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EA 305 (P271007)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 305 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271007 |
| Museum no. | CM 04780 (12215) |
| 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-ri _en_-ia _{d}utu_ | To Lugalri, my lord, Šamaš |
| 2 | sza isz-tu _an{sza10-me-i}_ | which from the eclipse |
| 3 | _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia | my gods, my Šamaš |
| 4 | um-ma {disz}szu-ba-an-du | Thus Šu-bāndu |
| 5 | _ARAD2_-ka-ma ip-ri | your servant, Ipru |
| 6 | sza _uzu giri3-mesz_-ka | of your feet |
| 7 | _lu2_ gu-zi _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka | your horses’ driver |
| 8 | a-na 2(disz) _uzu giri3-mesz_ | for 2 feet of meat |
| 9 | _lugal_ be-li2-ia _{d}utu_ | the king my lord, Šamaš |
| 10 | sza isz-tu _an{sza10-me-i}_ | which from the eclipse |
| 11 | 7(disz)-szu u3 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 | u3 _uzu_ s,e-ru-ma | and the flesh of the sheep |
| 15 | isz-te9-ne2-me | they have sworn |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-wa-at _lugal en_-ia | the word of the king, my lord |
| 2 | sza isz-tap-pa-ra-ni | that he sent to me |
| 3 | u3 a-nu-ma a-na-s,a-ru | And now I am keeping watch. |
| 4 | a-szar _lugal#_ sza | where the king |
| 5 | it-ti#-ia u3 | with me and |
| 6 | a-nu-ma# da#-an-nu | Now, strong |
| 7 | _{lu2}sa-gaz-mesz ugu_-nu | the sag-priests over them |
| 8 | u3 _lugal_ i-di | and the king knows |
| 9 | a-na _kur{ki}-mesz_-szu | to his lands |
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