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EA 169 (P271104)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 169 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271104 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01660 |
| 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 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] x | |
| 3 | [...] szul#-mu | ... well-being |
| 4 | [...]-sa-a-nu ia-nu | ... there is none |
| 5 | [_lugal] en#_-ni | the king, our lord |
| 6 | ni#?-dag-gal | Nidaggal |
| 7 | [at]-a tu3-bal#-la-t,a2-an-ni | You have freed me |
| 8 | [u3] at-ta tu3-usz-mi-it-an-ni | And yo[u] have encouraged me |
| 9 | a-na pa-ni-ka-ma a-dag-gal | Before you, I am frightened. |
| 10 | u3 at-ta-ma _en_-ia | and you, my lord |
| 11 | u3 _en_-ia li-isz-<<mi>>-me | and my lord may hear. |
| 12 | a-na _lu2-mesz ARAD2_-szu {disz}a-zi-ri _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka | To the men, his servant, Aziri, your servant: |
| 13 | i-na asz-ra-nu la tu3-wa-ah-he-er-szu | Do not turn him away from the cella! |
| 14 | ar-hi-isz usz-sze-ra-asz-szu | quickly he made him enter. |
| 15 | u3 _kur-mesz_ sza _lugal en_-ni li-na-as,-s,ur | and the lands of the king, our lord, may guard. |
| 16 | sza-ni-tam a-na {disz}tu3-ut-tu3 _en_-ia | Secondly, to Tuttu, my lord |
| 17 | szi-me a-ma-_te-mesz lugal-mesz kur_ nu-ha-asz-sze | Listen to the words of the kings of the land of Nuhashsh! |
| 18 | a-na ia-szi iq-bu-nim | to me said, |
| 19 | a-bu-ka-mi i-na _ku3-sig17-mesz_ | my father with gold |
| 20 | ta-ap-szur-szu | you have sent him. |
| 21 | [a]-na _lugal kur_ mi-is,-ri | to the king of Egypt |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 ma-te9-e-mi# u2-wa-szar-szu | and whatever he requests, he shall release him. |
| 2 | isz-tu _kur_ mi-is,-ri | from the land of Miṣri |
| 3 | u3 gab2-ba2 _kur-kur-mesz_ u3 gab2-ba2 | and the borders of all lands and borders |
| 4 | _lu2-mesz erin2-mesz_ su2-u-tu3 | the men and troops of Sūtu |
| 5 | ki#-a#-am-ma iq-bu-nim | Thus they said: |
| 6 | la-a-mi [u2]-us,-s,i2-mi | my limbs he made go out |
| 7 | {disz}a-zi-ri isz-tu _kur_ mi-is,-ri | Aziri from the land Miṣri |
| 8 | u3 i-na-an-na _lu2-mesz_ su2-u-tu3 | and now the Sutu men |
| 9 | isz-tu _kur-mesz_ i-pa-t,a2#?-ru-nim | from the lands they shall release |
| 10 | u3# ut?-ta-na-a'2-i-du-nim | and Utta-nāʾi-dinim |
| 11 | a-na# muh-hi-ia a-bu-ka-mi | To me, your father |
| 12 | [i]-na _kur_ mi-is,#-ri a-szi-ib | I dwelled in the land Mishru. |
| 13 | [u3?] ni-ip#-pu-usz nu-kur-ta it-ti-ka | and we will do obeisance with you. |
| 14 | [...] x-a-ma _lu2-mesz_-szu-nu u3 szi-me | ... ... and their men and hear |
| 15 | [a-na? {disz}tu3-ut]-tu3#? _en_-ia {disz}a-zi-ri | To Tuttu, my lord, Aziri |
| 16 | [ar-hi-isz usz-sze]-ra-am | quickly brought to an end |
| 17 | _maszkim#?-mesz_ | guarantors |
| 18 | [_kur_] nu-ha-asz-sze | the land Nuhashshe |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] li-iz-zi-iz | ... may he stand. |
| 2 | [...] nu?-_kur2_ it-ti-ka | ... will not change with you |
| 3 | [...] ip# x gab2#?-bi | ... its chest |
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