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EA 115 (P271077)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 115 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271077 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01630 |
| 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' | [...] ma [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | [...] li-ku x [...] | ... may ... |
| 3' | [...] i-ri-bi x [...] | ... its tears ... |
| 4' | [...] a nu-kur2 _kal-ga ugu#_-[ia] | ... the mighty flood that is upon me |
| 5' | [i]-na s,e2-[ri] | in the steppe |
| 6' | [...] a usz#-szi#-ra ki-[ma] | ... like water he made rise. |
| 7' | [ar-hi-isz3] szum#-ma i-ia-nu sza#-[a] | quickly if there is none |
| 8' | [u2-sze-zi-bu] _iri#_ i-na qa-ti-[szu u3] | the city in his hand and |
| 9' | [ki-na-na i-ia]-nu# lib3-ba a-na _iri#_ [s,u-mu-ri] | True, indeed, the heart to the city of Sumurru |
| 10' | [mi-na i-pu]-szu-na a-na-ku szum#-[ma] | whatever they have done, I shall do if |
| 11' | [i-ba-szi lib3]-bi# _lugal_ i-na [na-s,a-ri] | There is the king's heart in guarding. |
| 12' | [_iri_ s,u-mu-ra] u3 [...] | the city Ṣumura and ... |
| 13' | [x x usz-szi]-ir# ki-[ma ar-hisz] | ... he made it rise like a mountain. |
| 14' | [u2-ul ti-il3]-qu2 _iri_ s,u#-[mu-ra u3] | You shall not take the city of Sumūru and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-ah-szu {disz}a-zi#-[ru] | ... Aziru |
| 2 | _iri#_ s,u-mu-ra# | the city Ṣumura |
| 3 | _kur#_ a-mur-ra it-[ti-szu] | the land Amurru with him |
| 4 | ra# a-na _lugal_ u3 | to the king and |
| 5 | [a-mur i-na _u4]-kam#-mesz_ a-bu-ti-ia# | On the days of my father's death |
| 6 | [u3 _lu2-mesz_ ma]-s,a-ar-ti _lugal#_ | and the guards of the king |
| 7 | [it-ti-szu-nu] u3 an-nu-u2 [i-na-na] | with them, and this one |
| 8 | [ia-nu _erin2-mesz_ i-na] _iri#_ s,u-[mu-ra] | there are no troops in the city of Sumur. |
| 9 | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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