Amarna letter EA 325

EA 325: "Preparations Completed (2),"

EA 325, letter five of seven, by Yidya. (Not a linear, line-by-line translation, and English from French.)

(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 prostrate 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:

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: