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EA 230 (P270968)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 230 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270968 |
| Museum no. | BM 037646(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 _be_-ia qi2-bi | Speak to Lugal, my lord: |
| 2 | um-ma {disz}ia-ma _ARAD2_-ka | Thus says Ia, your servant: |
| 3 | a-na _giri3_-ka am-qut | I fall at your feet. |
| 4 | a-mur-mi a-na-ku _ARAD2_-ka | I saw. I, your servant |
| 5 | i-na asz-ri sza i-ba-sza-ti7 | in the field of Ibašati |
| 6 | a-mur asz-ra-nu sza i-ba-sza-ti7 | Look at the shrine of Ibaššati. |
| 7 | _iri-didli-hi-a_-ka gab2-bu | all the cities of Didlihia |
| 8 | a-na-ku _ARAD2_ <ki>-te-ka | I, your servant, |
| 9 | [_lu2]-mesz_ ha-za-nu-ti7 ku-x | the mayors ... |
| 10 | lu-u2 na-as,-ra-ku | I am guarded. |
| 11 | szum-ma _lu2_ wi#-hu-ka | If a man against you |
| 12 | il-la-ak a-na# mu#-hi-ia | will go to me |
| 13 | u3 us,#-s,ur-szu# | and his shield |
| 14 | u3 _iri-didli-hi-a_ sza# i-ba-sza-ti7 | and the city of Didlihia, which is on the river |
| 15 | lu#-u2 na-as,-ru | or a guard |
| 16 | gab2-bu a-na ka-ta5 | the whole to the mouth |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 _lu2#-mesz_ ha-za-nu-ti7-ka# | and the men of your mayor |
| 2 | sza-al-szu-nu | secondly, |
| 3 | szum-ma lu-u2 na-as,3-ru | If it is either a guard |
| 4 | u3 lu-u2 ti7-de | or a canal |
| 5 | e-nu-<ma> sza-al-mu | When it is well |
| 6 | _iri-didli-hi-a#_-ka gab2-bu | all of the cities of Dilimbi. |
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