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EA 248 (P270944)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 248 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270944 |
| Museum no. | BM 029842(Egypt) |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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 | u _{d}utu_ u _dingir-mesz_-ia | and Šamaš and my gods |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma um-ma {disz}ya-asz#-da#-ta | Thus says Yašdata. |
| 4 | _ARAD2_ ki-it-ti _lugal_-ri | servant loyal to the king |
| 5 | u3 ip-ri _giri3-mesz lugal_-ri | and the footpaths of the king |
| 6 | a-na _giri3-mesz lugal_-ri | to the king’s feet |
| 7 | _en_-ia u _{d}utu_ u _dingir-mesz_-ia | my lord and Šamaš and my gods |
| 8 | 7(disz)-szu u 7(disz)-ta-a-an am-qut | I fall seven times and seven times. |
| 9 | li-di-mi _lugal_-ru _en_-ia | May the king, my lord, know this. |
| 10 | i-nu-ma gab2-bi mi-im-mi3 | When all this |
| 11 | sza yi-id-din _lugal_-ru# | which he gave to the king |
| 12 | _en#_-ia a-na# _ARAD2_-[szu] | my lord to his servant |
| 13 | nam#-szu-mi | and my fate |
| 14 | _lu2#-mesz# iri_ ta-ah-[na]-ka# | the people of the city of Tahnakka |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u] na-ak-szu-mi3 | and my oath |
| 2 | _gu4-mesz_-ia u3 | my oxen and |
| 3 | du-ub-bu-ru-ni | shall litigate |
| 4 | u a-nu-um-ma it-ti | And now with |
| 5 | {disz}bi-ri-di-ya | Biridiya |
| 6 | i-ba-asz-sza10-ku u3 | he will have, and |
| 7 | li-di-mi _lugal_-ru | may they give to the king. |
| 8 | _en_-ia a-na _ARAD2_-szu | my lord to his servant |
Sources & licences
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