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EA 174 (P271044)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 174 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271044 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01585 |
| 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 en#_-[ia _dingir_-ia _{d}utu_]-ia# | To the king, my lord: my god, my Šamaš |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma# | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma bi-e-ri _ARAD2#_-ka# | Thus Bīri, your servant: |
| 4 | _lu2 iri_ ha-sza-bu | the man of the city of Hašabu |
| 5 | a-na szu-pa-li up-ri# | for a šupalu-offering |
| 6 | _giri3_-pi2 _lugal en_-ia | foot of the king, my lord |
| 7 | 7(disz) u3 7(disz) am-qu2-ut | 7 and 7 are lost. |
| 8 | a-mur-mi ne2-e-nu e-ba-sza-nu | (Sum) Look at me with reverence (Akk) Look, reverently |
| 9 | a-na _kur_ am-qi2 _iri-didli-hi-a_ | to the land Amqi, the city of Didlihia |
| 10 | _lugal en_-ia | the king, my lord |
| 11 | u3 a-li-uk {disz}e-[ta2-ka3]-ma# | and I went to Etakama |
| 12 | [_lu2] iri#_ qi2-in-sa3 | the man of the city of Qinsa |
| 13 | [a]-na# pa-ni _erin2-mesz_ | before the troops |
| 14 | [_kur_] ha#-at#-ta# | the land Hatti |
| 15 | u3 sza-ka4-an# [_iri-didli-hi-a_] | and the governor of Didlihi |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _lugal en_-ia# | the king, my lord |
| 2 | a-na e-sza-te# | to the ešātu |
| 3 | u3 li-di-mi | and let me know. |
| 4 | _lugal en_-ia | the king, my lord |
| 5 | u3 li-di-na _lugal en#_-[ia] | and give to the king, my lord |
| 6 | _erin2_ pi2-t,a2-a-te | (and) prisoners of war |
| 7 | u3 ni-pu-usz _iri [didli_] | and the rebuilding of the whole city |
| 8 | _lugal en_-ia | the king, my lord |
| 9 | u3 ni-sza-ab | and we will settle. |
| 10 | a-na _iri-didli-hi-a_ | to the city of Didlihia |
| 11 | _lugal en_-ia _dingir_-ia _{d}utu_-ia | the king, my lord, my god, my Šamaš |
Sources & licences
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