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EA 049 (P271011)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271011 |
| Museum no. | CM 04783 (12238) |
| 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 _lugal {d}utu_-szi _en_-ia | To the king, Šamaš, my lord: |
| 2 | um-ma {disz}sza2-ma-{d}iszkur _{d}ARAD2_-ka-ma | Thus Šama-Addu, your servant: |
| 3 | a-na _uzu giri3-mesz lugal {d}utu_-szi _en_-ia am-qut | to the feet of the king, Šamaš, my lord, I fell. |
| 4 | lu-u2 szul-mu a-na _ugu# lugal {d}utu_-szi _en_-ia | Good health to the king, Šamaš, my lord! |
| 5 | _e2-[mesz_]-szu# a-na _kur#-[mesz_]-szu a-na _dam-mesz_-szu | his houses to his lands, to his wives |
| 6 | a-na [... _erin2]-mesz_ bi#-ta-ti | to ... the domestic troops |
| 7 | a-na# [... _{d}]utu_-szi _en_-ia | To ... Shamash, my lord |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] _e2_ [a]-bi-ia pa-na-nu# | ... the front of my father's house |
| 2' | x x u3 be-li-ia 2(disz) _dumu_ zu-ha-[ra] | ... and my lord, 2 sons of Zuhara |
| 3' | _lu2#-e2-gal_ sza _kur_ ka-szi | the palace official of Kash. |
| 4' | li-din-an-ni | may he give me. |
| 5' | u3 _{lu2}dumu e2-gal a-zu_ a | and the palace's son, physician |
| 6' | id-na-an-ni | gave to me, |
| 7' | an-na-ka _{lu2}a-zu_ u2 | here your physician |
| 8' | ia-nu a-nu#-ma [a]-ra-ma-sa | Now then I have sworn it. |
| 9' | sa-al-mi#-[isz] | pure |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 a-nu-[ma] | and now |
| 2 | u3 1(disz) me-at [...] | and 100 ... |
| 3 | a-na szul-ma#-[ni-ka] | To your well-being |
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