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EA 316 (P270940)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 316 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270940 |
| Museum no. | BM 029838(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# _dingir-mesz#_-[ia] | To the king, my lord: my gods. |
| 2 | [_{d}]utu_-ia isz-tu# _an{sza10-[mi]}_ | my Shamash from heaven |
| 3 | [um]-ma {disz}pu-{d#}iszkur# ARAD2_-ka | Thus says Pu-Adad, your servant: |
| 4 | [u _isz_] ip2-ri# sza# 2(disz) _giri3-mesz_-ka | and an excrement of 2 feet |
| 5 | [_lu2_] :" _ku8#-si2_ sza# _ansze#-mesz-kur-ri_-ka | The man who the horns of your horses |
| 6 | a-na# 2(disz) _giri3#-mesz lugal en_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia | for 2 feet of the king, my lord, my gods |
| 7 | _{d}utu_-ia isz-tu _an{sza10-mi}_ | my Šamaš from heaven |
| 8 | 7(disz)-szu u [7(disz)]-ta am-qu2-ut | 7 times and 7 times I fall. |
| 9 | s,i-ru-ma :" u ka-ib2-tu3-ma | “Exalted one, and mighty one, |
| 10 | [a]-nu#-ma# i-na-s,a-ru a-[szar] | Now they are guarding where |
| 11 | [_lugal_]-ri# ma-gal u mi-ia-mi | a great king and everything |
| 12 | [_lu2] ur#-gu_ ia#?-am#-ta#-ku8 | A dog eats me |
| 13 | [a]-na# _inim#-gar#-ra#? lugal#_ a-nu-ma | to the king's order, herewith |
| 14 | isz#-[te]-mu a-wa-te | heard the words |
| 15 | [{disz}]tah#-ma#-ia# _{lu2#}maszkim#_ sza _lugal#_ | Aḫmāya, the exorcist of the king |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a]-na# {disz}sza-ah-szi-ha-szi-ha [_en_-ia] | To Šaḫšī-hašia, my lord: |
| 2 | um#-ma {disz}pu-{d}iszkur a-na 2(disz) _giri3-mesz_-ka am-[qu2-ut] | Thus (says) Pu-Adad: I fall at your feet. |
| 3 | [i]-ia-nu mi-im-ma | there is nothing |
| 4 | i-na _e2#_-ia i-na# | in my house, in |
| 5 | [i]-ri-[bi]-ia a-na sza-szu | my love to him |
| 6 | u ki-na-na la-[a] usz-szi-ir-ti# | and truth cannot be established. |
| 7 | _kaskal_-ra-na a-na ka#-ta5# | a road to the gate |
| 8 | a-nu-ma i-szu#-[szi]-ru | Herewith they have settled |
| 9 | _kaskal_-ra-na dam-qa2-ta | on his good road |
| 10 | a-na# ka-ta5 | for the kāta |
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