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EA 283 (P271201)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 283 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271201 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00339 |
| 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 | _dingir-mesz_-nu!-ia u3 _{d}utu_-ia | my gods and my (personal) god |
| 3 | um-ma {disz}szu-wa-ar-da-ta _ARAD2_-ka | Thus Šuwardata, your servant: |
| 4 | a-na _giri3-mesz_ {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia am-qut | I fell at the feet of Lugal-ri, my lord. |
| 5 | 7(disz) u3 7(disz) mi-la an-na | 7 and 7 ... of An, |
| 6 | ma-aq-ta-ti a-na _giri3-mesz# lugal#_-ri _en_-ia | I have fallen at the feet of the king, my lord. |
| 7 | u3# sza#-ap-ra# _lugal_-ri# _en#_-ia# | and the king, my lord |
| 8 | a-na ia-szi# ur#-ru#-ba# | to me he shall return |
| 9 | du-gu-la-ni _ki_ {disz}lugal#-ri# _en_-ia | Ugulāni with Lugalru, my lord |
| 10 | mi-ia-mi yu-ma-gi-ir | “Yumagir, |
| 11 | ur-ru-ba it-ti {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | later with Lugalru my lord |
| 12 | le-qe2-ma _ku3_ 4(u) u3 _ku3_ 4(u) x | take, and the silver will increase by a 40th and the gold will decrease by ... |
| 13 | {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia a-nu-ma {disz}ia-an-ha-mu# | Lugalri, my lord, herewith Iān-hamu |
| 14 | it#-<ti>-ka u3 qi2-bi2 it-ti-szu | With you, and speak with him! |
| 15 | szum-ma mi-la an-na i-ia-nu | If there is anything of this, |
| 16 | _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti yi-ik-ki-im!(MI)-ni | the captives of the yoke |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | Lugalri, my lord |
| 2 | yi-il5-ma-ad {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | I entrusted to Lugalri, my lord |
| 3 | ki-ma 3(u) _iri-didli-mesz_ ip-pu-szu | like 30 cities they shall build |
| 4 | _kur2_-nu a-na ia-szi | enemy to me |
| 5 | a-na-ku 1(disz)-en i-ba#-sza-ti | I have one daughter. |
| 6 | da-na-at _kur2_-nu# _ugu#_-ia# | a fierce enemy against me |
| 7 | nu-di-ni {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia# | Lugalri, my lord |
| 8 | isz-tu qa-ti-szu | from his hand |
| 9 | yu-usz-szi-ra {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | I, Lugalru, my lord, |
| 10 | _erin2#-mesz#_ pi2#-t,a2#-ti# yi#-ik#-ki#-<im>-ni# | “Let the workers be released, let them be put to work! |
| 11 | {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia a-nu-ma | Lugalri, my lord, herewith |
| 12 | {disz}ia-an-ha-mu u3 ra-bi-s,i# | Iān-hamu and Rabiṣi |
| 13 | {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia yi-iq-bi# | Lugalri, my lord, said: |
| 14 | {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia it#-ti-szu | Lugalri, my lord, with him |
| 15 | da#-na-at-mi# _kur2_-nu | a hostile enemy |
| 16 | _ugu_ {disz}szu-wa-ar-da-ta | against Šuwardata |
| 17 | u3 i-ia-nu | and Iyanu |
Sources & licences
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