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EA 145 (P271136)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 145 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271136 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01695 |
| 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 ...]-ti# | to ... |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2#-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma {disz}zi]-im-ri-da# | Thus Zimrīda |
| 4 | [a-na _giri3]-mesz!#_ am-qu2-ut | to the feet I fell |
| 5 | [lu-u2] ti-i-de i-nu-ma | may you know. When |
| 6 | szal-ma#-ku u3 at-ta isz-tu | I am well, and you from |
| 7 | szul-mi-ka# isz#-tu | Your well-being from |
| 8 | ma-har _lugal_-ri _en#_-ia | before the king, my lord |
| 9 | sza-a-ri _uzu ka#_ :" pi2-ka | šāru means "mouth." |
| 10 | tu2-ti-ra-an-ni! | you have turned to me |
| 11 | isz-te-mi a-wa-_te-mesz#_-ka# | According to your words |
| 12 | sza# [i]-na# qa-at {disz}a [...] | which from the hand of ... |
| 13 | ti#-il#-tap-ra-an-ni | you wrote to me |
| 14 | da#-[an]-na-at nu-kur-tum# ma-gal | the strong one, the nukurtu-demon, the great |
| 15 | [ti-ka]-asz#-sza!-ad [a-di] | you will conquer as far as |
| 16 | [_kur]-hi-a_ [sza] _lu2-mesz maszkim#-[mesz lugal_] | The land of the king's agents |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-nu-[um]-ma# u3 _lugal#_-[ru] | Now, and the king |
| 2 | _en_-nu up#-[ti]-ig#-gi isz-[tu] | The guards of the reed-beds have been removed from |
| 3 | _kur-hi-a_-szu u3 la-a ti-ik-szu-du-na | his land, and do not abandon it! |
| 4 | sza-a-ri pi2-i-szu | the šāru of his mouth |
| 5 | a-na ma-har _ARAD2-mesz_-szu sza i-szu-[u2] | before his servants who he has |
| 6 | i-na _kur-hi-a_ s,u2-uh-ri sza2-ni-tam | in another country |
| 7 | u3 i-nu-ma taq-bu | and when you spoke |
| 8 | a-na _kur-hi-a_ a-mur-ri a-wa-at-mi | to the land of Amurru I spoke, |
| 9 | ti-isz-te9-me2 isz-tu asz-ra-nu#-um# | “I have heard that from Assyria |
| 10 | tu2#-te-ra-am a-na ia-a-ti | You return to me. |
| 11 | [yi]-isz#-te-me2 gab2-bu-um-mi | listen to me, my whole body |
| 12 | [x x]-ka# :" ia-ak-wu-un-ka# | ... your ... and Iakwun your |
| 13 | [u3 yi]-da#-ga#-al# 2(disz) _igi-mesz_-ka# | and Yidagal, your 2 eyes |
| 14 | [a-nu-um-ma isz]-tu# _kur-hi-a_ a-el#-lim# a-tur# | Now, I have returned from the land Ellim. |
| 15 | [...] uz#-zu | ... your limbs |
| 16 | [...] gu x [x x] | ... ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] _bi#-mesz_ u3 asz-szum-ma# | ... ... and concerning |
| 2 | [...]-ia [x] | ... my ... |
| 3 | [...] it#-ti-ka# i-ba-asz#-szi# | ... there is with you. |
| 4 | [...] _igi-mesz_ mi-it-ga#-[ri] | ... the faces of a triangle. |
| 5 | [...] _ARAD2#_-ka# a-[na]-ku# | ... I am your servant. |
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