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EA 326 (P271115)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 326 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271115 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01672 |
| 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 _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-[ia] | To Lugal, my lord, my gods, my Šamaš |
| 2 | _{d}utu_ sza isz-tu _an{u2}_ | Šamaš, who from the eclipse |
| 3 | um-ma {disz}yi-id-ia _ARAD2_-ka ip-ri | Thus says Byidiya, your servant: |
| 4 | sza 2(disz) _giri3-mesz_-ka _lu2#_ qar-du-bi | of your 2 feet the warrior |
| 5 | sza 2(disz) _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ka a-na 2(disz) _giri3-mesz lugal_ | of your two horses for the two feet of the king |
| 6 | _en_-ia 7(disz)-szu u 7(disz)-ta-na | my lord, seven times and seven times |
| 7 | lu-u2 isz-ta-ha-hi-in s,i#-[ru]-ma# | or they have sinned, it is true |
| 8 | u ka-ba-tu-ma | and the capital, and |
| 9 | a-nu-ma i-na-s,a-ru _iri#_{ki} [_lugal en_]-ia | Now they are guarding the city of the king, my lord. |
| 10 | _dingir-mesz_-nu sza _lugal en_-ia [li-s,u2-ru] | May the gods of the king, my lord, guard. |
| 11 | _iri-didli_-szu u 2(disz) _szu_ sza _lugal#_ [da-an?]-nu-tu-ma | his city and the two hands of the king are fixed. |
| 12 | li-s,u2-ru gab2-bi _kur_-te-szu | all of his land |
| 13 | isz-te-mi a-wa-tu2 sza _lugal en_-ia | The word of the king, my lord, |
| 14 | a-na _{lu2}maszkim2_-szu i-nu-ma la-a | to his witness when he did not |
| 15 | yi-la-u2 na-s,a-ar _kur_-ti7 _lugal en_-ia | Ya’u, guard of the Tigris, the king, my lord |
| 16 | u a-nu-ma sza-ka-an _lugal en_-ia | And now the king, my lord, |
| 17 | {disz}ri-a-na-pa _{lu2}maszkim2#_ sza _lugal en_-ia | Rī-ana-pa, the official of the king, my lord |
| 18 | sza dam-qa2 a-na pa-ni _lugal en_-ia | which is good to the king, my lord |
| 19 | i-ba-lu a-na _sag-du#_-[ia] | they will weigh out to my head. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mi#-im-ma sza it-ta-s,i# | everything that he brought |
| 2 | isz-tu pi2-i _lugal en_-ia | from the mouth of the king, my lord |
| 3 | a-nu-ma i-na-s,a-ru _kam2-ud_ | Herewith they are guarding the year. |
| 4 | u mu-sza! | and the night |
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