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EA 322 (P271004)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 322 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271004 |
| Museum no. | CM 04776 (12217) |
| 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# _en#_-ia _dingir-[mesz_]-ia# | To Lugal, my lord, my gods |
| 2 | _{d}utu_-ia# _{d}utu_ sza | Šamaš-ia |
| 3 | isz-tu# [_an]{sza10-me}_ | after solar eclipse |
| 4 | um-ma# {disz}yi#-id#-ia _lu2_ | Thus says Byidiya, the man |
| 5 | sza _iri#_ asz#-qa#-lu-na{ki} | of the city Ašqaluna |
| 6 | _ARAD2_-ka# [ip]-ri# sza | your servant, the oath which |
| 7 | _uzu giri3#-[mesz_]-ka# | your feet |
| 8 | _lu2#_ qar#-[tab]-bi# sza _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka | the hero of your horses |
| 9 | a-na _giri3#-[mesz] lugal# en_-ia | to the feet of the king, my lord |
| 10 | _{d}utu_ sza isz-tu _an{sza10-me}_ | Šamaš, who from heaven |
| 11 | 7(disz)-szu u 7(disz)-ta-a-an | 7 times and 7 times |
| 12 | lu#-u2 isz-ta-ha-hi-in | or he has seized |
| 13 | _uzu_ ka-bat-tum-ma | a fatty tissue |
| 14 | u _uzu_ s,i-ru-ma | and the flesh is thick. |
| 15 | a-nu-ma a-na-s,a-ru-mi3 | Herewith I am keeping watch. |
| 16 | asz-ri _lugal_ sza it-ti-ia | the king who with me |
| 17 | u ma-an-nu _lu2_ kal-bu | and who a mighty man |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza la-a yi-isz#-mu | that is not heard |
| 2 | a-na _{lu2}maszkim2 lugal_ | to the king’s official |
| 3 | a-nu-ma isz-ti-ma-asz-szu | Now with him |
| 4 | ma-gal ma-gal | It is great, it is great. |
| 5 | a-na {disz}{lu2}maszkim sza _lugal_ | to the governor of the king |
| 6 | be-li2-ia _dumu {d}utu_ | my lord, son of Šamaš |
| 7 | sza isz-tu _an{sza10-me-i}_ | which from the eclipse |
Sources & licences
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