# en#_-ia | I am well; I will give strength to the king, my lord. |
| 16 | 3(u) _na4-mesz_ eh#-lu pa-ak-ku# | 30 ehlu-stones for the pakku-vessel |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-ni-tam mi-ia-mi | Secondly, what |
| 2 | _lu2-ur-gi12_ u la-a | a dog-man and not |
| 3 | yi-isz-te-mu a-wa-ta5 | yištēmu of words |
| 4 | _lugal en_-ia _{d}utu_ sza | the king, my lord, Šamaš of |
| 5 | isz-tu# _an{sza10-me}_ | From heaven |
| 6 | _dumu [{d}]utu#_ sza# ti-ra-am | son of Shamash of the river |
| 7 | _{d}utu_ | Šamaš |
Sources & licences
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