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EA 155 (P270916)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 155 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270916 |
| Museum no. | BM 029814(Egypt) (+) VAT 01872 |
| 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 {d}[utu_ be-li-ia] | To the king, my lord, Shamash |
| 2 | um-ma a-bi-_lugal# [ARAD2_-ka] | Thus Abi-sharru, your servant: |
| 3 | 7(disz) u 7(disz) a-na _giri3-mesz lugal#_ [be-li-ia am-qut] | 7 and 7 I fell at the feet of the king, my lord. |
| 4 | a-na-ku ip-ru isz-[tu] | I have received the payment from |
| 5 | szu-pa-li _kusz_ sze-ni _lugal#_ [be-li-ia] | The king, my lord, can be glad. |
| 6 | u3 _lugal {d}utu_ da-ri-[tum] | and king of Šamaš, forever |
| 7 | _lugal_ iq-bi a-na _ARAD2_-szu [u3] | the king said to his servant and |
| 8 | a-na _ARAD2 munus_ ma-ia-a-ti | to a slave of a woman of the land |
| 9 | a-na na-da-ni sze-hu u3 a-na# | for the nadānu-allocation of the barley and for |
| 10 | _a-mesz_ :" me2-ma a-na szi-te-szu | water (means): whatever to his fate |
| 11 | u3 la-a i-pu-usz-szu-nim | but he did not do it, |
| 12 | ki-ma qa-bi _lugal_ be-li-ia | according to the command of the king, my lord |
| 13 | la-a i-na-an-din-nu-nim | they shall not give me. |
| 14 | u3 li-im-li-ik _lugal_ | and the king's booty |
| 15 | a-na _ARAD2_ {disz}munus ma-ia8-a-ti | to the servant of the woman Mayati |
| 16 | a-na na-da-ni _a-mesz_ | for the ration of water |
| 17 | asz-szum ba-la-t,i3-szu sza-ni-tam | Concerning his second life |
| 18 | be-li _lugal_ e-nu-ma ia-nu | My lord, the king, when is there none? |
| 19 | _gesz-mesz#_ ia# _a-mesz_ ia-nu _in4-nu_ | trees, water, no water, |
| 20 | ia-nu ip#-ru ia-nu sza-mu | “Which one has opened, which one has slain |
| 21 | a-na ba-[la-t,i3]-ma li-de4 _lugal_ be-li | for life may the king, my lord, |
| 22 | a-na _ARAD2 munus#_ ma-ia8-a-ti | to the slave woman of Mayati |
| 23 | a-na na-da#-ni# ba-la-t,i3 a-na sza-szu | for his own life |
| 24 | e-nu-ma it-ta#-din | when he gave |
| 25 | _lugal_ be-li-ia _a-mesz_ a-na szi-ti | The king, my lord, can be glad. |
| 26 | _ARAD2 munus_ ma-ia-a-ti | servant of the woman of Māyatu. |
| 27 | u3 id-din pa-ni-ia | and gave to me. |
| 28 | a-na ur-da-ti-szu [u3!] | for his life and |
| 29 | {disz}munus ma-ia-a-ti _be_-t,i3-ia# | the woman of my land, my wife |
| 30 | mu-szu u3 ur-ra [u3] | the night and day and |
| 31 | e-nu-ma i-te-ru#-[ub] | when he entered |
| 32 | i-na pa-ni _lugal_ be-[li-ia] | before the king, my lord |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u3] pal-ha-ku :" ir-ta# | and I am afraid. |
| 2 | [u3] la-a e-li2-u2 [...] | and he did not rise ... |
| 3 | e-nu-ma i-mur _lugal {d}utu#_ | when the king, Šamaš |
| 4 | u3 la-a i-pu-usz | but he did not do |
| 5 | _{lu2}maszkim2#_ [ki-ma qa-bi] | the exorcist, according to the command |
| 6 | _lugal#_ [u3 la-a] id-din-nu-[nim] | the king and they did not give me. |
| 7 | [x ki]-ma qa-bi _lugal#_ | ... according to the command of the king |
| 8 | u3 li#-de9 _lugal_ a-na _ARAD2_-szu | and the king to his servant |
| 9 | u3 a-na _iri_ s,ur-ri | and to the city of Ṣurru |
| 10 | _iri_ {disz}munus ma-ia8-a-ti | the city of Ma’iati |
| 11 | u3 sza it-ta-s,i2 a-ma-tu2 | and who has gone out, the word |
| 12 | isz-tu _uzu pi2-mesz lugal_ | from the king’s portion |
| 13 | a-na _ARAD2_-szu szu-ut i-pu-usz | to his servant who he did |
| 14 | a-ma-tu2 _lugal_ :" pa-ni-mu [i]-la-ak | The word of the king goes before me. |
| 15 | _lugal {d}utu_ da-ri-tum# | king of Šamaš, eternal |
| 16 | u3 a-na-<ku> _ARAD2_ ki-it-ti | and to you, my trusted servant |
| 17 | _lugal_ be-li-ia# _lugal#_ ip#-qi2#-id#-[ni] | the king, my lord, appointed me. |
| 18 | a-na na-s,a#-ri# _iri#_ {disz}[_munus_] ma#-ia8#-a-ti | for the guarding of the city of Mayati |
| 19 | _be_-ti-ia a-nu-x x x-bi# | Below me I ... |
| 20 | sza-ni-tu2 be-li [...] | Secondly, my lord |
| 21 | _erin2-mesz ugu_-hi-ia la#-[a] | there are no troops over me. |
| 22 | a-na er-s,e2-ti [i]-la#-[ak] | to the netherworld he shall go |
| 23 | e-nu-ma ik-szu#-ud _dub_ [sza] | At that time, he completed the tablet of |
| 24 | _lugal_ be-li-ia u3 i-qa2-ru#-ub# | the king, my lord, and he shall appoint |
| 25 | i-na er-s,e2-ti u3 | in the netherworld and |
| 26 | _lugal_ be-li-ia lib3-bi gab2-[bi] | the whole heart of the king, my lord |
| 27 | _kur_-ti i-de4 u3 li-id-[din] | the land he knows and may he give. |
| 28 | pa-ni-szu _lugal_ a-na _ARAD2#_-[szu] | before him, the king to his servant |
| 29 | u3 _iri_ s,ur-ri | and the city Ṣurru |
| 30 | _iri munus_ ma-ia-[a-ti] | the city of women of the lands |
| 31 | a-na na-da-ni# [_gesz-mesz_] | for the giving of the wood |
| 32 | [u3] _a-mesz_ a-na ba-[la-t,i3-szu] | and water for his life |
| 33 | sza#-ni-tu2 be-li# | another, my lord |
| left | ||
| 1 | [li]-isz-al _lugal {lu2}maszkim2_ e-nu-ma asz#-bu-nim | may the king ask the incantation priest when he is stationed |
| 2 | [a]-na _iri_ s,u-mu-ri a-mur _lu2 iri_ pu2#-ru#-ti i-na | to the city Ṣumuru I saw. The man of the city Puruti in |
| 3 | [1(disz)] _{gesz}ma2_ a-li-ik u3 _lu2 iri_ s,i2-du-na# i-na 2(disz) _{gesz}ma2#_ | 1 boat for the king and the man of Ṣiduna with 2 boats |
| 4 | [i]-la-ak u3 a-na-ku i-la-ak qa-du gab2-bi# _{gesz}ma2_-ka# gab2-bi _iri#_-ia | he shall go, and I shall go together with all of your boats, all of my city |
| 5 | u3 li-im-li-ik _lugal_ a-na _ARAD2_-szu | and the king to his servant |
| 6 | [u3] u2-s,ur _{gesz}ma2# lugal#_ i-na [...] | and the boat of the king in |
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