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EA 315 (P270941)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 315 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270941 |
| Museum no. | BM 029839(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_ sza isz-tu _an{sza10-me}_ | Šamaš, who from heaven |
| 3 | um-ma {disz}pu-{d}iszkur _lu2_ sza _iri_ yu-ur-s,a{ki} | Thus says Pu-Adad, the man of the city of Yarṣa: |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka ip-ri sza 2(disz) _giri3-mesz_-ka | your servant, an excrement of 2 feet |
| 5 | a-na 2(disz) _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia lu-u2 | to the 2 feet of the king, my lord, may be. |
| 6 | isz-ta-ha-hi-in 7(disz)-it-szu | 7 times |
| 7 | u3 7(disz)-ta-na s,i-ru-ma u ka-ba-[tu]-ma# | and seven times, high and low, |
| 8 | a-nu-ma i-na-s,a-ru# _iri{ki}_ sza _lugal en#_-[ia] | Now they are guarding the city of the king, my lord. |
| 9 | u a-szar _lugal en_-ia _{d}utu_ sza isz-[tu _an{sza10]-me#}_ | and where the king, my lord, Šamaš, who from heaven |
| 10 | mi-im-ma sza qa-ba _lugal en_-ia | All that is said by the king, my lord |
| 11 | a-nu-ma i-na-s,a-ru _kam2-u4_ | Herewith they are guarding the day |
| 12 | u mu-sza a-wa-ta5 _lugal en_-ia | and the night of the speech of the king, my lord |
| 13 | {disz}ri#-a-na-pa _{lu2}maszkim_ sza | Rī-ana-pa, the guarantor of |
| 14 | _lugal# en_ sza qa-ba _lugal en_-ia | The king, my lord, should do as he deems best. |
| 15 | [_saga_]-qa2 ki-ma _{d}utu_ i-na _an{sza10-me}_ | good quality like Šamaš in heaven |
| 16 | [mi]-ia#-mi _lu2-usz-gu_ u la-a | “Miyamu, the haruspex, and not |
| 17 | [yi]-na#-s,a-ru a-wa-te _lugal en_-ia | I am keeping the word of the king, my lord. |
| 18 | [_{d}utu_] sza# isz#-tu# _an{sza10-me}_ | Šamaš, who from heaven |
Sources & licences
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