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EA 246 (P271095)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 246 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271095 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01649 |
| 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] _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-{d}ya | Thus Biridi-Baya |
| 4 | _ARAD2_ sza ki-it-ti-ka | servant of your trust |
| 5 | a-na _giri3-mesz lugal_-ri _en_-ia# | to the king, my lord |
| 6 | u3 _{d}utu_-ia 7(disz)-szu | and my seven gods |
| 7 | u3 7(disz)-ta-a-an am-qut | and seven times I fall. |
| 8 | isz-te-mi-me szi-pi2#-[ir-ta] | has heard of the extispicy |
| 9 | sza# _lugal#_-[ri] | of the king |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | u3 [...] | and ... |
| 2' | u3 a-nu-um-ma# [i-na-an-na] | Now then |
| 3' | i-ba-asz-sza-tu-[nu] | there are |
| 4' | li-di-mi _lugal_-ru _en#_-[ia] | May the king, my lord, know this. |
| 5' | u3 a-nu-um-ma 2(disz) _dumu-mesz#_ | And now, two sons |
| 6' | {disz}la-ab-a-ya ti7-id-din#-na | Labaya of Tiddinna |
| 7' | _ku3-babbar-mesz_-szu-ni a-na _lu2-mesz sa-gaz_ | he shall forfeit his silver to the men. |
| 8' | u3 a-na _lu2-mesz kur_ su#-[ti] | and to the people of the land of Sutu |
| 9' | [a]-na# i-pe2-esz# [nu-kur2-ti] | to do obeisance |
| 10' | _ugu#_-ia [u3 li-di-mi] | against me, and may they know. |
| 11' | [_lugal_]-ru a-na [_ARAD2_-szu] | the king to his servant |
Sources & licences
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