Amarna letter EA 34

Amarna letter EA 34, titled: "The Pharaoh's Reproach Answered", is a moderately tall clay tablet Amarna letter from the King of Alashiya.
Besides a complicated story line to EA 34, the letter is shown to be in Very Good condition. It is a bright color, and the cuneiform is finely inscribed. The scribe has some distinct techniques: clarity of the cuneiform; because of a listing, use of non-common cuneiform; a technique with "7 and 7 times" that is non-standard; and some specific signs that are also artful, which is used for types of clothing.
Besides the interesting use of two verticals for ka4, see as:, "tug2" ) is distinctive, in the Gift Listing, because in a grouping of more uncommon-use cuneiform, "tug2" is dramatically simple. It is similar to this, when the added second horizontal up-stroke is added. "Tug2" is found on the Obverse, lines: 22, 23, and 25; six times. It is found once on the tablet Reverse, line 47.
EA 34 is numbered 29789 in the British Museum.
The Amarna letters, about 300, numbered up to EA 382, are a mid 14th century BC, about 1360 BC and 20–30 years later, correspondence. The initial corpus of letters were found at Akhenaten's city Akhetaten, in the floor of the Bureau of Correspondence of Pharaoh; others were later found, adding to the body of letters.

[Cuneiform] and Akkadian">Akkadian language">Akkadian text, EA 34

Obverse
Paragraph Ia
Paragraph Ib
'Paragraph II'''''

Akkadian

Obverse
Paragraph Ia
Paragraph Ib
'Paragraph II'''''

Introduction to Pharaoh & Treatise to RÁ (the Pharaoh)

Cuneiform score, and Akkadian, and English.

1.um-ma _Šarru kur_ A-la-ši-ia
___Um ma, - Šarru Land Alashiya
___Message, - King, Land Alashiya
2.a-na _Šarru kur_ Mi-iṣ-ri, ŠEŠ-ia-ma
___a na Šarru Land Mi-iṣ-ri, - ŠEŠ-ia-ma
___To King, Land Egypt, - Brother-Mine
3.li-ma-ad i-nu-ma šal-ma-ku ù
___idû inūma, - šalāmu, - u
___Know now, - "I-have-peace", - and
4.ša-lim kur-ia
___ša lāmu mātu-ia
___peace land-mine
4.4--------ù iš-tu šú 7 mu-qut? ?
___----------u iš tu -, maqātu — !
___----------and from, I bow — !
5.ù šu-lum-'-Yours, Prosperity household-Yours, sons—Yours
6. _dam-meš anše-kur-ra-meš ^gešgigir_ ka₄ ' _meš_
___ dam-meš, anše-kur-ra-meš, ^gešgigir_ ka₄ ' _meš_
___ wives, -horses, chariot-- ' Yours
7. _kur^ki_-'-Yours)
7.2--------ma-gal lu-ú šal-mu a-mur at-<ta> ŠEŠ-ia
___----------ma-gal lu-ú šalãmu a māru at-<ta> ŠEŠ-ia — !
___---------- Greatly “may-there-be” peace “to be seen”, Brother-Mine — !

8.I-nu-ma ta-aš-tap-ra a-na ia-a-ši
___I nū ma š a pāru a na i ā ši
___Now sent for me
9.a-na mi-nim-mi la-a tu-pe-ši RÁ
___a na ?mi-nim-mi? l ā tu-pe-ši, — RA
___for ?mi-nim-mi?, not wavering, — RÁ
10. _Lú-dumu_-ši-ip-ri-ka a-na mah-ri-ia
___Lú-DUMU-ši-ip-ri-ka, - a na mihru'-ia — !
___Messenger-Yours, - for Counterpart-Mine — !
11.ša-ni-ud ù la-a iš-mi
___ šan u ′′ udu - u l ā še mû — !
___, - and not listen — !
11.7--------I-nu-ma
___----------I nū ma
___----------Now
12.ti-na-ku ni-qa-'-am ù la-a ti-ša^#-kán^#
___da nnu-ku, - ni-qa-am u l ā š akānu
___powerful-Yours, - roarings, and not emplace
13.mi-ma i-na lib3-bi-ka4 ù aš-šu-ú
___mim mu i na lib3-bi-ka4-'
___anything in Heart-Yours'
13.6--------ú aš-šu-ú
___------------u aš š u
___------------and because
14.eš₁₅-ma-am
___šemû, —
___ Hear, —
14.3--------ù a-nu-ma utu-XX-"^dIM"
___------------u a nū ma utu-XX-"^dIM", — !
___------------And Now is Baal, — !
15. _Lú-dumu_-ši-ip-ri-ia a-na mah-ri-ka₄
___Lú-DUMU-ši-ip-ri-ia, - a na mihru-'ka₄
___Messenger-Mine, - for Counterpart-Yours ' '— !'

100 talents of copper, for a list of Pharaonic gifts

Cuneiform score, and Akkadian, and English.
For 100 talents of copper sent by the Man of Alashiya,, a long list of items are requested from the Egyptian Pharaoh .

segue
16.ù al-lu-ú ut-ta-šir₉-ka
___u el û ut-ta-šir₉-yours
___And, the pinnacle Sun-god RA, as like Baal-
17.i-na qa--ti _lú-dumu_ ši-ip--ia a-na ka-ta₅
___i na qā tu _lú-dumu_ ši-ip--ia
___in hand messenger-Mine, —
18.diš-me _gun uruda-meš_
___^diš=1me _gun uruda-meš_
___^diš=1One Hundred talents of copper^pl.
18.5----------Ša-ni-tam ù a-nu-ma
___-------------Šanitam, - u e nū ma, —
___-------------Furthermore, - and now, —
19.ú-nu-ti- _meš_ yu-ba-al ^lúdumu ši-ip-ri-ka₄
___a nū tu//u nū tu- _meš_ abālu ^lúdumu ši-ip-ri-ka₄
___"Heavenly-utensils^meš, — Send messenger-Yours
20.1=diš-en _geš_ ir-šu _^gešesi kù-sig₁₇_ šu--a
___^1=dišen _geš_, - _^gešesi kù-sig₁₇_ šu--a
___) ^1=dišone ebony bed^giš, - ^gešgold-trimmed
21.ù _^gešgigir_-tu₄ šu-hi-tu i-na kù-sig₁₇
___u _^gešgigir_-tu₄ šukītu, - i na kù-sig₁₇
___and ^gešchariot, - in gold
22.ù anše-kur-ra ù 4u 2 _túg-meš_ ù
___u ²anše-kur-ra, - u 4u 2 _túg-meš_, - u
___and 2 horses, - and 42 linen robes, - and
23.5u _gú-túg-meš_ ù ku-ši-ti _túg_ ù
___5u _gú-túg-meš_, - ù ku-ši-ti, _túg_ - u
___50 linen-shawls^pl., - and linen robes, - and
24. 1+4+7+4+7 geš-esi-meš and 10+7 _za-gin_ a-ba-na-tu _Ì du₁₀-ga_
25. iš-tu _túg-šàr_ 4 _túg_ ù 4 _gú-túg_
___ iš tu _túg-šàr_, — 4 _túg_ ù 4 _gú-túg_
___ from Linen--King, — 4 _túg_ and 4 _gú-túg_
26. -tu ú-nu-te ša i-ia-nu
___ -tu ú nū tu, - ša i-ia-nu — !
___ om "Utensils", - which "there-is-none" — !

Paragraph III (EA 34, Reverse)

Cuneiform score, and Akkadian, and English.

44. _Lú-dumu_-ši-ip-ri-ia a-na mah-ri-ka₄