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EA 054 (P271164)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271164 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01721 + VAT 01868 + VAT 01869 |
| 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 [qi2-bi2-ma] | Speak to the king, my lord: |
| 2 | um-ma {disz}a-ki-iz-zi _ARAD2_-ka#-[ma] | Thus Akizi, your servant: |
| 3 | a-na _giri3-mesz_ be-li2-ia [am-qut] | to the feet of my lord I fell. |
| 4 | be-li2 [...] | My lord |
| 5 | u3 asz-[ta-na-ap-par] | and I constantly send |
| 6 | i-na-an-[na] | Now then |
| 7 | u3 [...] | and ... |
| 8 | u3 [...] | and ... |
| 13 | [...] x asz | ... ... |
| 14 | [...] ak#-ku | ... he acted. |
| 15 | [...] x ia | ... for me |
| 16 | [...] nu# | ... not |
| 17 | [...] | |
| 18 | [...] ta#-na-ap-par | ... you will wipe clean |
| 19 | [...] | |
| 20 | [...] da-an-na | ... strong ... |
| 21 | [...] hi | ... hi |
| 22 | [... {disz}a-i-t,u-ga-ma] _lu2#-iri_ ki-in-za | Aīṭugama, the man of Kinza |
| 23 | [... a]-szi-ib | ... dwells. |
| 24 | [u3] a-na# | and to |
| 25 | [i]-ga#-asz [...] | Igaš ... |
| 26 | as#-nu-nim# [{disz}ar-za-u2-ia _lu2_ sza] _iri#_ ru-hi-zi | As for me, Arzāya, man of the city of Rahizu |
| 27 | [u3] {disz}te#-[u2-wa-at-ti _lu2_ sza] _iri_ la-pa-na | and Teuwattu, man of Lapana |
| 28 | it#-ti# {disz}a-[i-t,u-ga-ma _lu2_] sza# _iri_ ki-in-za | with Aitugama, the man of Kinza |
| 29 | u3 it-ti [_lugal kur_ ha-at-te] ih-ha-zu-nim# | and with the king of Hatti they rejoiced. |
| 30 | am#-mi#-nim [...] | Why ...? |
| 31 | [{disz}]ar#-[za-u2-ia _lu2_ sza _iri_ ru-hi]-zi# | Arzāya, man of the city of Rahizu |
| 32 | [u3] {disz}te#-[u2-wa-at-ti _lu2_ sza _iri_] a-pa-na | and Teuwattu, man of the city of Apāna |
| 33 | [u3] _lugal# kur_ ha-at-te [...] | and the king of Hatti ... |
| 34 | [it]-ti# [a-ha-mesz a-na sza _lugal_ be]-li2#-ia | with each other, to the king, my lord |
| 35 | [... it]-tal#-ka# | ... came. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | x ga-[...] | I want to |
| 2 | [u3] it#-ti# [...] ka# | and with ... your mouth |
| 3 | [u3] _{lu2}dumu-kin_-[szu sza be-li2-ia] a-na _ugu_-ia | and the messenger of my lord to me |
| 4 | it#-tal-kam2 [u3 ki-ia-am iq]-ta-bi | he came, and thus he said: |
| 5 | i-na _kur_ mi-it-ta#-[an-ni a-tal]-la#-ak | I went to the land of Mittannu. |
| 6 | [u3] _lugal#-[mesz_] 3(disz) [u3 4(disz)] na#-ak-ru | and the kings, 3 and 4 prisoners |
| 7 | a-na# [sza _lugal] kur_ ha#-[at-te sza gab2]-bu#-u2 | to the king of Hatti, who all |
| 8 | [i-na pa-ni]-ia# [sza-ak-nu] | are placed in my presence. |
| 9 | [...] _{gesz}ma2-mesz_-szu | ... his boats |
| 10 | [... a]-szi# [x x _lu2] dumu#-kin_-szu | ... ... the man, his son |
| 11 | [... a]-na# [...] la e-li-ih-e | ... to ... I did not fear. |
| 12 | [...] la i-na-ah-hi-is | ... he will not be negligent. |
| 13 | [...] ia# ip-sze-it-szu-nu | ... he imposed upon them. |
| 14 | [...] nim#-me | ... rising(?) |
| 15 | [...] an#-ni | ... this |
| 16 | [... _iri_] gar#-ga-mi-isz | ... the city Carchemish |
| 17 | [...] sza at-du-ia | ... of my birth father |
| 18 | [...] ik-szu-tu-nim | ... they have bound me |
| 19 | [...] szu#-nu# | ... they are |
| 20 | [...] tu#-nim | ... a young child |
| 21 | [...] | |
| 22 | [...] | |
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