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EA 331 (P271006)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 331 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271006 |
| Museum no. | CM 04779 (12221) |
| 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 | _dingir-mesz_-ni-ia _{d}utu_-[ia] | my gods, my Šamaš |
| 3 | _{d}utu_ sza isz-tu _an#_ [sza10]-mi# | Šamaš, who from heaven my mood |
| 4 | um-ma {disz}szi-ip-t,e4-_an#-im_ | Thus Šīpti-Anum: |
| 5 | _ARAD2#_-ka ip-ri# sza 2(disz) _giri3-mesz_-ka | your servant, whose feet are two |
| 6 | _lu2_ qar-tab sza _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka | the hero of your horses |
| 7 | a-na 2(disz) _giri3-mesz_ {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | for 2 feet of Lugal-ri, my lord |
| 8 | _dingir-mesz_-ni#-ia _{d}utu_-ia _{d}utu_ | my gods, my Šamaš, the Sun |
| 9 | sza# isz-tu _an{sza10-mi}_ 7(disz)-szu# | which from the 7th of Enlil |
| 10 | u3 7(disz)-ta-a-an lu#-u2 isz#-tu#-ha-hi#-in ka-bat#-tu#-ma# | and seven times, or with a fever, and |
| 11 | u3 s,i-ru#-ma a-nu-ma | and exalted, herewith |
| 12 | i-na-s,a#-ru a-szar _lugal en_-ia | where the king, my lord, |
| 13 | u3 _iri{ki} lugal_ a-szar | and the city, the king where |
| 14 | [i]-ba-sza-ti u i-nu-ma | there are, and when |
| 15 | [qa]-ba _lugal_-ri _en#_-ia | Say to the king, my lord: |
| 16 | [_na4]-mesz_ ah-li# ba-ak#-ku# | ahlu-stones, baked |
| 17 | mi#-im#-[ma] sza i-ba#-szi | whatever there is |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na] ia#-szi u al-lu-u2 | to me and allû |
| 2 | [usz]-szi#-ir-ti a-na | “It is the beginning for |
| 3 | [_lugal_]-ri _en_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia | My king, my lord, and my gods |
| 4 | [_{d}]utu#_-ia _{d}utu#_ sza isz-tu | Šamaš-ia, the Sun-God, who from |
| 5 | _an{sza10-me}_ | heavens |
Sources & licences
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