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EA 284 (P270952)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 284 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270952 |
| Museum no. | BM 029850(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)
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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 | um-ma {disz}szu-wa-ar-da#-ta _ARAD2#_-[ka] | Thus Šuwardata, your servant: |
| 3 | a#-na _giri3#-mesz_ {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia# | to the feet of Lugalru, my lord |
| 4 | ma-aq-ti-ti 7(disz) u3 7(disz) mi-la# | the losses: 7 and 7 mi-la |
| 5 | [ma]-aq#-ti-ti u3 ka-ba-tu-ma u3# s,u2#-uh#-ru-ma# | “Maqtītu and kabtû, and ṣuḫru-disease |
| 6 | <yi>-il3#-ma-ad# {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | Ya’ilmad, Lugalru, my lord |
| 7 | u3# la-qi2-ta gab2-bi | and acquired, all |
| 8 | _kur#-mesz#_ {disz}lugal#-ri _en_-ia i-ba-szu-ti | the lands of Lugalri, my lord, there are |
| 9 | 1(disz)-en u3 a-nu#-ma {disz}ra-ah#-ma-nu sza# | One and herewith Rahmanu, who |
| 10 | da#?-gu?!#-al _kur#-mesz_ {disz}lugal-ri _en#_-ia# | The lands of Lugalru, my lord |
| 11 | pa#-at,-ra# i#-ia-nu a-na# {disz}lugal#-ri# | there is no reopening (of the case) for Lugalru |
| 12 | yi#-il5-qe2#-ni# {disz}lugal-ri [_en_-ia] | I took. Lugalri, my lord |
| 13 | sza-ap-ra#-ti a-na# {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia# | I wrote to Lugalru, my lord: |
| 14 | i-de-mi _ni#_-ia# mi-nu-mi# | who knows my fate, what |
| 15 | pu#-ia na#? [...] {disz}lugal#-ri | My mouth ... Lugalri |
| 16 | yu-usz#-[szi]-ra {disz}lugal-ri _en#_-ia# | I, Lugalru, my lord, |
| 17 | [x] _an#?_ u3 yu-[x x (x)] | ... and ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mi-la an#-na# iu2#-usz#-szi#-[ra] | What is it that makes heaven tremble? |
| 2 | {disz}lugal-ri# _en#_-ia# qa#-ti-hu# | Lugalri, my lord, is a qatihu |
| 3 | da#-an-na#-ta# | from the strong |
| 4 | yi2#-ia#?-ta#? {disz}lugal#-ri _en_-ia# | Lugalri, my lord |
| 5 | 7(disz)# u3# 7(disz)# ma-aq-ti-ti# | 7 and 7 mashtu-vessels |
| 6 | li#-ma-du _dingir-mesz_ qa-qa-di# | May the gods hear my prayer. |
| 7 | {disz}lugal#-ri _en#_-ia szu#-[x]-x#-x# | Lugalri, my lord, |
| 8 | nu#-ku-szu# mu-hal#-szu | his nukušu, his mash-tub |
| 9 | u3 mi#-im#-mu# i-gu-mu#-[ra?] | and anything else he shall pay |
| 10 | [pa]-nu#-nu#? u3 _lu2#-gal#_ u3 | Panunu and the chief and |
| 11 | [...]-nu# a-na# {disz}lugal-ri# <_en_-ia> | ... to Lugalru, my lord |
| 12 | [... {disz}]lugal#-ri _en#_-ia# | ... king, my lord |
| 13 | [...] sza# x [_ARAD2_-szu] | ... of ..., his servant. |
| 14 | {iri#}ti#-szu#-na# u3 [x x] | their territory and |
| 15 | [... x]-gu#-[x ...] | ... ... |
| 16 | {disz#}i#-an#-[ha-mu] _maszkim2#_ | Ianhamu was enforcer |
| 17 | [it]-ti#-ka#? [x x] wa x [...] | With you ... |
| 18 | [{disz}lugal]-ri _en_-ia x [...] | Lugalri, my lord |
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