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EA 243 (P271112)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 243 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271112 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01669 |
| 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 u _dingir#-[mesz_-ia qi2]-bi2#-ma | May my Šamaš and my gods say: |
| 3 | um-ma {disz}bi-ri-di-[ya] | thus Biridiya: |
| 4 | _ARAD2_ ki-it-ti sza# [_lugal_-ri] | servant loyal to the king. |
| 5 | a-na _giri3-mesz lugal_-ri _en_-[ia] | to the king, my lord |
| 6 | u _{d}utu_-ia u _dingir-mesz_-ia | and my Šamaš and my gods |
| 7 | 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-ta-a-an am#-qut# | 7 times and 7 times I fall. |
| 8 | isz-te-me a-wa-te-_mesz_ | heard the words: |
| 9 | _lugal_-ri _en_-ia u _{d}utu_-ia | my king, my lord, and my god, |
| 10 | u3 a-nu-um-ma i-na-s,a-ru# | And now they are guarding |
| 11 | _iri_ ma-gi5-da{ki} | the city Magida |
| 12 | _iri{ki} lugal_-ri _en_-ia | the royal city, my lord |
| 13 | _u4#-kam2_ u3 _ge6_-sza :" le#-la# | On the day and night : he should eat. |
| 14 | _u4-kam2_ i-na-s,a-ru | on the day they keep watch |
| 15 | isz#-tu _a-sza3-mesz_ | from the fields |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na _gigir-mesz_ u3 _ge6#_-[sza] | with the chariots and its night |
| 2 | i-na-s,a-ru <isz-tu> _bad3 iri!#{ki#}_ | they will keep watch. <After> the wall of the city |
| 3 | _lugal_-ri _en_-ia | the king, my lord |
| 4 | u3 a-nu-um-ma da#-an#-[na]-at# | And now, it is strong. |
| 5 | nu-kur-ti7 _lu2-mesz sa#-gaz_ | the enemy, the criminals |
| 6 | i-na _kur{ki}_ u3 lu-u2 yi-de | in the land or I know, |
| 7 | _lugal_-ru _en_-ia a-na _kur{ki}_-szu | king, my lord, to his land |
Sources & licences
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