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EA 062 (P271123)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 062 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271123 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01680 |
| 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 {disz}]pa-ha-na#-te be#-li2-ia# [...] | To Pahanate, my lord |
| 2 | [um-ma] {disz}ARAD2#-a-szi-ir-te _ARAD2#_-[ka-ma] | Thus Abdi-aširtu, your servant: |
| 3 | [a-na _giri3]-mesz_ be-li2-ia [am-qu-ut] | I fell at the feet of my lord. |
| 4 | [mi]-i-nu a-wa-te-_mesz_-ka# be#?-[li2?] | What are your words, my lord? |
| 5 | [sza? ta?]-dab2#-bu-ub-szu-nu [iq?]-bu#-nim#? [ki-ia-am?] | They said to me thus: |
| 6 | [ta?-dab2?-bu?]-ub be-li2 [at?]-ta#? [...] | You, my lord, ... |
| 7 | [_kur_ mi]-is,-ri{ki#} u3# te-[...] | The land of Miṣri and ... |
| 8 | [_...]-mesz kur_ mi#?-is,#?-_ri#?-ki#?_ [...] | ... the land of Ishrik ... |
| 9 | [u3? ia?]-nu# _lu2-mesz_ [i?]-na#? lib3#-bi _iri_ s,u-mu-ri{ki}_ | and there are no men in the city of Ṣumuru |
| 10 | [a-na na]-s,a#-ri-szi [u3? is,?]-bat?-szu u3 | to her guard, and seized him, and |
| 11 | [_iri_ s,u]-mu#-_ri-ki# erin3-mesz# iri_ sze-eh-la#-[li]{ki} | the city of Ṣumuri, the troops of the city Šeh-la-li |
| 12 | [i?-nu?-ma?] ia-nu _lu2#-mesz_ [i]-na lib3-bi-szi a-na na-s,a-ri-szi | When there were no men among her for her guard |
| 13 | u3# [in]-ni#-ri-ir a-na#-ku isz-tu _iri_ ir-[qat3]{ki#} | and Innirir I from the city of Irqat |
| 14 | u3 [asz?-ba2?]-at#? a-na-ku _iri_ s,u#-mu-ri{ki} | and the city of Ṣumuru |
| 15 | u3 asz-_usz [e2_]-ka isz#-tu# _uzu szu_-ti | And as for your house, from the meat of the hand |
| 16 | _erin2-mesz iri_ sze-eh#-la-li#{ki#} szum#-ma u2-ul asz-ba2-ku | The troops of the city of Šehlalu if I did not dwell |
| 17 | a-na-ku# [i]-na# [_iri?_ ir?-qat3?]{ki#} szum#-ma i-na a-szar _e2_ ni-ih | I in the city of Irqat, if in the place of the temple of niḫ |
| 18 | asz-ba2#-ku# u3 [lu?-u2? i]-szar-ra-pu-nim | I sat down, and they will make me rich. |
| 19 | i#-na [_izi]-te-mesz [iri_ s,u]-mu-ri{ki} | with the fire of the city Ṣumuru |
| 20 | u3 _e2-gal_-szi# _erin2-mesz iri_ sze-eh-la-li{ki} | and her palace, the troops of the city Šehlalu |
| 21 | u3 i#-nu-ma in-ni-ri-ir a-na-ku-mi#? | And when he has returned, I myself |
| 22 | isz-tu _iri_ ir-qat3{ki} u3 ak-szu-ud-mi# [a]-na-ku | from the city of Irqat and I conquered I |
| 23 | i-na _iri_ s,u-mu-ri{ki#} u3 ia-nu _lu2-mesz_ | in the city of Ṣumuru, and there are no men |
| 24 | sza asz-bu i-na _e2-gal_-lim u3 a-nu-um-ma | who dwells in the palace, and now |
| 25 | _lu2-mesz_ sza asz-bu-nim i-na _e2-gal_-szi | the men who dwell in her palace |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}sza-bi-dingir {disz}bi-szi-ta-nu {disz}ma-a-ia | Šabi-ili, Bišitanu, Māya |
| 2 | {disz}ar-za-wa a-nu-um-ma 4(disz) _lu2-mesz_ | Arzawa. Now, 4 men |
| 3 | sza asz-bu-nim i-na# _e2-gal_-lim | who dwells in the palace |
| 4 | u3 iq-bu-nim szu-nu a-na ia-szi | and said to me, they to me |
| 5 | sze-ez-zi-ba2-an-na-szi-mi isz-tu _szu_-ti | Šēz-ziba-ana-šimi from |
| 6 | _erin2-mesz iri_ sze-eh-la-li{ki} u3 u2-sze-ez-zi-[ba2?]-szu#-nu | the troops of the city of Šeh-lālī and I made them rise. |
| 7 | isz-tu _szu_-ti _erin2-mesz iri_ sze-eh-la-li | from the troops of the city of Šehlalu |
| 8 | [4(disz)] _zi#-mesz#_ u2-wi-i-mi 2(u) 5(disz) sza i-du2-ku-nim | 4 persons he killed, 25 who killed me |
| 9 | [_erin2-mesz iri_ sze-eh]-la-li{ki} u3 i-nu-ma x-bi | the troops of the city of Šehlalu and when |
| 10 | [...] ra#-te-_mesz_ | … large ... |
| 11 | [...] x-a-nu-te-_mesz_ | ... ...s |
| 12 | [...] x-szu-nu isz-tu _iri_ s,u-mu-ri{ki} | ... from the city of Ṣumuru |
| 13 | [in?-na?]-be-tu#-ma# la-a at,-ru-ud-mi# | he fell and I did not see him. |
| 14 | [am?-mi?]-nim#? i#-ka#-az#-zi-bu-nim | they will stand. |
| 15 | [_lu2-mesz_] ha-za-nu-ti7-_mesz_ a-na pa-ni-ka | The mayors in your presence |
| 16 | [u3] te#-esz-te-nem-me a-na sza-szu-nu | and you will constantly listen to them. |
| 17 | [u3 {disz}]ia#-ma-a-ia i-nu-ma i-szap-par2 | and Yamaya when he writes |
| 18 | [a?-na?] _ugu?!#_-hi-ka#? u3 i-ka-az-zi-ib | to you and he will stand. |
| 19 | [a-na pa]-ni#-ka u3 te-esz-te-nem-me | Before you and you will listen. |
| 20 | [a?-na? a?-wa?]-te-_mesz_-szu {disz}dumu-a-ma-a-ia | to his words, Mar-amaya |
| 21 | it#?-ti-szu _erin2-mesz iri_ sze-eh-la-li{ki#} | with him, the troops of the city of Šeh-la-lali |
| 22 | [...]-nim a-na s,a-ba2-at | ... to seize |
| 23 | [_iri_ s,u-mu]-ri{ki#} u3 el2#-te-qe3# | the city of Ṣumuri and El-teqe |
| 24 | [_lu2?-mesz?_ a?-na?] s,a-bat _iri_-la#-ma | men to capture the city of Lamma |
| 25 | _lu2#-mesz_ mar-s,a-a an-ni-na | This is a sick man. |
| 26 | asz!-ku-un i-na _iri_ s,u-mu-[ri] | I established in the city of Sumur. |
| 27 | a-na na-s,a-ri-szi | for her guard |
| 28 | [asz-ku-un i-na _iri_ s,u]-mu#-ri{ki} | in the city of Ṣumurrum |
| 29 | [...] be-li2-ia | ... my lord |
| 30 | _ki#? lugal_-ma | with the king |
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