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EA 237 (P271141)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 237 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271141 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01701 |
| 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' | il5#-te9-qu2-u2 {disz}la-ab#-[a-ya] | they have taken. Labaya |
| 2' | u3 iz-za-az-zu _ugu iri-didli#-[hi-a_] | and stands against the city of Didlihia |
| 3' | sza {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | of Lugalru, my lord |
| 4' | u3 il5-te9-qu2 _iri-didli-hi-a#_ | and took to the city of Didlihia |
| 5' | sza {disz}lugal _en_-ia sza [_tar?_]-id# | of Lugal, my lord, who was chosen |
| 6' | {disz}lugal-ru _en_-ia i-na qa3-ti#-[ia] | Lugalru, my lord, by my hand |
| 7' | a-na na-s,a-ar | for the guard |
| 8' | u3 li-il-ma-ad | and he should measure it. |
| 9' | {disz}lugal-ru _en_-ia | Lugalru, my lord |
| 10' | e-nu-ma el#-ti-qu2-u2 | when they have passed |
| 11' | _iri#-didli-hi-a_ sza# {disz}lugal _en_-ia# | The town of Didliḫia of Lugal, my lord |
| 12' | [u3] _iri{ki}_ sza e-ba-asz-sza#-ti | and the city of Ebašša |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [i]-na# lib3-bi-szi a-nu-um-ma | therein, herewith |
| 2 | na#-as,-ra-ti-szi | her guard |
| 3 | a-di a-ta-mar _uzu_ 2(disz) _igi-mesz_ | as far as I saw the flesh of two eyes |
| 4 | _lu2_ ha-za-an sza {disz}lugal-ri | the mayor of Lugalru |
| 5 | _en_-ia u3 a-nu-um-ma | my lord, and now |
| 6 | isz-tu _u4_-mi usz-szi-ir#-[ti] | From the day of my death |
| 7 | t,up-pa an-na-am | This tablet |
| 8 | i-na _e2-gal_ [u3] | in the palace and |
| 9 | iz-za-zu _ugu#_-[ia] | stands against me |
| 10 | u3 pu [...] | and the well |
Sources & licences
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