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EA 152 (P271155)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 152 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271155 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01719 |
| 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#_ be-li2-ia _dingir#-[mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia] | To the king, my lord: my gods, Šamaš, |
| 2 | um#-ma a-bi#-mil#-ki# _ARAD2_-ka#-ma# [a-na-ku ip-ru] | Thus Abi-milki, your servant: "I opened the door." |
| 3 | [isz-tu] szu#-pa#-li# _kusz#_ sze-ni _gesz-mesz#_ [be]-li2#-[ia] | After I had gathered the skins of my lord's wood, |
| 4 | a-[na _giri3-mesz] en#_-li2#-ia _dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia# | to my lord, my gods, my Šamaš |
| 5 | [7(disz) u 7(disz) am-qut] li#-[i]-te _lugal_ be-li#-ia# | I fall seven and seven times before the king, my lord. |
| 6 | [_dingir-mesz_-ia _{d}utu_-ia] a-na _iri_-szu _geme2_-[ti-szu] | my gods and my Šamaš to his city and his slave woman |
| 7 | [a-nu-ma nu-kur-tu] {disz}zi#-im-ri-[da] _lu2#_ | Herewith, the nukurtu of Zimrīda, the man |
| 8 | _iri#_ [i-du-na{ki}] a-na _ugu_-hi#-[ia] | the city of Iduna against me |
| 9 | u3 [li-id-din] _lugal_ be-li#-[ia pa-ni-szu a-na] | and let the king, my lord, give his face to |
| 10 | [_ARAD2_-szu u3 li-isz-pu]-ur# _lu2-mesz_ [wi-i-ma a-na] | his servant, and may he write. Whoever to |
| 11 | [na-s,a-ri _iri_-szu] u3 [li-id-din _a-mesz_ a-na szi-ti] | guard his city and give water to him. |
| 12 | u3 x x an# [... it]-ti-szu u3 [asz-szum ba-la]-t,i#-szu# [u3 isz-pur] | and ... with him, and concerning his life he sent. |
| 13 | [a-na ia-szi] _iri#_ gub-la#[{ki}] | to me, the city of Gubla |
| 14 | [...] za# [...] | ... ... |
| 15 | [...] | |
| 16 | [x] zu# | ... dates |
| 17 | [...] u3# | ... and |
| 18 | iq#-[bi _lugal_ a-na _ARAD2_-di3-szu] | the king to his servant |
| 19 | a-na ia#-[szi ...] | to me ... |
| 20 | isz-tu [pa-ni] | from above |
| 21 | la#-a a-na [...] | not to ... |
| 22 | x x ka# | ... mouth |
| 23 | [x li]-de4 [_lugal_ a-na _ARAD2_-szu ...] | the king to his servant ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x x] it#-ti-[ia] | ... with me |
| 2' | [x] ra#-szu# _lugal_ be#-[li-ia] | ... the king, my lord |
| 3' | [a]-na# _ARAD2_-szu# u3 x am [...] | to his servant ... ... |
| 4' | [a]-na _lugal {d}utu#_ be#-li#-[ia] | To the king, Šamaš, my lord |
| 5' | x x _dumu#_ [...] | ... son of ... |
| 6' | u2#-bal# x x it#-[ti]-szu# [...] | He carried ... with him ... |
| 7' | _lugal#_ be-li2#-ia# [yi-isz]-ta-pa#-[ar] | I have written to the king, my lord. |
| 8' | a-[na] ia#-szi u3 ni#-e [...] | To me and our ... |
| 9' | [a-na] _lugal#_ be-[li]-ia x-ib [...] | To the king, my lord, ... ... |
| 10' | [x] it#-ti-ia# li#-id#-din [_lugal_] | May he give ... with me. The king |
| 11' | [x x a]-na [pa-ni-szu] a-na da-ri#-ti# a-na _ARAD2#_-[szu] | ... to his father, forever, to his servant |
| 12' | [u3] li#-id-din-ni 1(gesz2) 2(u) _lu2_ wi#-[i-ma] | and he should give me a man, so that |
| 13' | a-na# na#-[s,a-ri _iri_] t,i3-i15-t,i3-[szu u3] | for the guard of the city of Tishtishu and |
| 14' | nu-kur2-tum# [da-an]-na-at# | the nukurtu-demon is severe |
| 15' | i-na _ugu_-hi#-[ia] qa#-du# _lu2-mesz_ wi#-[i]-ma# | against me, together with men, |
| 16' | [a]-wa-s,u2 asz#-[szum x] u3 sza-ri# _lugal#_ | Concerning ... and the king, my lord |
| 17' | i-zi-za-ti# [a]-na# zu#-x-na# | iziztu-disease for ... |
| 18' | u3 i-ba2-al-li#-it, i-de4 | and he will recover, he shall know. |
| 19' | _lugal {d}utu en_-li2# sza _ARAD2_ [ki-ti] | king of Šamaš, my lord, who is the trusted servant |
| 20' | [_e2-gal_]-li3 a-bu-_lugal_ u3 id-din# | the palace of Abu-sharru and he gave it. |
| 21' | [pa]-ni#-szu a-na u2-pu-ut _lugal#_ [be-li-ia] | his face towards the king, my lord |
| 22' | [u3] _lugal# {d}utu#_ be#-li-ia [...] | and the king, Šamaš, my lord |
| 23' | [...] pa# [x] ni# al# [x] | ... ... high ... |
| 24' | [...] a [...] | ... ... |
| 25' | x _lu2#_ [...] _ARAD2# lugal#_-ma# | ... a man ... is a servant of the king. |
| 26' | [...] ti _iri#_ | ... with the city |
| 27' | [...] _{d}utu_ be#-li-[ia] | ... Šamaš, my lord |
| 28' | [...] | |
| 29' | [...] iz#-zi#-za# [...] | ... stood ... |
| 30' | [...] u3 [...] | ... and ... |
| 31' | [...] | |
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