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EA 159 (P271102)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 159 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271102 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01658 |
| 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}utux(ERIM)-ia | To the king, my lord, my god and my army |
| 2 | [um]-ma# {disz}a-zi-ri _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka-ma | Thus Aziri, your servant: |
| 3 | [7(disz)]-szu# u3 7(disz)-szu a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia | 7 and 7 to the feet of my lord |
| 4 | [_dingir_]-ia# u3 {d}utux(ERIM)#-ia am-qu2-ut | my god and my Šamaš I fell. |
| 5 | [isz-tu] a-ma-[_te-mesz] lugal# en_-ia _dingir_-ia | After the words of the king, my lord, my god, |
| 6 | [u3 _{d}]utu#_-ia la a-pa-at,-t,ar | and my Shamash I shall not release |
| 7 | [_en_-ia] at-ta ki-i-ma {d}iszkur# | my lord, you, like Adad |
| 8 | [u3] at#-ta ki-i-ma {d}utux(ERIM) [...] | And you, like Utu |
| 9 | [u3?] ki#?-i u2-ka3-az-zi-[bu2?-nim?] | and if he(?) makes it stand(?) |
| 10 | [...] _x-mesz_ a-na pa-ni _en_-ia [...] | ... to my lord ... |
| 11 | [a?]-mur#? a-na-ku u2-ba2-an-ni [...] | I saw, and he gave me ... |
| 12 | [_iri_] s,u#-mu-ri i-na-an#-[na] | Now then, the city of Ṣumuru |
| 13 | [...] u2 [...] | ... ... |
| 14 | [i?-na?] szul#-mi-isz [...] | In a šulmish? manner |
| 15 | [_iri_] s,u#-mu-ri ki-i-[me?-e?] | The city Ṣumuru, like |
| 16 | [i?-ba2?]-asz-szi ki-i-me-e [...] | There is, like ... |
| 17 | [...] _ur-gi7_ sza _lugal en#_-[ia] | ... the dog of the king, my lord |
| 18 | [i?-na?] _kur_-szu sza _en_-ia# | in the land of his lord |
| 19 | [i?-ba2?-asz?]-szi#? u3 _dumu#-mesz#_-[ia?] | there are, and my sons |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x-ru _en_ [...] | ... ... the lord ... |
| 2' | ba2#?-nu-ta [...] | From(?) Banu |
| 3' | [_lugal_]-ru _en_-ia# | the king, my lord |
| 4' | [a?]-ma#?-te-_mesz_-szu# | his words |
| 5' | [...] usz-sze-ra#?-[am?] | ... brought to an end? |
| 6' | il#?-li#? | Ili(?) |
| 7' | [...] x [...] | |
| 8' | [...] u3 [...] | ... and ... |
| 9' | [...] _gesz-i3-mesz_ [...] | ... sesame ... |
| 10' | [...] na-az-zi-mi [...] | ... my prayer ... |
| 11' | [_...]-mesz_ u3 _gesz-[..._] | ... and ... |
| 12' | [...] _sun2-mesz_ szi-[...] | ... cold ... |
| 13' | [...] x sza i-ba2#-asz-szi# | ... ... there is |
| 14' | [...] a-na _en_-ia u2-[...] | ... to my lord ... |
| 15' | [u3? asz]-szum# _lu2-mesz_ ha-za-an-nu-u2-[te-_mesz_] | Furthermore, concerning the mayors |
| 16' | [a?]-qab2#-bi gab2-bi-szu-nu | I will speak to all of them |
| 17' | [_lu2-mesz_] sa#-ar-ru-u2-tum _en_-ia-ma# [la-a?] | The sacrificial men, my lord, are not |
| 18' | [ta-qi2]-ip#-szu-nu | you will give them. |
| 19' | [_en_]-ia# _iri_ s,u-mu-ri i-na-an-na-ma | My lord, the city of Sumur, now |
| 20' | [i]-na# ha-mut-isz u2-ba3-an-ni-szi | in a furious manner he made her |
| 21' | [i]-na#-an-na li-qi2-pa-an-ni | Now, let him give me. |
| 22' | [i]-nu#-ma u2-ba2-an-ni _iri_ s,u-mu-ri | when he brought me the city of Sumur |
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