Amarna letter EA 325
Amarna letter EA 325, titled: "Preparations Completed (2),"[1] is a shorter-length clay tablet Amarna letter from Yidya the governor-'mayor' of Ašqaluna-(Ashkelon). It is a letter addressing the Pharaoh in high terms, as well as stating the 'governor of Ašqaluna' is making preparations for the arrival of the Pharaoh's archer-army, the archers (Egyptian pitati). EA 325 is a vassal-state letter (from Canaan), and has some similar appearances, for example appearing like letters EA 270 and EA 271.
The letter
EA 325: "Preparations Completed (2),"
EA 325, letter five of seven, by Yidya. (Not a linear, line-by-line translation, and English from French.)[2]
- (Lines 1-9)--[To] the king, my lord, my god, my Sun, the Sun fr[om the s]ky; Message of Yidya, your servant, the dirt at your feet, the groom of [yo]ur horses. I indeed prostate myself, on the back and on the stomach, at the feet of the king, my lord, 7 times and 7 times.
- (10-14)--I am indeed guarding the place of the king, my lord, and the city of the king, my lord, [w]here I am. Who is the dog that would not obey the orders of the king, the Sun from the sky?
- (15-19)--I have indeed prepared absolutely everything — [f]ood, strong drink, oxen, sheep, and goats,1 grain, straw, absolutely everything that the king, my lord, commanded. I have indeed prepared it.
- (20-22)--And I am indeed p[reparing] the tribute of the Sun, in accordance with the comma[nd] of the king, my lord, the Sun fr[om the sky].
Akkadian text
The Akkadian language text:[3]
Akkadian:
- (Line 1)--A-na 1.diš-LUGAL-EN-ia dingir-MEŠ-IA--(
–1–: LUGAL-
,..
-MEŠ-
,..)
- (2)--dingir-UTU-IA dingir-UTU ša iš-tu [ an-ša10-mi ]--(
-UTU-
,..
-UTU ša
-ša10-mi!...)
- (3)--umma 1.diš-(pi=yi)-YI-iD-(i)Ya ARAD-ka--(
–1,– Yi-
-
,..
,...)
- (4)--ip-ri ša 2.diš-GÌR-MEŠ-ka--(
,.. ša 2(1-1).-GÌR-MEŠ-
,...)
- (5)--LÚ qar-tab-bi ša 2.diš ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ-ka--(
,.. qar-
--
ša 2.-ANŠE-
-RA-MEŠ-
,...)
- (6)--ana 2.diš-GÌR-MEŠ LUGAL-EN-ia am-qú-ut--(
2.-GÌR-MEŠ,.. LUGAL-
,..
-qú-ut!... )
- (7)--7.diš-šu ù 7.diš-ta-na--(7.-
,.. ú 7,..
-
,.. )
- (8)--lu-ú iš-tu-hu-hi-in--(lu-ú,..
-
-hu-hi-in!...)
- (9)--ṣi-ru-ma ù ka-ba-tu-ma
- segue:
- (single line ruling)(=paragraph)
- (10)--a-nu-ma i-na-ṣa-ru a-šar
- (11)--LUGAL-EN-ia ù URU-ki LUGAL-EN-ia
- (12)--ša it-ti-ia mi-la-mi
- (13)--lu-ú-ur-gi12 ù la-a (pi=yi) yi-iš-te-mu
- (14)--a-wa-ti7 LUGAL dingir-UTU iš-tu an- { ša10-mi }
- segue:
- (single line ruling)(=paragraph)
- (15)--a-nu-ma šu-ši-ir-ti gáb-bi mi-im-mi
- (16)--[ NÌG-]-MEŠ KAŠ-MEŠ (gu4)GUD-MEŠ ud5-MEŠ
- (17)--ŠE-MEŠ IN-MEŠ gáb-bi mi-im-[ mi ]
English:
- (Line 1)--(To:.. 1.-King-Lord-Mine,.. (of) Gods(pl)-Mine,.. )
- (2)--(God-'Sun-God'-Mine,.. God 'Sun-God' 'which' from "Sky"(Heaven),.. )
- (3)--('message thus' 1.-Yi-iD-iYa(Yidya),.. Servant-Yours,.. )
- (4)--(dust,.. 'which at' 2.-feet(pl)-yours,.. )
- (5)--((the) Groom,.. 'which of' 2.-Horses(pl)-Yours,.. )
- (6)--(at 2. Feet(pl),.. King-Lord-Mine,.. (I) bow!... )
- (7)--(7. times and 7, times,.. )
- (8)--("may it be",.. (that I) prostate (myself),.. )
- (9)--((on my) Back and Front(liver),.. )
- segue:
See also
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External links
- Photo, EA 325: Obverse (Middle clay-tablet)
- Triplet Photo (British Museum), EA 324, EA 323, & EA 325: Obverse photos
- Line Drawing, cuneiform, and Akkadian, EA 325: Obverse & Reverse, CDLI no. P270937 (Chicago Digital Library Initiative)
References
- ↑ Moran, William L. 1987, 1992. The Amarna Letters. EA 245, "Preparations Completed (2)", pp. 352-3.
- ↑ Moran, William L. 1987, 1992. The Amarna Letters. EA 245, "Preparations Completed (2)", pp. 352-3.
- ↑ Akkadian language characters (cuneiform) & Line Drawing, EA 245: Reverse & Obverse, CDLI no. P270937 (Chicago Digital Library Initiative)
- Moran, William L. The Amarna Letters. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. (softcover, ISBN 0-8018-6715-0)
- Parpola, 197l. The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, Parpola, Simo, Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project, c 1997, Tablet I thru Tablet XII, Index of Names, Sign List, and Glossary-(pp. 119–145), 165 pages.
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