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EA 017 (P270895)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270895 |
| Museum no. | BM 029792(Egypt) |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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 {disz}ni-ib-mu-a-re-ia _lugal# [kur_ mi-is,-ri-i] | to Nibmu-araya, king of the land of Miṣri |
| 2 | _szesz_-ia qi2-bi2#-[ma] | my brother, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {disz}tu-isz-e-rat-ta _lugal kur_ [mi]-it-ta-an#-ni# | Thus says Tušmeta, the king of the land: |
| 4 | _szesz_-ka-ma a-na ia-szi szul-mu | your brother, I am well. |
| 5 | a-na ka-a-sza lu-u2 szul-mu a-na {munus}gi-lu-he2-pa | To you. Good health to Giluḫepa! |
| 6 | a-ha-ti-ia lu-u2 szul-mu a-na _e2_-ka | May my brothers be well. Your house |
| 7 | a-na _dam-mesz_-ka a-na _dumu-mesz_-ka a-na _lu2-gal-mesz_-ka | to your wives, your sons, your magnates |
| 8 | a-na _erin2-mesz_ hu-ra-di3#-ka# a#-na# _ansze#-kur#-ra#-mesz#_-ka# | to the troops of your campaign, to your horses |
| 9 | a-na _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-ka u3 a-na lib3-bi _kur_-ka | to your chariots and to your land |
| 10 | da2-an-ni-isz lu-u2 szul-mu | May it be well with you! |
| 11 | isz-tu i-na _{gesz}gu-za_ sza a-bi-ia u2-szi-bu | from the throne of my father I sat |
| 12 | u3 s,e-eh-re-ku u3 {disz}pir-hi a-ma-ta | and the flock and Pirḫu, say: |
| 13 | la ba2-ni-ta a-na _kur_-ti-ia i-te-pu-usz-ma | without ceasing, to my land he made, and |
| 14 | u3 be-el-szu id-du-uk u3 asz-szum an-ni-ti3 | and his lord he killed, and because of this |
| 15 | ia-szi it-ti sza i-ra-'a-ma-an-ni-ni t,a-bu-u2-ta | For me, it is good that he loves me. |
| 16 | la u2-ma-asz-sza-ra-an-ni u3 a-na-ku ap-pu-na-ma | “He will not release me, and I will write to you, and |
| 17 | asz-szum a-ma-a-ti an-na-ti3 la ba2-na-a-ti3 | Because these words are not good, |
| 18 | sza i-na _kur_-ti-ia in-ne2-ep-szu ul em-te-ki | who in my land had performed sorcery against me, I did not approach you. |
| 19 | u3 _lu2-mesz_-da2-i-ka4-ni-szu sza {disz}ar-ta-asz-szu#-ma-ra | and the witnesses of Artaxerxes |
| 20 | _szesz_-ia qa-du mi-im-mu-szu-nu ad-du-uk-szu-nu-ti | my brother together with their possessions I killed them. |
| 21 | ki-i at-ta it-ti a-bi-ia t,a-ba-a-ta | When you are agreeable to my father, |
| 22 | u3 asz-szum an-ni-ti3 al-ta-par2-ma aq-ta-ba-ak-ku | And because of this I wrote and said to you: |
| 23 | ki-me-e _szesz_-ia i-sze-em-me-szu-nu-ma | as my brother heard them, and |
| 24 | u3 i-ha-ad-du a-bu-ia i-ra-a'-am-ka | and he will be angry with you, my father, |
| 25 | u3 at-ta ap-pu-na-ma a-bu-ia | And you, my father, |
| 26 | ta-ra-a'-am-szu u3 a-bu-ia | You love him, and my father |
| 27 | ki-i ra-a-mi a-ha-a-ti a-na ka-a-sza | like the love of the brothers to you |
| 28 | it#-ta-na-ak-ku [u3] ma#-an-nu-um-ma sza-nu#-[u2] | and nobody else |
| 29 | [sza]-ki#-i ka-a-sza# it-ti a-bi-ia | When you with my father |
| 30 | [a]-na#-ti-ma ap-pu-na-ma sza _szesz_-ia | I am writing to you, my brother: |
| 31 | ma#-x id-du-u2 x x-bi _kur_ ha-at-ti# | ... they killed, ... the land Hatti |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | gab-ba2-am-ma ki-i _lu2-kur2-mesz_ a-na _kur_-[ia] | all the troops to my land |
| 2 | it-ta-al-ka {d}iszkur be-li a-na qa-ti-ia | Iškur, my lord, came to my hand |
| 3 | id-din-szu-ma u3 ad-du-uk-szu | he gave him, and I killed him. |
| 4 | isz-tu lib3-bi-szu-nu sza i-na _kur_-ti-szu sza i-tu3-ru# ia#-nu | from among them, who in his land have returned, there is none |
| 5 | a-nu-um-ma 1(disz) _{gesz}gigir_ 2(disz) _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ | Herewith, 1 chariot and 2 horses |
| 6 | 1(disz) _lu2-s,u2_-ha-ru 1(disz) {munus}s,u-ha-ar-tu4 | 1 haru, 1 ṣuhartu |
| 7 | sza hu-ub-ti sza _kur_ ha-at-ti ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku | I have sent to you the captives of the land Hatti. |
| 8 | a-na szul-ma-ni sza _szesz_-ia 5(disz) _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ | for the well-being of my brother 5 chariots |
| 9 | 5(disz) s,i-mi-it-tu4 _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ ul-te-bi-la-ak-ku | 5 teams of horses I have sent to you. |
| 10 | u3 a-na szul-ma-ni sza {munus}ge-lu-he2-pa | and for the šulmānu of Gēlu-hepa |
| 11 | a-ha-ti-ia 1(disz)-nu-tu4 du2-di3#-na#-tu4# _ku3#-sig17#_ | my ahatīya one-piece of gold, |
| 12 | 1(disz)-nu-tu4 an-s,a-ba-tu4 _ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) ma-asz2-hu _ku3-sig17_ | 1 nūtu of anṣabatu-gold, 1 mašhu of gold, |
| 13 | u3 1(disz) _na4_ ta-pa2-tu4 sza _i3 du10_ ma-lu-u2 | and 1 tappatu-stone with good oil, |
| 14 | ul-te-bi-la-asz-szi | I have sent to her. |
| 15 | a-nu-um-ma {disz}gi-li-ia _{lu2}sukkal_-li | Now Giliya, the vizier |
| 16 | u3 {disz}tu4-ni-ib-ib-ri al-ta-par2-szu-nu _szesz_-ia ha-mu-ut-ta | and Tūnib-ibri, I have sent them. My brother may be saved. |
| 17 | li-me-esz-szer-szu-nu-ma t,e4-e-ma ha-mu-ut-ta | Give them a favorable report! |
| 18 | li-te-ru-ni-im-ma ki-me-e szul-ma-an-szu | May they return to me as soon as he has received his greetings. |
| 19 | sza _szesz_-ia e-sze-em-me-ma u3 a-ha-ad-du | of my brother heard, and I rejoiced. |
| 20 | _szesz_-ia t,a-bu-u2-ta it-ti-ia li-bi-i'-i | my sweet brother, may it be reconciled with me. |
| 21 | u3 _szesz_-ia _dumu-mesz-kin_-ri-szu li-isz-pu-ra-am-ma | and my brother, his messengers, write to me, and |
| 22 | ki-me-e szul-ma-an-szu sza _szesz_-ia | like the well-being of my brother |
| 23 | i-le-eq-qu2-ni-im-ma u3 e-sze-em-me | will take, and he will hear. |
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