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EA 239 (P271196)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 239 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271196 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00334 |
| 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] | to Sargon |
| 2 | _en#_-ia qi2-[bi2-ma] | my lord, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {disz}pa2-du-za-na# _ARAD2#_-ka | Thus Paduzana, your servant: |
| 4 | a-na _giri3-mesz_-pi2 | to the feet |
| 5 | {disz}lugal-ri _en_-ia | Lugalri, my lord |
| 6 | 7(disz) u3 7(disz)-ta-an | 7 and 7 each |
| 7 | am-qut-mi | I have plundered |
| 8 | gab2-bi a-wa-te-_mesz_ | all the words |
| 9 | _lugal_-ri _en_-ia | the king, my lord |
| 10 | i-ba-asz-szi | there is |
| 11 | a-di it-ta-s,i | as long as he lives |
| 12 | _lu2-gal_ u3 | the chief and |
| 13 | yi-il5-te-qe2 | shall take. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mi-im-ma | everything |
| 2 | sza iq-bi | which he said |
| 3 | {disz}lugal-ru | Lugalru |
| 4 | be-li-ia | my lord |
| 5 | a-mur ni-i-nu | see our ... |
| 6 | _ARAD2-mesz lugal_-ri | servants of the king |
| 7 | u3 li-it-ta-s,i | and let him go out. |
| 8 | _lu2-gal_ u3 | the chief and |
| 9 | li-de-mi | may he know |
| 10 | ar-na-nu [i]-nu-ma | Afterwards, when |
| 11 | li-im-ni | may he be. |
| 12 | _ARAD2-mesz_-ka | your servants |
| 13 | i-na pa-ni-ka# | in your presence |
| 14 | yi#-iq-[bu] | they shall speak. |
Sources & licences
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