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EA 337 (P271122)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 337 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271122 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01679 |
| 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 | To Lugalri, my lord: |
| 2 | _{d}utu_-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia | my Šamaš, my gods |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um#-ma# {disz}hi-zi-ri _ARAD2_-ka | Thus Hiziri, your servant: |
| 5 | a-na _giri3-mesz_ {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | to the feet of Lugalru, my lord |
| 6 | 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-a-an am-qut | I fall seven times seven times. |
| 7 | {disz}lugal _en_-ia sza#-par2 | To Lugal, my lord, I sent. |
| 8 | a-na ia-szi szu-szi-ir-me | “Send it to me! |
| 9 | _igi-kar2-mesz_ :" ma-at,#-ni-a | Witnesses: my land |
| 10 | a-na# pa-ni _erin2-mesz-gal#-mesz_ | before the great troops |
| 11 | :" pi2-t,a2#-ti# | “Seizing-of-the-mouth-disease" |
| 12 | sza# _lugal# en#_-ia# | of the king, my lord |
| 13 | ya-di-in# | I gave. |
| 14 | _dingir#_ sza _lugal en#_-ia | the god of the king, my lord |
| 15 | u2 yi-ta-s,a | and yittaṣa |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}lugal _en_-ia qa-du | Lugal, my lord, together with |
| 2 | _erin2-mesz-gal_-szu u2 yi-il3-ma-ad | his great troops and Yalmad |
| 3 | _kur-hi-a_-szu u2 an-nu-u2 | his land and this |
| 4 | ki-ia-am szu-szi-ir-ti7 | thus the Susa |
| 5 | _igi-kar2-mesz gal-mesz_ | the great witnesses |
| 6 | :" ma-at,-ni-a a-na | my land to |
| 7 | pa-ni _erin2-mesz-gal lugal_ | before the chief troops of the king |
| 8 | _en_-ia [...] | my lord ... |
| 9 | u2 _lugal en_-ia sza-par2 | and the king, my lord, sent |
| 10 | a-na ia-szi u2-s,ur-me | I will guard for myself. |
| 11 | {disz}ma-a-ia | Maya, |
| 12 | _{lu2}maszkim_ sza _lugal en_-ia | the official of the king, my lord |
| 13 | a-di u2-s,ur-ru | as far as the edge |
| 14 | {disz}ma-a-ia ma-gal | Māya, greatly |
| 15 | ma-gal | the great |
Sources & licences
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