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EA 296 (P270942)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 296 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270942 |
| Museum no. | BM 029840(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 | _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}[utu-mesz_]-ia | my gods, my sun gods |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma {disz}ia-ah#-ti-ri _ARAD2_-ka | Thus says Yaḫtiri, your servant: |
| 5 | ip-ri sza _giri3-mesz_-ka | the opening of your feet |
| 6 | a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia | to the feet of the king, my lord |
| 7 | _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu-mesz_-ia 7(disz)-szu | my gods (and) my seven gods |
| 8 | u3 7(disz)-it-ta-a-an am-qu2-ut | and seven times I fell. |
| 9 | sza-ni-tam a-mur# a-na-ku _ARAD2_-di | Furthermore, I am a servant. |
| 10 | sza ki-it-ti _lugal en_-ia | of the trust of the king, my lord |
| 11 | da-ag-la-ti ki-ia-am | “It is so, |
| 12 | u3 da-ag-la-ti | and Da’alati, |
| 13 | ki-ia-am u3 la-a | thus and not |
| 14 | na-mi-ir u3 da-ag-la-ti | the one who loves and loves |
| 15 | a-na mu-uh-hi _lugal en_-ia | to the king, my lord |
| 16 | u3 na-mi-ir u3 | and Namir and |
| 17 | ti-na-mu-szu _sig4_ | his life bricks |
| 18 | :" la-bi-tu isz-tu | old from |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu#-pal tap-pa-ti-szi | her companions, |
| 2 | u3 a-na-ku la-a i-na-mu-szu | and I do not fear him. |
| 3 | isz-tu szu-pal _giri3-mesz_ | from the feet |
| 4 | _lugal_-ri be-li-ia u3 | my lord and |
| 5 | yi-sza-al _lugal_ be-li | The king, my lord, can be glad. |
| 6 | {disz}ia-an-ha-ma _{lu2}maszkim_-szu | Iān-ḫama, his guarantor |
| 7 | i-nu-ma _tur_ a-na-ku u3 | when I was a boy and |
| 8 | szu-ri-ba-ni a-na _kur_ mi-is,-ri | send me to the land of Miṣri. |
| 9 | u3 ur-ra-ad-ti _lugal_ | and Urradti, the king |
| 10 | be-li-ia u3 iz-zi-iz-ti | my lord, and Izzizti |
| 11 | i-na _ka2-gal lugal_ be-li-ia | at the king my lord's gate |
| 12 | u3 yi-sza-al _lugal en_-ia | and I ask the king, my lord |
| 13 | _{lu2}maszkim2_-szu i-nu-ma a-na-ku a-na-s,a-ru | his witness when I was guarding |
| 14 | _ka2-gal iri_ az-za-ti u3 _ka2-gal_ | the city gate of Azzatti and the gate |
| 15 | _iri_ ia-pu u3 a-na-ku it-ti | the city of Iapu, and I with |
| 16 | _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-at _lugal_ be-li-[ia] | troops under the authority of the king, my lord |
| 17 | a-szar ti-la-ku a-na-ku it-[ti-szu-nu] | where you live, I am with them. |
| 18 | u3 a-nu-ma u3 i-na-na# | Now, and now |
| 19 | sza#-[ak]-na#-ti# pa#-na# | šaknatu-offerings before |
| left | ||
| 1 | {gesz}ni-ri :" hu-ul-lu _lugal en_-ia a-na | the niri tree, the destruction of the king, my lord, to |
| 2 | _uzu# gu2#_-ia u3 ub-ba-lu-szu | my neck and his loins |
Sources & licences
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