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EA 198 (P270993)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 198 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270993 |
| Museum no. | CM 04763 (12194) |
| 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# en#_-[ia] | To the king, my lord: |
| 2 | _dingir-mesz_ sza _sag#_-[ia] | the gods of my head |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma# | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma {disz}a-ra-ah#?-at#-ta5 | Thus Araḫatta |
| 5 | _lu2 iri_ ku-mi-di{ki} | the man of the city of Kumidu |
| 6 | ip-ri sza _giri3#-mesz#_-[ka4] | Excerpted by the feet. |
| 7 | qa-qa-ri ka4-ba2-_sa_-ka4 | the ground of the quay |
| 8 | a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia | to the feet of the king, my lord |
| 9 | 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-a-an am-qut | 7 times 7 I fell. |
| 10 | a-mur-mi a-na-ku _ARAD2_ ki-it-ti-ka4 | I have seen, I am your trusted servant. |
| 11 | li-isz3-alx(AN)-mi3 _lugal en_-ia | may the king, my lord |
| 12 | ka4-li _lu2-mesz maszkim2_-szu | the gate of the men, his witnesses |
| 13 | a-di a-na-ku _ARAD2_ ki-it-ti | until I, the true servant |
| 14 | _lugal en_-ia li-isz3-alx(AN)-mi3 | may the king, my lord, pray. |
| 15 | _lugal en_-ia {disz}ha-ma-asz-sa# | king, my lord, Hamassa |
| 16 | a-di a-na#-ku _ARAD2_ ki-it-ti# | until I, the true servant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _lugal en_-ia u3 | the king, my lord, and |
| 2 | li-im-hu-ur-me | may they receive. |
| 3 | _lugal en_-ia u3 | the king, my lord, and |
| 4 | li-ba-lu-ut,-ni | may they live. |
| 5 | u3 i-ia-nu-mi3 | and Iyanumi |
| 6 | _ansze-kur-ra_ u3 i-ia-nu | horses and Iyanu |
| 7 | _{gesz}gigir_ a-na ia-szi | a chariot to me |
| 8 | u3 li-ut-ru#-as,-me | and let them return. |
| 9 | i-na pa-ni _lugal en_-ia | before the king, my lord |
| 10 | u3 li-ba-lu-ut, | and may he live |
| 11 | _ARAD2_-szu u3 alx(AN)-lu-u2-me | his servant, and I ... |
| 12 | _dumu_-ia usz-szi-ir-ti | the son of my exorcist |
| 13 | a-na ma-har _lugal en_-ia | to the king, my lord |
| 14 | u3 li-ba-lu-ut,-ni | and keep me alive. |
| 15 | _lugal# en#_-ia | the king, my lord |
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