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EA 033 (P271098)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271098 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01654 |
| 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 | a-na _lugal kur_ mi-is,-ri _szesz_-ia | to the king of the land of Mishru, my brother: |
| 2 | um-ma _lugal kur_ a-la-szi-ia _szesz_-ka | Thus says the king of the land of Alashiya, your brother: |
| 3 | a-na ia-szi szul-mu | To me, well-being. |
| 4 | a-na mah-ri-ka lu-u2 szul | May you be well! |
| 5 | a-na _e2_-ka _dam_-ka4 _dumu_-ka | to your house, your wife, your son |
| 6 | _ansze-kur-ra_-ka _{gesz}gigir_-ka | your horses, your chariot |
| 7 | u3 a-na lib3-bi _kur_-ka | and to your land |
| 8 | [_ma]-gal_ lu szul-mu | May the great gods be well. |
| 9 | [sza2]-ni-tam u3 isz-te-mi a-na-ku | another one and another I |
| 10 | [a]-nu#-ma asz-ba-ta _ugu_-li | Herewith I have sat down. |
| 11 | [_{gesz}gu]-za e2_ a-bi-kab | the throne of the house of Abi-kab |
| 12 | x x-te bi-ri-mi | ... my ... |
| 13 | [x] sza#-la-mi | x shalamu-vessels |
| 14 | [u3 isz]-te-mi szu-ul-ma-na | and hear my well-being! |
| 15 | [sza _szesz_]-ia u3 usz-ta-bar#-[ra-ku a-na]-ku | of my brother and have caused me to die, I myself |
| 16 | [sza-ap]-ra-ta 2(disz) me _uruda-mesz_ [i-na-na] | he will give 200 copper. |
| 17 | [sza x]-te-bi-ra-ku x x | of ... I have sent ... |
| 18 | x am 1(u) _gun [uruda-mesz_] | ... bull, 10 talents of copper |
| 19 | [u3] _dumu#_ szi-ip-[ri-ia] | and the son of my messenger |
| 20 | [sza] isz#-ta-kan# [t,up-pa] | which he placed on the tablet |
| 21 | [a]-na mu-hi-[ka ki-ma] | to you as |
| 22 | ar-hi-isz usz#-[szi-ir-szu] | quickly he made him succeed. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 szu-up-ra#-[am-ma u3] | and send me, and |
| 2 | _lu2#_-ia sza iq#-[bu it-ti-ka] | my man who said with you |
| 3 | _szesz#_-ia la-a u2-[kal-la-szu] | my brother shall not hold him. |
| 4 | usz#-szi-szu ki-ma [ar-hi-isz] | I made him rise like a mountain. |
| 5 | u3 _mu-kam_ u3 _mu-[kam_-ma] | and year and year |
| 6 | _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ia-ma [a-na pa-ni-ka] | son of my messenger, to your presence |
| 7 | li-li-ki u3 at-ta#-[ma] | Let them go, and you |
| 8 | _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ka ip-pa#-[ti] | son of your messenger, I opened. |
| 9 | _mu-kam mu-kam_-ma i pa-ni-ia# | the year, the year before me |
| 10 | li-li-ki-ma | may they come, and |
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