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EA 161 (P270920)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 161 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270920 |
| Museum no. | BM 029818(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 _lugal gal_-bi _en_-ia _dingir_-ia {d}[utux(ERIM)-ia] | To the great king, my lord, my god and my army |
| 2 | um-ma {disz}a-zi-ri _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka-ma | Thus Aziri, your servant: |
| 3 | 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-szu a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia _dingir_-ia# {d}utux(ERIM)-ia am-qut | 7 times and 7 times I fell at the feet of my lord, my god and my army. |
| 4 | _en_-ia a-na-ku _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka u3 i-na ka3-sza-di3-ia | my lord, I, your servant, and in my campaign |
| 5 | a-na pa-ni _lugal en_-ia u3 aq-ta-bi | before the king, my lord, and I said: |
| 6 | gab2-bi a-ma-te-_mesz_-ia a-na# pa-ni _en_-ia | all my words to my lord |
| 7 | _en_-li-mi a-na _lu2-mesz_ sa-ar-ru-ti | my lord to the criminals |
| 8 | sza i-ka3-lu-u2-nim kar3-s,i-ia | (Sum) The one who eats my food, the one who drinks my beer (Akk) Who keeps my food in good condition |
| 9 | a-na pa-ni _lugal en_-ia la-a te-sze-em-me-e | Do not listen to the king, my lord! |
| 10 | a-na-ku-mi _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka a-di da2-ri-ti | I, your servant, forever |
| 11 | u3 asz-szum {disz}ha-an-i _lugal en_-ia iq-ta-bi | And concerning Hani, the king, my lord, said: |
| 12 | _en_-ia i-na _iri_ tu-ni-ip asz-ba2-ku | my lord in the city of Tunip I sat. |
| 13 | u3 la i-de4 i-nu-ma ka3-szi-id | and he did not know, when he reached |
| 14 | im-ma-ti-i-me-e i-sze-em-mi | he will listen to my prayers. |
| 15 | u3 e-te-el2-li i-na ar-ki-szu | and he went up behind him. |
| 16 | u3 la-a a-ka3-sza-ad-szu | and I shall not smite him. |
| 17 | u3 li-ik-szu-u2-ud {disz}ha-an-i | and may he achieve. Hani, |
| 18 | i-na szul-mi u3 li-isz-al-szu | With well-being and may he ask him. |
| 19 | _lugal en_-ia ki-i-me-e u2-ta-na-bal-szu | the king, my lord, as soon as he has freed him |
| 20 | _szesz-mesz_-ia u3 {disz}be-ti-_dingir_ iz-za-zu-nim | my brothers and Etel-il stood by me. |
| 21 | a-na pa-ni-szu _gu4-mesz ud5?-mesz_ u3 _muszen-mesz_ | before him oxen, goats and birds |
| 22 | _ninda_-szu _kasz-mesz_-szu i-din-nu-nim | his bread and his beer they gave to me. |
| 23 | _ansze#-kur-ra-mesz ansze-mesz_ at-ta-din | I gave horses and donkeys. |
| 24 | [a]-na _kaskal_-ni-szu u3 _lugal en_-ia | to his journey and the king, my lord |
| 25 | a-ma-te-_mesz_-ia li-isz-mi | May my words be heard. |
| 26 | i#-na a-la-ki-i-ia a-na mu-hi _lugal en_-ia | On my way to the king, my lord, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}ha-an-i i-la-ak a-na pa-ni-ia | Hani will go before me. |
| 2 | u2-ut-ta-na-ab-bal-ni ki-i-ma | he shall carry out against me, as |
| 3 | {munus}um-mi ki-i-ma a-bi | a daughter like her father |
| 4 | u3 i-na-an-<na> i-qa2-ab-bi _en_-ia | And now, he will say to my lord: |
| 5 | isz-tu-mi pa-ni {disz}ha-an-i | As soon as Ḫani |
| 6 | ti-ir-ta-qi2-i-mi _dingir-mesz_-nu-ka | may your gods continually praise me. |
| 7 | u3 {d}utux(ERIM) lu-u2 i-du-u2-nim | and Šamaš they shall give |
| 8 | szum-ma la i-na _iri_ tu-ni-ip asz-ba2-ku | If you do not dwell in the city, I shall dwell. |
| 9 | sza-ni-tam asz-szum ba2-na-i-szu sza _iri_ s,u-mur | Secondly, concerning the foundations of the city observe. |
| 10 | _lugal_-ru _en_-ia iq-ta-bi _lugal-mesz kur_ nu-ha-asz-sze | The king, my lord, said: "The kings of the land of Nuhashshe" |
| 11 | na-ak-ru it-ti-ia u3 _iri-hi-a_-ia | the enemy with me and my city |
| 12 | i-le-eq-qu2-nim i-na _uzu_ pi2-i {disz}ha-ti-ip | from the mouth of Hatip |
| 13 | u3 la u2#-ba2-an-ni-szi i-na-an-na | and he did not give it to us. Now |
| 14 | i-na ha-mut-isz u2-ba2-an-ni-sze | in a frightened manner he shall release him, |
| 15 | u3 _en_-ia lu-u2 i-de4 i-nu-ma | may my lord know. When |
| 16 | _bar_-szu-nu sza u2-nu-te-_mesz_ sza id-din | their livers of the equipment that he gave, |
| 17 | _lugal en_-ia {disz}ha-ti-ip i-le-eq-qe3 | the king, my lord, Hatip shall take. |
| 18 | u3 _ku3-sig17_ u3 _ku3-babbar_-pa sza _lugal_ | and gold and silver of the king |
| 19 | _en_-ia id-din-an-ni gab2-ba3 i-le-eq-qe3 | my lord gave me, all of it he shall take. |
| 20 | {disz}ha-ti-ip u3 _en_-ia lu-u2 i-de4 | Hatip and my lord may know. |
| 21 | sza-ni-tam ap-pu-na-ma _lugal en_-ia | Secondly, I wrote to the king, my lord: |
| 22 | iq-bi am-mi-i-ni-mi tu4-ta-na-bal | “Why have you turned away from me? |
| 23 | _lu2-dumu-kin_-ri _lugal kur_ ha-at-te | Witnesses: the king of Hatti |
| 24 | u3 _lu2-dumu-kin_-ri-ia la tu4-ta-na-bal | and my messengers, do not turn back. |
| 25 | u an-nu-u2 _kur en_-ia u3 _lugal_-ru | and this the land of my lord and the king |
| 26 | _en_-ia isz-ku-na-an-ni | my lord placed me, |
| 27 | i#-na _lu2-mesz_ ha-za-nu-ti | among the mayors |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-il-li-ka3-am _lu2-dumu-kin_-ri be-li-ia | may he come. The messenger, my lord |
| 2 | u3 gab2-bi sza aq-ta-bi a-na pa-ni be-li-ia lu-u2-din | And I shall give the whole of what I said to my lord. |
| 3 | _til zi-mesz {gesz}ma2-mesz i3-mesz {gesz}taskarin-mesz_ u3 _gesz#-mesz_ li-din# | the end of the flour, boats, oil, date palms and wood may he give. |
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