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EA 295 (P271096)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 295 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271096 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01650 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| 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 [_{d}]utu_-ia _dingir#-[mesz_-ia] | To Lugalri, my lord, my Shamash, my gods |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2#-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma {disz}...] _di-ku5 ARAD2_-ka _ARAD2_ ki-[ti] | Thus (says) ..., judge, your servant, the servant of the kītu. |
| 4 | [ip-ri] szap-li 2(disz) _{kusz}e-sir2#_ | the lower side, 2 sandals |
| 5 | [{disz}]lugal#-ri# _en_-ia a-na _giri3-mesz_ {disz}lugal-[ri] | Šarru, my lord, to the feet of Lugalru |
| 6 | _en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia 7(disz)-[szu] | my lord, my Šamaš, my gods, seven times |
| 7 | u3 7(disz)-it-ta-a-an am-qu2-ut# | and seven times I fell. |
| 8 | a-mur-me a-na-ku _ARAD2_ {disz}lugal-ri _en#_-[ia] | I am the servant of Lugalru, my lord. |
| 9 | sza ur-ru-du {disz}lugal-ra _en_-ia ul#-[tu] | which later on Lugalra, my lord, from |
| 10 | _sag#-du_-ia a-di _giri3-mesz_-ia ki-[ma] | my head together with my feet like |
| 11 | [a-bu]-ti-ia isz-tu da-ri-ti# | my words from eternity |
| 12 | u3 li#-[il3-ma]-ad# {disz}lugal-ru _be_-[ia] | And may my king, my lord |
| 13 | a-na i-bi-[szi sza yi]-pu#-usz-mi | to the front of which I built |
| 14 | {disz}ia-ab-[ni-... _lu2 iri_] s,i#-du-na | Iabni-, man of Ṣiduna |
| 15 | a-na ia-szi-ma# [...] na# | To me ... ... |
| 16 | _hul-gal2_ :" lum#-[nu] | evil : evil |
| 17 | u3 yi-im-ku-ut [a-na _ugu_] | and yimkût-disease concerning |
| 18 | qa-du {disz}ka-al#-[bi _lu2 iri_] | together with Kalbi, the man of the city |
| 19 | qa-du _szesz_-[szu] | together with his brother |
| 20 | qa-du _lu2-mesz kur#_ | together with the people of the land |
| 21 | u3 pu-hi-[ru] | and dependents |
| 22 | [sza-ni]-tu2 ia# | another one, for me |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] sza | ... of |
| 3' | [a]-pi2#-isz# lum#-na a-na# tap#-pi2-[ia] | The evil eye against my companion |
| 4' | u3 li-il3-ma-ad {disz}lugal#-ru ki-[ti-ia] | and may my kin, Lugalru |
| 5' | u3 li-di-in4-me {disz}lugal-ru _en_-[ia] | and let them give to Lugalru, my lord |
| 6' | 5(u) _lu2-mesz_ qa-du _disz lu2 igi-kar2 en-[nu?-un_] | 50 men together with the guarantor of the guard |
| 7' | a-na na-s,a-ri _iri{ki}_ ti-e-ti a-[na _lugal_] | to guard the city Tītu to the king |
| 8' | u3 a-nu-um-ma har-ra-ni-ia u2-sze-[szi-ru] | and now they have brought my road |
| 9' | u3 pa-nu-ia a-na i-ri-bi | and before me to enter |
| 10' | a-na ur-ru-ud {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | In the future, Lugalri, my lord, |
Sources & licences
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