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EA 120 (P271083)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 120 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271083 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01636 |
| 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 | [ka-li] u2-nu-te sza it#-[ti] | all the equipment that is with |
| 2 | [{disz}ia-pa]-{d}iszkur 1(u) 2(disz) sza-lu# | Ia-pa-Addu, 12 fullers |
| 3 | [x x]-ma 2(disz) li-im 2(disz) li#-im | ... 2 thousand 2 thousand |
| 4 | [_ki]-lal#-bi#_ 1(u) _{kusz}LAGABx(|LAGABxESZ5|)_ ze#-ru-tu# | Its weight: 10 leather pouches. |
| 5 | [3(disz)] li-im 1(disz) li-im# _ki#-lal-bi_ | 3 thousand, 1 thousand, its weight |
| 6 | 1(disz) me _gir2-gal_ 1(disz) me _gir2#-[tur_] 1(gesz2) 2(u)# szu#-bu-bu | 100 girgal, 100 small gir, 100 šububu |
| 7 | 1(disz) _{kusz}LAGABx(|LAGABxESZ5|)_ zi#-ru 4(disz) x me# | 1 leather bag, ziru, 4 ... |
| 8 | 1(disz) _gi_ ma-da#-tu# 4(disz) [_gi_ x] me# | 1 reed of matītu-trees, 4 ... |
| 9 | 1(disz) _gi_ ku-ku#-tu# 4(disz) _gi#_ | 1 kukkutu-reed, 4 kku |
| 10 | 1(disz) _gi_ ir-tu2# 4(disz) [...] | 1 irtu-reed, 4 ... |
| 11 | [1(disz)] ma-qi2-bu [1(disz)] | 1: Maqibu; 1: |
| 12 | [1(disz)] nam-szi-ti x [x] ti#-ma-me | 1 namshītu-container ... ti-mamme |
| 13 | 1(u) 1(disz)# asz-ku-ma [...] nu | 11 Aškuma ... not |
| 14 | [x] me 1(disz) li-[im] hi# | x hundred 1 thousand |
| 15 | [x 4(u)] | ... 40 |
| 16 | asz-szar#-ru-ti# [x] | Assyrian ... |
| 17 | [1(disz)] _na2_ 2(disz) _ku3-sig17_ uh-hi-za# | 1 na2 2 gold uhhiza offerings |
| 18 | 1(disz) _gu#-za_ ka-ah-szu _ku3-sig17_ uh#-[hi-za] | 1 throne, its top covered with gold, |
| 19 | ka-li#-szi-na sza 1(disz) [...] | all of them, of one ... |
| 20 | [1(u)] ki#-pa#-lal#-lu# _{gesz#}taszkarin#_ 1(disz) me _gu-za#_ 1(disz) me ma | 10 baskets of figs, 100 chairs, 100 minas |
| 21 | 1(u) 5(disz) sza-ba-tu 1(u) 5(disz) ma-ar#-ba#-du# | 15 šabatu, 15 marbadu |
| 22 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) me _geme2-mesz ARAD2-mesz_ | 100 female slaves, |
| 23 | ia-nu [i]-na pa-nu-te# _tesz2_-szi-na# | there are none of them in the presence. |
| 24 | x-te-ni# yi-tu#-ra-na-szi# | ... returned to us. |
| 25 | u3 li-qa2# _usz#-mesz_ | and take the dead. |
| 26 | 1(disz) me _ku3#-sig17#_ [...] | 100 gold ... |
| 27 | ha#-ba-lu-ma# zi#-[...] | Have mercy on me, and ... life! |
| 28 | a-hu-sze [...] | Ahuše |
| 29 | dan#-na u3 ia-nu [ma-am-ma] | strong and no one |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-a yi-pu-szu di#-nu# | Whoever breaks the contract, give it! |
| 2 | it-ta-szu {disz}ab-[di]-{d}iszkur# [u3] | Abdi-Adad and |
| 3 | {disz}dumu-a-zi-mi usz#-szi-ir# | Dumū-azimi received (it). |
| 4 | _lugal_-ru a-na la-qe2-szi-ma# | the king to take and |
| 5 | ti-da-ga-lu pa-na | Tidagalu, the face |
| 6 | u3 a-na ARAD2-{d}iszkur qa#-ba# | and speak to Warad-Addu |
| 7 | _lugal_-ru usz-szi-ir u2-nu#-te-sze | the king established as his possessions. |
| 8 | a-na sza-sze u3 [x] ti# x | for ... and ... |
| 9 | _lugal_-ru i-na sza-me szip#-ri# | The king, in heaven and earth, |
| 10 | la-a u2-s,i2 di-nu | he does not go out. Lawsuit |
| 11 | a-nu-ma ka-li u2-nu-te# | Herewith, all the furnishings |
| 12 | a-na ma-har# _lugal#_-[ri usz]-szi-[ir]-ti | In the presence of the king, I made a stele. |
| 13 | [i]-na# lib3#-bi t,up#-pi# x x | from the tablet ... |
| 14 | [_lugal_]-ru a-na sza-a-szu x | the king to him ... |
| 15 | a-na _en_-ia u2-da-me-iq# | to my lord he made pass. |
| 16 | a-na _lu2_ tap-pi2-ia | to my companion |
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