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EA 040 (P270979)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270979 |
| Museum no. | CM 04749 (12190) |
| 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] _maszkim2#_ sza _kur_ mi-[is,-ri _szesz_-ia] | to the governor of the land of Mishru, my brother |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma# [_maszkim_] sza# _kur_ a-la-[szi-ia _szesz_-ka]-ma | Thus says the governor of the land of Alashiya, your brother: |
| 4 | a-na [...] szul-mu | To ... well-being |
| 5 | u3 a-na [...] lu-u2 szul-mu | May it be well with you! |
| 6 | _szesz_ a-na pa#-ni# [{disz}szu]-mi#-it-ti | a brother before Šumitti |
| 7 | 9(disz) _uruda_ 2(disz) szi-in-[nu] sza# bi#-ri | 9 copper, 2 shinnu-vessels of bīru-wood, |
| 8 | 1(disz) _gesz_ sza _{gesz}ma2#_ asz-pu-ru-usz#-[szu] | 1 wooden boat I sent to him |
| 9 | u3 szu#-[tu2 mi]-im-ma la#-a i-din-[nu] | and he has not given anything. |
| 10 | [a]-na# [ia]-szi# u3 at-ta szi-in-nu# | To me, and you are the witnesses. |
| 11 | szu#-pu#-ra-am-ma _szesz_-ia | send me, and my brother |
| 12 | i-nu-ma a-na szu-ul-ma-ni-ka | When for your well-being |
| 13 | 5(disz) _uruda_ 3(disz) _gun uruda du10-ga#_ | 5 copper, 3 talents of good copper, |
| 14 | 1(disz) szi-in-nu sza bi-ri 1(disz) _{gesz}taskarin_ | 1 šinnu-garment of the middle, 1 boxwood |
| 15 | 1(disz) x _gesz#_ sza _{gesz}ma2_ ul-te-bil2 | I have sent 1 x boats. |
| 16 | [sza]-ni-tu2 _szesz_-ia _lu2_ an-nu-tu4 | another brother of mine, this man |
| 17 | [u3] _{gesz#}ma2_ an-nu-u2 sza _lugal_ | and this boat of the king |
| 18 | [be-li]-ia# u3 at-ta _ma2_ [sza _lugal_] | My lord, and you are the boat of the king. |
| 19 | [be-li-ia] ha-mu-ut-ta | may my lord receive. |
| 20 | [na-as]-ri#-isz szu-pu-ra-[am-ma] | send to me, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u3] at#-ta _szesz_-ia [mi]-nu#-[um-me] | and you, my brother, what |
| 2 | sza# te-ri-isz-szu ki-ma [li-bi-ka] | that you have imposed upon him, like your heart |
| 3 | u3 a-na-ku i-ti-na-ak-[ku] | and I will keep you alive. |
| 4 | _lu2#_ an-nu-u2 _ARAD2_ sza _lugal_ be-[li-ia] | This man is the servant of the king, my lord. |
| 5 | u3 _lu2_ pa#-ga-ri-ka it-ti-[szu]-nu | and a citizen of your province with them |
| 6 | ul i-gi-ri-ib _ugu_-szu-nu | he shall not be negligent against them. |
| 7 | u3 at-ta _szesz_-ia na-as-ri#-isz# | And you, my brother, are our friend. |
| 8 | ha-mu-ut-ta szu-pu-ra-am-ma | Send me a report! |
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