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EA 254 (P271197)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 254 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271197 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00335 |
| 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)
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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 u3 _{d}utu_-ia | to the king, my lord, and my god |
| 2 | um-ma la-ab-a-ya _ARAD2_-ka | Thus Labaya, your servant: |
| 3 | u3 ip-ru sza ka-ba2-szi-ka | and the omens of your mouth |
| 4 | a-na _giri3-mesz lugal_-ri _en_-ia | to the king, my lord |
| 5 | u3 _{d}utu_-ia 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-a-an | and my Šamaš seven times seven times |
| 6 | am-qut isz-te-me a-wa-te-_mesz_ | I have listened to the words. |
| 7 | sza _lugal_-ru isz-tap-ra-an-ni | As to what the king wrote to me: |
| 8 | u3 mi-ia-ti a-na-ku u3 | and my wife, I and |
| 9 | ya-ah-li-qu2 _lugal_-ru _kur{ki}_-szu | Yaḫliqu the king his land |
| 10 | _ugu_-ia a-mur a-na-ku _ARAD2_ ki-ti | I am a servant of truth. |
| 11 | _lugal_-ri u3 la-a ar-na-ku | the king, and I am not afraid |
| 12 | u3 la-a ha-t,a2-ku u3 | and I am not a thief, and |
| 13 | la-a a-kal-li _gu-un-hi-a_-ia | I did not eat my grain. |
| 14 | u3 la-a a-kal-li | and I do not eat. |
| 15 | e-ri-isz-ti7 _lu2_ ra-bi-s,i2-ia | Erišti, my great man |
| 16 | a-nu-ma yi-ka-lu ka-ar-s,i2-ia | Now, yikalu of my booty! |
| 17 | ha-ba-lu-ma u3 la-a | “Habaluma and not |
| 18 | yu-sa3-an-ni-qu2 _lugal_-ru _en_-ia | Yasaniqu, the king, my lord |
| 19 | ar-ni-ia sza-ni-tam | another curse against me |
| 20 | i15-ba-asz-szi ar-ni-ia | Ibāši, my sin, |
| 21 | i-nu-ma ir-ru-ba-ti | when he entered |
| 22 | a-na _iri_ gaz-ri | to the city Gazru |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 aq-ta-bu | and I said |
| 2 | pu-uh-ri-isz-mi | I have received it. |
| 3 | yi-il-te-qu2 _lugal_-ru | the king shall have no claim. |
| 4 | mim-me2-ia u3 mim-me | whatever is mine, whatever is |
| 5 | {disz}mil-ki-li3 a-yi2-ka-am | Milki-ili, my father, |
| 6 | i15-de ep-sze-et-szu sza | The oil of his deeds that |
| 7 | {disz}mil-ki-li _ugu_-ia | Milkili against me |
| 8 | sza-ni-tam | another |
| 9 | a-na {disz}dumu-mu-ia sza-par2 _lugal_-ru | to my son, the royal message |
| 10 | u2-ul i15-de i-nu-ma | he did not know. When |
| 11 | {disz}dumu-mu-ia it-ti | my son with |
| 12 | _lu2-mesz sa-gaz_ | the criminals |
| 13 | it-ta-na-la-ku | they keep wandering about |
| 14 | u3 al-lu-u2 na-ad-na-ti7-szu | and allû is his gift. |
| 15 | i-na _szu_ {disz}ad-da-ia# | from the charge of Addaya |
| 16 | sza-ni-tam ki-i15 szum-ma# | Another thing: if |
| 17 | a-na _dam_-ia sza-par2 _lugal_-ru3 | to my wife sent by the king |
| 18 | ki-i15 a-kal-lu-szi ki-i15 | “Where is her food? Where is her water?’ |
| 19 | szum-ma a-na ia-szi | If to me |
| 20 | sza-par2 _lugal_-ru | the ša-par of the king |
| 21 | szu-ku-un _gir2 zabar_ | a bronze sword |
| 22 | i-na lib3-bi-ka u3 | in your heart and |
| 23 | _ba-usz2_ ki-i15 la-a | he will die. If not |
| left | ||
| 1 | ip-pu-szu szi-pi2-ir-ti _lugal_-ri | the king’s work |
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