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EA 244 (P270997)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 244 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270997 |
| Museum no. | CM 04768 (12200) |
| Collection | Cairo Museum, Cairo, Egypt |
| 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)
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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 _lugal_-ri _en_-ia | To the king, my lord: |
| 2 | u3 _{d}utu_-ia qi2-bi2-ma | and my Šamaš speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {disz}bi-ri-di-ya | thus Biridiya: |
| 4 | _ARAD2_ sza ki-it-ti sza | servant of the trust of |
| 5 | _lugal_-ri a-na 2(disz) _giri3-mesz lugal_-ri | to the king for 2 feet |
| 6 | _en_-ia u3 _{d}utu_-ia | my lord and my Šamaš |
| 7 | 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-ta-a-an | 7 times and 7 times |
| 8 | am-qu2-ut-me li-de-mi3 | I fall, may they know. |
| 9 | _lugal_-ru _en_-ia i-nu-ma | the king, my lord, when |
| 10 | isz-tu i-re-bi _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti | from the arrival of the troops released |
| 11 | i-te9-pu-usz-mi3 {disz}la-ab-a-ya | did Labaya |
| 12 | nu-kur2-ta5 i-na mu-uh-hi-ia | a nukurtu-demon upon me |
| 13 | u3 la-a-mi ni-li-u2 | and lami nilû |
| 14 | _zu2-si-ga_ ba-qa-ni :" ka-s,i2#-ra | “Storm of a lion’s horn— he is bound. |
| 15 | u3 la-a-mi3 ni-le-u2 | and lamentation, awe-inspiring. |
| 16 | a-s,i2 _ka2_ a-bu-ul-li2 :" sza-ah-ri | the gate of the abullī’s gate |
| 17 | isz-tu pa-ni {disz}la-ab-a-ya | from Labaya |
| 18 | i-nu-ma la-ma-ad-mi3 | When I was born |
| 19 | u3 la#-a-mi3 ti-id-[da]-nu#?-na | and Lāmu, Tidanuna |
| 20 | _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-tu4 | the prisoners of war |
| 21 | u3 a-nu-um#-ma# | And now |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta!#-ri-is, pa-ni-[szu] | his face is swollen |
| 2 | a-na la-qi2-i | to be taken. |
| 3 | _iri_ ma-gi-id-da{ki} | the city Magidda |
| 4 | u3 lu-u2-mi | or a man |
| 5 | li-ik-ki-im-mi | may they bind me. |
| 6 | _lugal_-ru _iri{ki}_-szu la-a-mi3 | the king his city of Lāmu |
| 7 | yi-is,-bat-szi | shall seize her |
| 8 | {disz}la-ab-a-ya | Labaya |
| 9 | szum-ma-me ga-am-ra-at-mi3 | if I will give it to you |
| 10 | _iri{ki}_ i-na _ba-usz2_ | the city in slaughter |
| 11 | i-na mu-ta-a-an | in the night |
| 12 | i-na up#-[ri u3 lu-u2] | either by force or by force |
| 13 | li-di-nam-mi _lugal_-ru | may he give me to the king. |
| 14 | _1(disz) me lu2-mesz_ ma-an-s,a-ar-ta5 | 100 men of Manṣarta, |
| 15 | a-na na-s,a-ri _iri{ki}_-szu | to guard his city |
| 16 | la-a-mi3 yi-is,-bat-szi | I have seized her body, |
| 17 | {disz}la-ab-a-ya szum-ma-mi3 | “If Labaya |
| 18 | i-ia-nu pa-ni-ma | there is none. |
| 19 | sza-nu-ta5 i-na | a second one in |
| 20 | {disz}la-ab-a-ya | Labaya |
| left | ||
| 1 | s,a#-ba-at-mi3 _iri_ ma-gid6-da[{ki}] | captured the city Magida |
| 2 | yu-ba-a'2-u2 | Yabaʾu |
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