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EA 249 (P271059)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 249 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271059 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01603 |
| 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-ri be-li2#-[ia] | To Lugalri, my lord: |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi#-ma um-ma {disz}{d}iszkur#-[ur-sag] | Thus says Adad-ursag |
| 3 | _ARAD2_-ka a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia# | your servant to the feet of my lord |
| 4 | am-qu2-ut a-na _lugal_ be-li2-ia | I fell. To the king, my lord |
| 5 | u3 li2-di i-nu-ma te-la-ku-na x x-ia _lu2#?-[mesz_]-ia# _u4?_ {disz}mi-[il3-ki-li2] | When you came, my , my men, the day Milki-kīli |
| 6 | mi-na ip-sza-ti7 a-na {disz}mi-il3-ki-li2 | What did Ipšati to Milki-ilī |
| 7 | i-nu-ma yi-ha-ba-lu _lu2-mesz_-ia | when Yahabalu my men |
| 8 | _ugu ARAD2-mesz_-szu a-na {disz}ta-gi | against his servants to Tagi |
| 9 | _lu2_ i-mi-szu na-da-an | the man before him is given. |
| 10 | _ARAD2-mesz_-szu u3 mi-na ip-pu-szu-na | his servants and what he does |
| 11 | a-na#-ku mah#-s,u2 _ugu# ARAD2_-di | I am mighty over my servant. |
| 12 | ki#-te _lugal_-ri a-na-ku u3 | the king's ground, I and |
| 13 | [la]-mi3# te-le2-u2-na _lu2-mesz_-tu4 | the lord of the peoples, |
| 14 | [da]-ga#-la i-na mu-hi-ka# | “I am sated with you’s radiance. |
| 15 | [yi]-ip#-t,u2-ra-ni _lugal_ a-ya#-ma# | may the king not kill me! |
| 16 | [x x]-tu2#-mi {disz}mil-ki-lu | ... Milki-ilu |
| 17 | [u3 {disz}la]-ab#-a-ya u3 | and Labaya and |
| 18 | [a-nu-ma i-na]-an#-na yi-ip#-[pu-szu] | Now then they are doing it. |
| 19 | [nu-kur-tu2 u3 li2]-isz#-al# | may he ask for refuge and prayer. |
| 20 | [_lugal_ be-li2-ia {disz}ia-an-ha]-me# | king, my lord, Iān-ḫamme |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] te#-ia | ... my case |
| 2' | [...] pa#-ar# | … he will be punished. |
| 3' | [a-na] ia#-szi# [u3] usz#-sze-ir#-te | to me and the foundations |
| 4' | x x te# [x x] x | ... ... |
| 5' | lu#-uh#-[di-mi u3] la-a | let me recite, but not |
| 6' | [i]-di# [{disz}la-ab-a-ya] u3 | with Labaya and |
| 7' | {disz}mil#-[ki-lu] | Milki-ilu |
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