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EA 281 (P271162)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 281 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271162 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01681 |
| 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)
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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 _lugal_-ri# _en_-ia# | To the king, my lord: |
| 2 | _dingir-mesz_-nu!#-ia# u3# _{d}utu-mesz#_ | my gods and the gods Šamaš |
| 3 | [u3] sza-ri#-ia | and my debts |
| 4 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 5 | um#-ma {disz}szu#-wa#-ar#-[da]-ta# _ARAD2_-ka-ma | Thus Šuwardata, your servant: |
| 6 | [a]-na _giri3-mesz# en_-ia 7(disz)# u3 7(disz) am-qu2-ut | I fall at the feet of my lord seven times and seven times. |
| 7 | u3 ka#-[ba]-tu# u3# s,u2#-ru-ma# | and the kabtu and the shield |
| 8 | u3# yi-[il5-ma-ad] _lugal_-ri | and Yilmad the king |
| 9 | _en#_-[ia i-nu-ma i-na-an]-na# | my lord, now then |
| 10 | _iri#-didli#-mesz_-ia nu#-kur2-_mesz_ | my cities that were not altered |
| 11 | a#-na ia-szi# u3 yu-szi-ra | to me and to you |
| 12 | {disz}lugal-ri _en#_-ia# _erin2#-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ta | Lugal-ri, my lord, the troops are released |
| 13 | u3# tu#-pu#-usz# ki-ma _iri#_ ha#-ra-bu-wa | and you do as in the city of Harabuwa |
| 14 | [a-na] sza#-szu#-nu# [u3] yi-il5-qe2-szu-nu | to them and to take them |
| 15 | {disz#}lugal# en#_-ia _lu2#-mesz#_ re-du-'u5 | Lugal, my lord, the shepherds |
| 16 | [x x] an#-s,a#?-ar# u3# | ... to guard and |
| 17 | [...] an#-ni#-tu# | ... this |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3# ti-hi-lu# [i-na pa]-ni | and tihilu in the presence |
| 2 | [{disz}]lugal#-ri _en_-[ia] | Lugalri, my lord |
| 3 | u3# pa#-na#-ia# id#-di | and before me he gave |
| 4 | {disz#}lugal#-ri _en#_-ia u3 | Lugalri, my lord, and |
| 5 | [{disz}]lugal# yi#-[de x] nu#-kur2-_mesz#_ | The king knows that ... will not change. |
| 6 | _ugu#_-ia# [mi3]-ia#-mi | against me, my wife |
| 7 | yi#-pu-szu [ar-na] a-na {disz}lugal | I have written to Lugal: |
| 8 | u3# _ur-gi7#-[mesz_ an]-nu#-tu# | and these dogs |
| 9 | u3# ti#?-pu#-szu# [ar-na] a#-na _lugal_ | and his ... to the king |
| 10 | u3# yu-szi-ra# _lugal#_-ri# | and my kingship |
| 11 | _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2#-[ta] | troops released; |
| 12 | u3 yi-[il5]-qe2#-szu#-[nu] | and take them. |
| 13 | u3 yi-il5#-[ma]-ad# | and Yalmad |
| 14 | {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | Lugalri, my lord |
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