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EA 196 (P271050)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 196 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271050 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01592 + VAT 01710 |
| 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)
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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 en_]-ia# qi2#-bi2#-[ma] | Speak to the king, my lord: |
| 2 | [um-ma {disz}bir5]-ia#-wa#-za# _ARAD2#_-[ka] | Thus (says) Biria-waza, your servant: |
| 3 | [a]-na [_giri3]-mesz# lugal# en#_-<ia> 7(disz) a-na# [pa-ni] | to the feet of the king, your lord, 7 times |
| 4 | szi-bi-ta#-[a]-an am-qut# | I fell at my feet. |
| 5 | u3 isz#-te-me [i]-nu#-ma# sza-par _lugal#_ | and heard that at that time the king's message |
| 6 | _en#_-ia# x-sa-ia [u3] na#-as,#-ra#-ku# | My lord, my ... and I am guarded. |
| 7 | u3 [ur-ru]-ud# a-na-[ku] _lugal# en#_-ia# | In the future, may I, the king, my lord, |
| 8 | i-na# asz-ri# an-ni yi#-ik#-szu-[da]-am#-mi | In this place I shall be seated. |
| 9 | [ar-hi-isz _erin2]-gal# lugal# en_-ia [...] | Quickly, the chief of the king, my lord, ... |
| 10 | a-na ma#-[har _lugal kur_ ha]-at#-[te{ki}] | before the king of Ḫatte |
| 11 | ma-s,ar# [_lugal en_-ia i-pa-t,ar] | He will keep the watch of the king, my lord. |
| 12 | isz#-tu# mu#-hi-ia a-na-[ku _ARAD2_] | From my presence I am a servant. |
| 13 | _lugal#_ sza# ip#-te <ur>-ha-te a-na# [_erin2-mesz_] | the king who opened the <vessels> for the troops |
| 14 | [u3] li#-di# _lugal en_-ia u3 | and let him know. The king, my lord, and |
| 15 | [gab2]-bi# _ARAD2#-mesz lugal en_-ia | total, the servants of the king, my lord |
| 16 | it#-ta-al-ku eb2-tu2 | he went, he was frightened |
| 17 | [a-na] _kur_ ha-at-te{ki} u3 | to Ḫatte and |
| 18 | [ik-szu]-du gab2-bi _maszkim-mesz#_ | all of the responsible officials |
| 19 | [_lugal] en#_-ia sza us,#-s,u#-[ni] | The king, my lord, who came out |
| 20 | [...] x [x] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] ia# x x x-ia# | ... my ... |
| 2' | [...] _dam-mesz_-ia | ... my wife |
| 3' | [sza] _e2#-gi_-ia u3 | of my house and |
| 4' | [sza]-ka#-an i-na _ur2_ su-ni#-[szu] | He placed it in the base of his head. |
| 5' | [ba]-szi-ta5 i-nu-ma la-ma-ad | ... when I saw |
| 6' | _lugal# en_-ia a-wa-tu2 an-ni#-tu2 | this word of the king, my lord, |
| 7' | la-a i-pa-asz ip-<sza> an-na _lu2_ isz-tu | he does not do, he did not do. This man from |
| 8' | da-ri-ti7 sza-ni-tam | a second life |
| 9' | yu-wa-sza-ra-ni-mi3 _lugal en_-[ia] | Yawašarannimi, the king, my lord |
| 10' | 2(disz) _me_-tim _lu2-mesz_ a-na na-s,a-ri | 2 hundred men for the guard |
| 11' | [a]-na# na-s,a-ri _iri-didli-hi-a lugal en_-[ia] | For the guard of Didlihia, the king, my lord, |
| 12' | [a]-di# [i]-ma-ru _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-te# | as long as he sees them, the prisoners of war |
| 13' | [_lugal en_-ia u3 la-a] | the king, my lord, and not |
| 14' | [ia]-qu3-ul _lugal en_-ia | Iaqul, the king, my lord |
| 15' | [isz]-tu ip-szi an-ni sza | After this, which |
| 16' | [yi]-pa-asz {disz}bi-ri-da-asz-wa | Iri-dašwa |
| 17' | [i]-nu#-ma yi-na-ma-asz _kur_-ti# | When, indeed, the land |
| 18' | [_lugal] en_-ia u3 _iri-didli [hi-a_-szu] | the king, my lord, and the city of Didli, his brothers |
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