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EA 266 (P271048)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 266 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271048 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01590 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| 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 _en#_-[ia] | To Lugal, my lord |
| 2 | [_dingir]-mesz_-ia _{d}[utu_-ia] | my gods, my Shamash |
| 3 | qi2#-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma {disz}ta-a-gi# [_ARAD2_-ka] | Thus says Tagi, your servant: |
| 5 | ip-ri sza _giri3#-[mesz_-ka] | the opening of your feet |
| 6 | a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en#_-[ia] | to the feet of the king, my lord |
| 7 | _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia | my gods, my Šamaš |
| 8 | 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta2-a-an [am-qut] | 7 times 7 I fall. |
| 9 | da-ag-la-ti | the Daʾāti |
| 10 | ki#-ia-am u3 da-[ag-la]-ti | like me and my enemies |
| 11 | [ki]-ia-am u3 la-[a] | thus and not |
| 12 | [na]-mu-ur u3 | to see and |
| 13 | da#-ag-la-ti# | of Da’alati |
| 14 | [a-na] mu-hi _lugal [en_-ia] | to the king, my lord |
| 15 | [u3] na#-mur u3 | and the audience gift and |
| 16 | [a-nu]-ma sza-ak#-[na-ti] | Now, the shaknû |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [pa-ni]-ia a-na ur#-[ru]-du# | my lips to go out |
| 2 | _lugal# en_-ia | the king, my lord |
| 3 | u3 ti-na-ma-szu | and his witnesses |
| 4 | x :" la-bi-tu | [x] old, |
| 5 | isz#-tu sza-pal tap#-[pa-te-szi] | from the rear of her colleagues |
| 6 | u3 a-na-ku la-a | and I do not |
| 7 | [i]-na-ma-szu isz-tu# | At that time, from |
| 8 | sza#-pal _giri3-mesz_ | the front of the feet |
| 9 | _lugal# en_-ia | the king, my lord |
| 10 | [u3] a-nu-ma usz-szi-[ir]-ti# | Herewith, the extispicy |
| 11 | [_kusz]-mesz_ a-szi-ti | leather pouches |
| 12 | [sza] sza#-pal _ansze#-[kur-ra_] | of the front of the horses. |
| 13 | [u3] _{gesz#}ban_ u3 | and a bow and |
| 14 | [_{kusz}]e2-mar#-[uru5_ u3?] | a leather bag and |
| 15 | [{gesz}]i-mi-[it-ta] | from a ladder |
| 16 | [_tug2_] :" sa3-di-[in-ni] | a garment : sadinni; |
| 17 | [a]-na# _lugal en#_-[ia] | To the king, my lord: |
Sources & licences
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