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EA 171 (P271158)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 171 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271158 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01723 |
| 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 {d}utu_ be-li2-ia um-ma] | to the king, Šamaš, my lord, thus: |
| 2 | [...] _hi a_ x a-na# [_giri3]-mesz# lugal {d#}utu#_ [be-li2]-ia <<_tab>>_ am-qut | I fell at the feet of the king, my lord, Šamaš. |
| 3 | [be-li2 a-na-ku?] i-ra-am a-na i-re-bi | My lord, I rejoice, to enter |
| 4 | [i-na _{lu2}ARAD2_]-du4-ti sza _lugal# {d#}utu#_ be-li2-ia | by the servant of the king, Šamaš, my lord |
| 5 | [u3 {disz}ia]-an-ha-mu la u2-wa-asz-szar-an-ni | and Iān-hamu did not grant me |
| 6 | [u3? asz?]-ta#?-par2-szu-nu [_lu2-mesz] dumu#-kin#_-ri#-ia | and I have sent to them, my messengers |
| 7 | [a?-na?] _lugal_ be-li2-ia# [u3?-szu?]-nu#? {disz}ia-an-ha-mu | To the king, my lord, Yān-hamu |
| 8 | [i]-na _kaskal_-ni u3 [il-te-qe2-szu-nu] | on the road and took them |
| 9 | [u3] id-din-nu _dingir-[mesz?_] sza# [_lugal?_ be?]-li2-ia | and gave to the gods of the king, my lord |
| 10 | [u3?] it-ta-as,-s,u2-nim _lu2-mesz-dumu-kin#_-ri-ia | and seized me, my messengers |
| 11 | [isz]-tu# _szu_-ti {disz}ia-an-ha-mu | From the hand of Iān-hamu |
| 12 | a-na-ku i-te-ru#-ub i-na _{lu2#}ARAD2_-du4-ti | I entered, with a servant |
| 13 | sza# _lugal#_ <<d>> _{d}utu_ be-li2-ia u3 {disz}ia-an-ha-mu la u2-wa-asz-szi-ra-an-ni | of the king, Šamaš, my lord, and Iān-ḫamu did not grant me. |
| 14 | [u3] i#-na-an-na _lugal#_ be-li2-[ia] x-ta5-ni | Now, the king, my lord, ... |
| 15 | [...] u2-wa-ru [...] x-bi-[u2?]-wa-ru | ... uwāru |
| 16 | ki#-it-ti-ia [...] u2 [...] | My trust ... and ... |
| 17 | _{d}utu# lugal_ be-li2-[ia] li-x [...] li-qab-bi-szu-nu | May Šamaš, the king, my lord, say to them |
| 18 | u3 a#-[na]-ku _{lu2}ARAD2 _{d#}[utu lugal_ be-li2-ia u2?] | and I, the servant of Shamash, the king, my lord |
| 19 | mi-[im?]-ma _lugal#_ | whatever the king |
| 20 | u3 a#-na-ku e-[pu?-usz? a?-na?] | and I did to |
| 21 | _{d}utu lugal_ be-li2-[ia gab2-ba2 e-ri-isz-ti?] sza _lugal_ be-li2-ia | Šamaš, the king, my lord, all of the ešrātu(-offerings) of the [king], my l[ord] |
| 22 | sza-ni-tam be-li2 [{disz}ia]-an#-ha-mu | Furthermore, my lord, Iān-hamu |
| 23 | i-nu-ma i-s,a s,a?-[bi?] | when the troops |
| 24 | isz-tu# _kur-hi-a mar#?-[tu?_] | from the Amorite land |
| 25 | [...]-hi-ir [...] | ...-hir ... |
| 26 | [_lugal_ be]-li2#-ia [...] mi [...] nu | The king, my lord, ... ... |
| 27 | [...] x-ru? ia?-nu-mi [...] | ... I(?) |
| 28 | [a?]-na#?-ku a-na [{disz?}ia?-an?]-ha#?-mu | I to Ia-an-ḫamu |
| 29 | [u2]-wa#-asz-szar-szu [...] | ... he made him great ... |
| 30 | [...] nu-kur2[...] | ... is not changed |
| 31 | [u3?] a#-wa-te-_mesz_ an-nu-[tam] | and these words |
| 32 | [sza?] _{d}utu lugal_ be-li2-ia [...] | of Šamaš my lord |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a?-wa?]-te#-_mesz_ an-nu-tam [...] | These words ... |
| 2 | u3# a-na-ku isz-tu a-wa-[te-_mesz_-szu?] | and I with his words |
| 3 | u3 isz-tu _{lu2}ARAD2_-szu | and from his servant |
| 4 | sza _{d}utu lugal_ be-li2-ia | of Šamaš my lord |
| 5 | la a-pa-at,-t,ar | I shall not release. |
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