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EA 039 (P270978)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270978 |
| Museum no. | CM 04748 (12206) |
| Collection | Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt |
| 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 _lugal kur_ mi-is,-ri _szesz#_-ia | To the king of the land of Mishru, my brother: |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma _lugal kur_ a-la-szi-ia _szesz_-ka-ma | Thus says the king of the land of Alashiya, your brother: |
| 4 | a-na ia-szi szul-mu | To me, well-being. |
| 5 | u3 a-na _ugu_-ka lu-u2 szul-mu | And may you be well! |
| 6 | a-na _e2_-ka _munus-us2-mesz_-ka _dumu_-ka | to your house, your women, your sons |
| 7 | _dam-mesz_-ka _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ka ma-du _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka | your wives, your chariots, as many as your horses |
| 8 | u3 i-na _kur_ mi-is,-ri _kur_-ka | and in the land of Miṣri, your land |
| 9 | ma-gal lu-u2 szul-mu | May it be well with me! |
| 10 | _szesz_-ia _{lu2}dumu-kin_-ri-ia | my brother, my messenger |
| 11 | ha-mu-ut-ta na-as-ri-isz | “Ḫamūtta is the one who is praised, |
| 12 | usz-sze-ra-szu-nu u3 isz-mi | he made them enter and heard |
| 13 | szu-lu-um-ka | of Šulum |
| 14 | _lu2_ an-nu-u2 _dam-gar3_-ia _szesz_-ia | this man, my merchant, my brother |
| 15 | na-as-ri-isz ha-mu-[ut]-ta# | “It is a gift that I have received. |
| 16 | usz-sze-ra-szu-nu | he made them enter. |
| 17 | _{lu2}dam-gar3_-ia _{gesz}ma2_-ia | my merchant, my boat |
| 18 | _lu2#_ pa-qa2-ri-ka ul | The man who is entrusted to you is not |
| 19 | ia-qa2-ar-ri-ib | he shall kill. |
| 20 | it-ti-szu-nu | with them |
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