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EA 264 (P270955)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 264 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270955 |
| Museum no. | BM 029853(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 | um-ma {disz}ta-gi _ARAD2_-ka# | Thus says Tagi, your servant: |
| 3 | a-na _giri3-mesz_ {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | to the feet of Lugalru, my lord |
| 4 | 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-ta-an am-qut | I fall seven times and seven times. |
| 5 | a-mur-me a-na-ku _ARAD2_ sza {disz}lugal-ri | I am a servant of Lugalru. |
| 6 | u3 bu-i-ti7 pu-hi-ir | and the Būti-watercourse is received. |
| 7 | _kaskal-hi-a_ i-na qa-at _szesz_-ia | a campaign in the hand of my brother |
| 8 | u3 u2-ba-an la-a me-hi-is, | and he will not be negligent. |
| 9 | la-a i-li-u2 usz-szir | (Sum) The one who does not obey the gods, he will be forgotten (Akk) He did not obey (the gods), he was forgotten |
| 10 | _kaskal-hi-a_-ia a-na {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | my road to Lugalru, my lord |
| 11 | u3 sza-al _lu2-mesz maszkim2_-ka | and the rest of the men of your responsible official |
| 12 | szum-ma la u2-ba-an la-a me-hi-is, | If he does not pay, he shall not be liable. |
| 13 | _szesz_-ia sza-ni-tam | another brother |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-mur ni-nu a-na mu-hi-ka4 | Look, we are on your account. |
| 2 | 2(disz) _igi_-ia szum-ma ni-tel-li2 | 2 before me, if Nitelli |
| 3 | a-na _an_ :" sza-me-ma szum-ma | to heaven : if |
| 4 | nu-ra-ad i-na ir-s,e2-ti7 | the nūrād-offering in the river |
| 5 | u3 _sag-du_-nu :" ru-szu-nu | and their heads |
| 6 | i-na qa-te-ka u3 an-nu-u2 | In your hand and this |
| 7 | i-na-an-na bu-i-ti7 usz-szir | Now the canal has been irrigated. |
| 8 | _kaskal-hi-a_-ia i-na qa-at | my road in the hand of |
| 9 | _lu2_ tap-pi2-ia a-na {disz}lugal-ri | a man my companion to Lugalru |
| 10 | :" _en_-ia u3 yi-il3-ma-ad | my lord and Yalmad |
| 11 | {disz}lugal-ru _en_ i-nu-ma ur-ru-du | Lugalru, the lord, when he came |
| 12 | {disz}lugal-ra u3 i-na-s,a-ru | Lugal and they will keep watch. |
Sources & licences
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