Amarna letter EA 325

Amarna letter EA 325, titled: "Preparations Completed (2)," is a shorter-length clay tablet Amarna letter from Yidya the governor-'mayor' of AÅ¡qaluna. It is a letter addressing the Pharaoh in high terms, as well as stating the 'governor of AÅ¡qaluna' 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.)

(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.^diÅ¡-LUGAL-EN-ia ^dingir-MEÅÂ-IA--(–1–: LUGAL-,.. -MEÅ -,..)

(2)--^dingir-UTU-IA ^dingir-UTU Å¡a iÅ¡-tu [ an-Å¡a₁₀-mi ]--(-UTU-,.. -UTU Å¡a -Å¡a₁₀-mi!...)

(3)--umma 1.^diÅ¡-(pi=yi)-YI-iD-(i)Ya ARAD-ka--(–1,– Yi--,.. ,...)

(4)--ip-ri Å¡a 2.^diÅ¡-GÌR-MEÅÂ-ka--(,.. Å¡a 2(1-1).-GÌR-MEÅ -,...)

(5)--LÚ qar-tab-bi Å¡a 2.^diÅ¡ ANÅ E.KUR.RA.MEÅÂ-ka--(,.. qar--- Å¡a 2.-ANÅ E--RA-MEÅ -,...)

(6)--ana 2.^diš-GÌR-MEŠLUGAL-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-á¹£a-ru a-Å¡ar

(11)--LUGAL-EN-ia ù URU-^ki LUGAL-EN-ia

(12)--Å¡a it-ti-ia mi-la-mi

(13)--lu-ú-ur-gi₁₂ ù la-a (pi=yi) yi-iÅ¡-te-mu

(14)--a-wa-ti₇ LUGAL ^dingir-UTU iÅ¡-tu an- { Å¡a₁₀-mi }

segue:

(single line ruling)(=paragraph)

(15)--a-nu-ma šu-ši-ir-ti gáb-bi mi-im-mi

(16)--[ NÌG-]-MEÅ KAÅÂ-MEÅ (gu₄)GUD-MEÅ ud₅-MEÅÂ

(17)--ŠE-MEŠIN-MEŠgáb-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) prostrate (myself),.. )

(9)--((on my) Back and Front (liver),.. )

segue:

See also

• Yidya
• Ashkelon
• Amarna letter EA 323
• Archers (Egyptian pitati)
• Amarna letters–phrases and quotations

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. The Amarna Letters. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. (softcover, )
• Parpola, 1971. 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.