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EA 045 (P271133)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 045 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271133 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01692 |
| 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 {d}]utu_-szi [_en_-ia qi2-bi2-ma] | Speak to the king, my lord: |
| 2 | [um-ma {disz}]mi# x [_lu2 iri_ mi]-is-tu2 [... _ARAD2_-ka-ma] | Thus (says) PN, the man of the city of Mistu, your servant: |
| 3 | [a-na _giri3-mesz_]-ka 7(disz)-[szu u3 7(disz)-ta-a-an] | to your feet 7 times and 7 times |
| 4 | [am-qut x] x di [...] | I fall ... ... |
| 5 | [...] _hi-a_ ka# | ... ... in your mouth |
| 6 | [...] ti# [...] | ... ... |
| 7 | [...] ku# | ... holy |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | [...] | |
| 10 | [...] | |
| 11 | [...] | |
| 12 | [x x] in#-ni-szu-nu _dumu-mesz_ [...] | ... their ..., sons ... |
| 13 | [x] kan2# an-na-am a-na-ku [...] | ... this gate, I ... |
| 14 | [an]-nu#-tum szu-nu _lu2-mesz_ | These are men. |
| 15 | am-mi-ni-im-ma a-na-an#-[din] | why did he give? |
| 16 | u3 u2-sze-szar an-na# | and he made it surpassing in heaven |
| 17 | u3 i-ra-asz-szi sza# | and he will bear. |
| 18 | ad-din-szu-nu-ma a-[na] | I gave them and to |
| 19 | u3 _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-ia# | and the son of my messenger |
| 20 | a-na pa-ni _{d}utu_-szi [_en_-ia] | before Šamaš, my lord |
| 21 | i-na-an-na ad-din# | Now I have given. |
| 22 | [sza]-ni-tu2 _lugal kur_ [ha-at-te iq-ta-bi] | a second time, the king of Hatti said: |
| 23 | am-mi-ni-mi da# [...] | Why ...? |
| 24 | ta-s,a-bat-mi [...] | You have seized ... |
| 25 | isz-pur-ma 2(disz)-szu [_dumu_ szi-ip-ri-szu] | sent, and his second son, a messenger of his |
| 26 | u3 ki-ia-am iq-[ta-bi] | and said thus: |
| 27 | u3 a-na _kur_ mi-is,-[ri] | and to the land of Mishru |
| 28 | szum-ma-mi tub-sze-pa [...] | § 6: If he is a tubšepa-demon |
| 29 | a-nu-um-ma# [_ARAD2_] a-na# _{d}utu#_-[szi _en_-ia a-na-ku] | Now, I am a servant of Šamaš, my lord. |
| 30 | [sza]-ni-tu2 as,-zu-ri-im [_lugal kur_ ha-at-te] | a second Assyrian: king of Hatti. |
| 31 | it-ti-ia i-na-ki-ir-[mi] | will become hostile to me. |
| 32 | _ti-la-mesz_ ba-la-a-ta sza-a _uzu#_ | The life and life of the flesh |
| 33 | li-iq-bi _nam-ti-la uzu zi#_ | May he command life and good health. |
| 34 | lu-u2 i-te-mi szum-ma-mi | or an omen if |
| 35 | [a]-na# _kur iri_ u2-ga#-ri#-[ti] | to the land of Ugarit |
| 36 | [...] u2 [...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | [...] | |
| 3' | [x x u2]-nu#-te [...] | ... furnishings ... |
| 4' | [...]-_mesz#_-ia# | ... my ... |
| 5' | [...] a [...] | ... ... |
| 6' | [...] u2 [...] | ... ... |
| 7' | [...] ri [...] | ... ... |
| 46 | [...] a-na [...] | ... to ... |
| 47 | [...] _ARAD2_ x [...] | ... servant of ... |
| 48 | [...] x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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