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EA 150 (P270995)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 150 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270995 |
| Museum no. | CM 04766 |
| 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_-ri be-[li-ia] | to the king, my lord: |
| 2 | um#-ma {disz}a-bi-mil-ki# [_ARAD2_-ka] | Thus Abi-milki, your servant: |
| 3 | 7(disz) u 7(disz) a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-[ia am-qut] | 7 and 7 I fell at the feet of the king, my lord. |
| 4 | na-da-an _lugal_ pa-ni-szu | the tribute of the king his face |
| 5 | a-na _ARAD2_-szu u3 na-da#-an# | to his servant and given. |
| 6 | _lu2-mesz_ wi#-i-ma a-na | the men who to |
| 7 | na-s,a-ri _iri lugal# [en_]-ia!# | Guards of the city of the king, my lord |
| 8 | u3 a-na-ku ki-ma _lu2#_ | and I, like a man |
| 9 | szu-[u2-ut] i-na-an-s,ar2 1(disz) _lu2#_ wi-u2 | that man he shall guard. |
| 10 | _iri lugal en_-ia u3 | the city of the king, my lord, and |
| 11 | a-na#-ku# i-ra-ab | I will enter. |
| 12 | a-na da-ga-li | to Dagali |
| 13 | pa-ni _lugal_ be-li-ia | before the king, my lord |
| 14 | u3 li-id-din | and he should give. |
| 15 | _lugal_ pa-ni-szu | the king his predecessor |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a]-na _ARAD2_-di3-szu | to his servant |
| 2 | u3 li-id-din-szu | and give to him. |
| 3 | _iri u2_-su2 asz-szum | the city of his food because |
| 4 | ba-la-t,i3-szu | his life |
| 5 | u3 asz-szum isz#-ta-ti | and concerning the other |
| 6 | _a-[mesz_ me-i]-ma | water, whatever |
| 7 | a-na# [x] a-bu#-du | to ... the cattle herder |
| 8 | asz-[szum be]-li2#-ia _giri3_-ma | Concerning my lord, the foot |
| 9 | [...] u3 | ... and |
| 10 | qa-[al-mi] _lugal# en_-[ia] | The king, my lord, can be glad. |
| 11 | [...]-ku | ...-ku |
| left | ||
| 1 | [i]-na _sila#_ [i]-na#-bu [a]-na#-an-din | In the street he will speak, and I will give. |
| 2 | _gesz-mesz_ szu#-tur _lugal en_-li | The king, my lord, can be glad. |
| 3 | ta#-din [a]-na a-bu-ti-ia | It is given to my father. |
| 4 | [a]-di# a-bu-ti-ia _dingir-mesz# iri#_ | until my father, the gods of the city |
| 5 | [u] _ugu lugal en_-ia e-tap#-rum | and I have made an agreement with the king, my lord. |
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