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EA 148 (P270994)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 148 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270994 |
| Museum no. | CM 04765 |
| 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_-li2-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia# _{d}utu_-szi | To the king, my lord: my gods, Šamaš |
| 2 | um-ma a-bi-_lugal ARAD2_-ka | Thus Abi-sharru, your servant: |
| 3 | 7(disz) u 7(disz) a-na _giri3-mesz lugal_ be-li-ia am-qut | 7 and 7 I fell at the feet of the king, my lord. |
| 4 | _lugal_ be-li-ia isz-ta-par | the king, my lord, sent |
| 5 | asz-szum _na4_ me-ku sza i-ba2-asz-szi | Concerning the meku-stone that there is |
| 6 | it-ti-ia at-ta-din | I have given with me. |
| 7 | a-na _lugal_ be-li#-ia | To the king, my lord: |
| 8 | 1(disz) me-at# _ki-la2_ u3 | 100 shekels and |
| 9 | li-it-ta-din _lugal_ be-li-ia | let him give. The king, my lord |
| 10 | pa-ni-szu a-na _ARAD2_-szu | his face to his servant |
| 11 | u3 li-id-din _iri_ u2-su2{ki} | and the city of Usu |
| 12 | a-na _ARAD2_-szu _dug_ :" a-ku-ni :" mi-ma | to his servant a jar : I : whatever |
| 13 | a-na szi-ti7-szu li-it-ta-din | he shall give to his family. |
| 14 | _lugal_ be-li-ia 1(u) _lu2-giri3_ | the king, my lord, 10 guards |
| 15 | a-na na-s,a-ri | for guarding |
| 16 | _iri_-szu u3 le-ru-ub | his city and enter |
| 17 | u3 li-mur pa-ni _lugal#_ be-li-ia | And may he see the face of the king, my lord. |
| 18 | _saga_ pa-nu-ia a-na | the good of my face to |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ugu_-hi _lugal_ be-li-ia | Concerning the king, my lord |
| 2 | ki-i-me e-nu-ma | like when |
| 3 | ip-qi2-id-ni _lugal_ be-li-ya | has appointed me, the king, my lord |
| 4 | a-na na-s,a-ri _iri_-szu | to guard his city |
| 5 | u3 asz-ta-par a-na _lugal_ be-li-ya | and I have sent to the king, my lord. |
| 6 | e-nu-ma _u4_-mi-sza-ma | when that day |
| 7 | il-qe2 _lugal iri_ s,i2-du-na | king of Sidon |
| 8 | _lu2-giri3_-ia li-it-ta-din | my footstool may he give |
| 9 | pa-ni-szu _lugal_ a-na _ARAD2_-szu | in his presence the king to his servant |
| 10 | u3 li-ip-qi2-id | and he may entrust. |
| 11 | a-na _{lu2}maszkim2_-szu u3 | to his accuser and |
| 12 | li-id-din _iri_ u2-su2{ki} | the city of Usu |
| 13 | a-na _a-mesz_ me2-e-ma | to water and |
| 14 | a-na _ARAD2_-szu a-na la-qi3# | to his servant, for taking |
| 15 | _gesz-mesz_ a-na _in_ ti-ib-nu | wood for a tibnu-vessel |
| 16 | a-na t,i3-i-t,i3 e-nu-ma | to slander, when |
| 17 | i-pu-usz nu-kur2-tum | did nukurtum, |
| 18 | la-a it-te-er | has not returned. |
| 19 | ma-mi-ta | from Mami |
| 20 | ia-nu _lu2-giri3#_ sza10-nu | there is no šānu courier |
| 21 | sza isz-ha-at,# _kur lugal_ | who seized the land of the king, |
| 22 | _lugal iri_ s,i2-du-na# | king of Sidon |
| 23 | _lugal iri_ ha-s,u2-ra | king of the city of Haṣura, |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-te-zi-ib _e2_-szu u3 it-ta-s,a-ab# | he has left his house and seized it. |
| 2 | it-ti _{lu2}sa-gaz_ li-i-de4 | with the herald may he know. |
| 3 | _lugal_ a-na _lu2-giri3_ sa-ru-ti szu#-nu-ta5 [u3?] | the king to the sārūtu-officers they are sworn and |
| 4 | i-pu-usz _kur lugal_ a-na _{lu2}sa-gaz_ | the king's land for the slaughterer |
| 5 | li-isz-al _lugal {lu2}maszkim2_-szu sza i-de4 | may the king ask his witness who knows |
| 6 | _kur_ ki-na-ah-na | the land Kinaḫna |
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