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EA 233 (P270996)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 233 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270996 |
| Museum no. | CM 04767 (12201) |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 {disz}lugal-ri# [_en_]-ia# | To Lugalri, my lord |
| 2 | _{d}utu_ isz-tu _an#_ [sza10]-me# | Šamaš, from heaven, our mood |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma {disz}sa2-ta-at-na | Thus Satatna: |
| 5 | _lu2 iri_ ak-ka{ki} _ARAD2_-ka | the man of the city of Akka, your servant |
| 6 | _ARAD2_ sza _lugal_-ri | servant of the king. |
| 7 | u3 _sahar-mesz_ sza 2(disz) _giri3-mesz_-szu | and the earth of his two feet |
| 8 | _ki-mesz_ sza ka-ba2-szi-szu | the places of his kingship |
| 9 | a-na _giri3-mesz lugal_-ri | to the king’s feet |
| 10 | _en_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia | my lord, my gods, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _{d}utu_ isz-tu _an{sza10-me}_ | Šamaš from heaven |
| 2 | 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-a-an | 7 times 7 times |
| 3 | usz-he2-hi-in u3 | he smote, and |
| 4 | ka-ba-tu-ma | “It is heavy’, and |
| 5 | u3 s,e-ru-ma | and the flock |
| 6 | sza ia-asz-tap-par2 _lugal_ | that I have sent to the king |
| 7 | be-li2-ia a-na _ARAD2_-szu | my lord to his servant |
| 8 | yi-isz-te9-mu u3 | Yaštumu and |
| 9 | gab2-bi sza yi-qa#-[bu] | all that I say |
| 10 | _en_-ia u2-sze-szi#-[ru] | my lord they made prosper. |
Sources & licences
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