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EA 122 (P271072)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 122 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271072 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01625 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | [{disz}]ri-ib-{d}iszkur isz-tap-par# | Rib-Adad has sent |
| 2 | [a]-na _en_-szu _lugal kur_{ki} _lugal# gal#_ | to his lord, the king of the land, the great king |
| 3 | _lugal_ ta-am-ha-ar | the king will receive. |
| 4 | _{d}nin_ sza _iri_ gub-la | the goddess of the city of Gubla |
| 5 | ti-di-in4 _kal-ga_ a-na | mighty advice to |
| 6 | _lugal_-ri _en_-ia a-na | To the king, my lord: |
| 7 | _giri3-mesz en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia | the feet of my lord, Šamaš, |
| 8 | 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-an am-qu2-ut | I fall seven times seven times. |
| 9 | i-nu-ma# yi-qa-bu _lugal_-ru | When I speak to the king, |
| 10 | u2-s,ur#-mi ra-ma-an-ka | I guard your love. |
| 11 | a-mur# [pa]-na-nu i-na | I saw a pananu in |
| 12 | _u4-[kam2]-mesz_ a-bu-ti-ia | the days of my father's death |
| 13 | _lu2-mesz#_ ma-s,a-ar-<ti> _lugal_ | the guardians of the king |
| 14 | it#-ti#-szu-nu u3 mi3-im-mi | with them and anything |
| 15 | _lugal ugu_-szu#-nu u3 an-nu-u2 | the king over them and this |
| 16 | a-na-ku ia-nu ba#-la-at, | I myself am alive. |
| 17 | _lugal_-ri i-[li]-ia u3 | my king, my god, and |
| 18 | ia-nu _lu2-mesz_ ma-s,a-ar-ti | are there any guards? |
| 19 | _lugal_-ri# it#-ti-ia a-na-ku | the king with me, I |
| 20 | i-na [i]-de-ni-ia | in my lawsuit |
| 21 | i#-na-s,a-ru# [ra]-ma#-ni-ia | they keep watch over my love. |
| 22 | [a]-mur# a-[na-ku] | I have seen. |
| 23 | [a]-na sza# [_lu2]-maszkim#_ | to the responsible official |
| 24 | _lu2-mesz_ ma-s,a-ar#-[ti] | Guards |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _lugal#_-ti _lugal_-ri | the kingship of kings |
| 2 | it-ta-szu u3 ba-[la]-at, | with him, and life |
| 3 | _lugal_-ri _ugu_-szu u3 | the king over him and |
| 4 | an-nu-u2 a-na-ku u2-ul | This I am not. |
| 5 | ma-s,a-ar-tu u3 u2-ul | Guards and I do not |
| 6 | ba-la-at, _lugal_ a-na | the life of the king to |
| 7 | a-na ia-szi u3 {disz}pa-hu-ra | to me and Pahura |
| 8 | a-pa-asz ip-sza ra-ba | (Sum) I am the one who makes the great gods tremble (Akk) My great god is the one of the great goddesses |
| 9 | a-na ia-szi usz-szi-ir | to me he has sworn. |
| 10 | _lu2-mesz kur_ su-te u3 | the people of the land of Sutu and |
| 11 | da-ku _lu2_ sze-ir-da-ni | Aku, the man of šerdanu |
| 12 | u3 3(disz) _lu2-mesz_ | and 3 men |
| 13 | szu-ri-ib a-na _kur_ mi-is,-ri | to the land of Miṣri |
| 14 | u3 ma-ni _u4-kam2-mesz_ | and minas of the days |
| 15 | ti-sza-szu _iri ugu_-ia | the city that is upon me |
| 16 | u3 al-le-e | and Allê |
| 17 | ta-aq-bu _iri_ ip-szu | you said the city of Ipšu |
| 18 | sza la a-pi2-isz3 isz-tu | without interruption from |
| 19 | da-ri-ti a-pi2-isz3 | eternal life, supplication |
| 20 | a-na ia-szi-nu u3 yi-isz3-me | To me and to you |
| 21 | _lugal_-ru a-wa-te _ARAD2_-szu | the king, words of his servant |
| 22 | u3 yu-wa-szi-ra | and Yawašira |
| 23 | [_lu2]-mesz_ u2-ul ti-pu-usz | you did not make men. |
| 24 | _iri_ ar-na mi-na | the city of Arna, what |
| 25 | i-pu-szu-na a-na-ku | I, |
| 26 | szi-mi ia _ugu_ szi-mi ia-<szi> _ugu_-<ia> | May my fate be over your fate! |
| 27 | u2-ul ti-im-i | I did not hear. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [lu-u2] _lu2-mesz_ i-na pa#-ni _lugal_-ri [u3] | or men in the presence of the king |
| 2 | [ia]-nu szi-mi ia-szi a-nu-ma | No one knows my name. Now |
| 3 | ki#-a-ma asz-pu-ru a-na _e2-gal_ | as I wrote to the palace |
| 4 | a-<wa-tu-ia ul> tu-usz-mu-na | You did not listen to my words |
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