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EA 319 (P271157)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 319 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271157 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01722 |
| 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 _lugal_] be-li2-ia _dingir-mesz#_-ia | To the king, my lord: my gods. |
| 2 | _{d}[utu_-ia] _{d}utu_ sza isz-tu | Šamaš-ia, the Sun-God, who from |
| 3 | _an{[sza10-me]-i}_ um-ma | Anšamê, thus |
| 4 | {disz}s,u2-ra-szar | Ṣurašar |
| 5 | _lu2_ sza _iri_ gin3#-ti-asz-na | the man of the city of Gilgamesh |
| 6 | _ARAD2_-ka-ma ip-ri sza | your servant, an oath which |
| 7 | _uzu giri3-mesz_-ka _lu2_ | your feet a man |
| 8 | qar-tab-bi sza _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka4 | the hero of the horses |
| 9 | a-na 2(disz) _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia | for 2 feet of the king, my lord |
| 10 | _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia _{d}utu_ | my gods, my Šamaš, the Sun |
| 11 | sza isz-tu _an{sza10-me-i}_ | which from the eclipse |
| 12 | 7(disz)-szu# u 7(disz)-ta-a-an | 7 times and 7 times |
| 13 | lu-u2 isz-ta#-ha-hi-in | or he has seized |
| 14 | ka-bat-tum# [u] s,i-ru-ma | “Fear and fright, and |
| 15 | a-nu-ma isz-ti-me | Herewith |
| 16 | [a]-na# a-wa-te-_mesz_ | to the words |
| 17 | [_lu2]-maszkim#_ sza _lugal_ | the official of the king |
| 18 | _en#_-ia ma-gal ma-gal | my lord greatly, greatly |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u] ma-an-nu#-mi3 _lu2#_ kal#-<bu> | And who is the mighty man? |
| 2 | sza la-a yi-isz-mu# | who does not listen |
| 3 | a-na a-wa-te-_mesz lugal_ | For the words of the king |
| 4 | _en_-szu _{d}utu_ sza isz-tu | his lord, Šamaš, who from |
| 5 | _an{sza10-me-i}_ _dumu {d}utu_ | “Anšamê, son of Şmaš, |
Sources & licences
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