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EA 280 (P271000)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 280 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271000 |
| Museum no. | CM 04772 (12213) |
| 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# [{disz}]lugal _en_-ia | To the king, my lord |
| 2 | _dingir#-[mesz_]-ia# _{d}utu_-ia | my gods, my Šamaš |
| 3 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-[ma {disz}]szu-wa-ar-da-ta | Thus Šuwardata |
| 5 | _ARAD2_-ka# ep-ri sza _giri3-mesz_-ka | Your servant, the foot of your feet |
| 6 | a-na [_giri3]-mesz lugal en_-ia | to the feet of the king, my lord |
| 7 | _dingir-mesz_-ia# _{d}utu_-ia | my gods, my Šamaš |
| 8 | 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)#-ta2-a-an am-qu2-ut | I fall seven times seven times. |
| 9 | _lugal_ be#-li yu-usz-szi-ir-ni | The king, my lord, should appoint me. |
| 10 | a-na [up?]-pu-usz nu-kur2-te | in order not to change |
| 11 | i-na _iri#_ qe2-el-te | in the city of Qelati |
| 12 | ip-pu-usz-ti nu-kur2-ta | (Sum) The one who performs a nukur prayer (Akk) The unchangeable prayer |
| 13 | szal-ma-at a-na ia-ti-ia | It is all well for me. |
| 14 | szu-te-ra-at _iri{ki}_-ia | he conquered my city |
| 15 | a-na ia-ti-ia | to me |
| 16 | _ugu#_ ma#-an-ni | Concerning anyone |
| 17 | isz-tap-par2 {disz}ARAD2-he-ba# | Abdi-heba |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _lu2-mesz iri_ qe2-el-te | to the citizens of the city of Qelati |
| 2 | li#-qa-mi _ku3-babbar-mesz_ u3 | the silver and |
| 3 | al#-ku-ni a-na ar-ki-ia | I came before me. |
| 4 | u3 yi-de _lugal_ be-li | and indeed the king, my lord |
| 5 | i-nu-ma il5-te-qe2 | when he took |
| 6 | _iri{ki}_-ia {disz}ARAD2-he-ba | of my city, Abdi-Heba |
| 7 | isz-tu qa-ti-ia sza-ni-ta5 | From my hand another |
| 8 | yi-isz-ta-al _lugal_ be-li | The king, my lord, should know this. |
| 9 | szum-ma il5-te9-qe2 _lu2_ | If he has taken a man |
| 10 | u3 szum-ma 1(disz)-en _gu4_ | and if 1 ox |
| 11 | u3 szum-ma _ansze_ isz-tu | and if a donkey from |
| 12 | mu-hi-szu u3 ki-it-tu-szu | his property and his inheritance |
| 13 | sza-ni-ta5 {disz}la-ab-a-yu | another (man): Labayu |
| 14 | _ba-usz2_ sza yi-il5-te-qu2 | a slaughtered animal that has been plundered |
| 15 | _iri-didli#-hi#-a#_-nu u3 | Didliḫianu and |
| 16 | a-nu-ma {disz}la-ab-a-yu | Herewith Labayu |
| 17 | sza#-nu# {disz}ARAD2-he-ba u3 | another Abdi-Heba and |
| 18 | x yi-il5-te-qu2# _iri-didli-hi#-a#_-nu | they have taken. The city of Didliḫanu |
| 19 | [u3] yi-de _lugal_ a-na _ARAD2_-szu | and the king to his servant |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ugu_ ip-szi an-ni u3 la-a ($ erasure $) | against this omen and not |
| 2 | ip-pu-szu mi-im-ma a-di | whatever he does, until |
| 3 | yu-szu!-te#-ru _lugal_ a-wa-ta5 | Yašu-teru, the king of words |
| 4 | a-na _ARAD2_-szu | to his servant |
Sources & licences
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