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EA 256 (P270949)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 256 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270949 |
| Museum no. | BM 029847(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}ia-na-ha-me _en_-ia | To Ianaḫame, my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma um-ma {disz}mu-ut-{d}iszkur | Thus says Mut-Addu. |
| 3 | _ARAD2_-ka a-na 2(disz) _giri3-mesz en_-ia | your servant for the 2 feet of my lord |
| 4 | am-qut ki-i qa-bi-mi3 | I fall as if by a command |
| 5 | i-na pa-ni-ka {disz}mu-ut-{d}iszkur-mi3 | before you, Mut-Adad-mi, |
| 6 | in-ne2-bi-it {disz}a-ia-ab | Aya-ab |
| 7 | :" hi-ih-be2-e ki-i in4-ne2-bi-tu | “Have mercy on me as it has been given to me! |
| 8 | _lugal iri_ pi2-hi-li3 isz-tu | king of the city Pihili from |
| 9 | pa-ni _lu2-mesz_ ra-bi-s,i2 :" su2-ki-ni | before the great men |
| 10 | _lugal_-ri _en_-szu li-ib-lu-ut, | May my lord live! |
| 11 | _lugal_-ru _en_-ia li-ib-lu-ut, | May the king, my lord, live! |
| 12 | _lugal_-ru _en_-ia szum-ma i15-ba-szi | the king, my lord, |
| 13 | {disz}a-ia-ab i-na _iri_ pi2-hi-li3 | Aya-abu in the city of Pihili |
| 14 | an-nu-u2 2(disz) _iti#-hi-a_ ia-ar#-bi#-is, | This 2 months he will be delayed. |
| 15 | al-lu-u2 {disz}be2-in4-i15-li2-ma | Allû (is) Ein-ilīma. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza#-al al-lu-u2 | šal al-lû |
| 2 | [{disz}]ta-du-a sza-al | Dadua is the guarantor. |
| 3 | al#-lu-u2 {disz}ya-szu-ia | Allû, Byašuya |
| 4 | sza-al a-di isz-tu | he will live as long as |
| 5 | _e2_ sza {disz}di-{d}marduk | the house of Dī-Marduk |
| 6 | _iri_ asz-tar-ti in4-ne2-ri-ir | the city Aštartu he conquered. |
| 7 | i-nu-ma na-ak-ru gab2-bi | when the enemy all |
| 8 | _iri-didli-hi-a kur_ ga-ri | Irididlihia, the land of Gari |
| 9 | _iri_ u2-du-mu _iri_ a-du-ri | the city Udumu, the city Aduri |
| 10 | _iri_ a-ra-ru _iri_ me-isz-tu2 | the city Arāru, the city of Meštu |
| 11 | _iri_ ma-ag-da-lim _iri_ hi-ni-a-na-bi | the city Magdalim, the city Hini-anabi |
| 12 | _iri_ sa3-ar-ki s,a-ab-ta-at | the city of Sarki is captured |
| 13 | _iri_ ha-yu-ni _iri_ ya-bi-lum2-ma | the city Ḫayuni, the city Yabiluma |
| 14 | sza-ni-tam an-nu-u2 isz-tu | Secondly, this from |
| 15 | sza-pa-ri-ka t,up-pa a-na mu-hi-ia | Send a tablet to me! |
| 16 | sza-par2-ti a-na sza-szu | a pledge to him |
| 17 | a-di ka-sza-di-ka | until your arrival |
| left | ||
| 1 | isz-tu _kaskal_-ra-ni-ka u3 an-nu-[u2] | from your campaign and this |
| 2 | ka-szi-id a-na _iri_ pi2-hi-li3 | conquered, to the city of Pihili |
| 3 | u3 isz-te-mu-na a-wa#-te#-[ka] | and heard your words |
Sources & licences
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