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EA 146 (P271166)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 146 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271166 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01871 |
| 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_] be#-[li-ia _{d}utu_-ia] | To the king, my lord: my Šamaš |
| 2 | [um-ma a]-bi-mil#-[ki _ARAD2_-ka] | Thus Abi-milki, your servant: |
| 3 | [7(disz) u 7(disz) a]-na# _giri3-mesz [lugal_ be-li-ia am-qut] | 7 and 7 I fell at the feet of the king, my lord. |
| 4 | [a-na-ku ip]-ru isz-tu# | I opened my eyes from |
| 5 | [szu-pa-al] _giri3-mesz kusz_ sze-[ni] | a šupāl of feet of leather, |
| 6 | [_lugal_ be-li2]-ia at-ta [_{d}utu_] | You, O Šamaš |
| 7 | [da-ri]-tu4# sze-hu _du10-ga_ [sza] | a long life, a sweet rejoicing, which |
| 8 | [x x a]-na be-li-ia [...] | ... to my lord ... |
| 9 | [u3 a-na-ku] _ARAD2_-ka i-s,ur#-[ru] | And I, your servant, will keep watch. |
| 10 | [_iri_ s,ur]-ri# _iri lugal_ be-li#-[ia] | The city Tyre, the city of the king, my lord |
| 11 | [u3 a-nu-um]-ma sza-a?-ri [_lugal_] | Now, the king |
| 12 | [a-na ia]-szi# a-di i-ka3-sza-[ad] | to me until he achieves |
| 13 | [_dumu-kin] lugal_ dan-nisz2 a-na ia-[szi] | The crown prince is very strong for me. |
| 14 | [i-na]-na# an-nu-u2 _lu2 iri_ [s,i-du-na] | Now, this man from Sidon |
| 15 | [{disz}]zi#-im-ri-da :" e i-[sza-ap-par] | Zimrida wrote |
| 16 | [a-na] ia#-szi i-na _u4_-mi# [u3 _u4_-mi] | to me, on the day and the day |
| 17 | [x] me2#-ma la-a [i]-sza#-[ap-par] | ... he will not send me anything. |
| 18 | [...]-as,#-s,i2 _lu2_ [ar]-na [_lugal_] | ... ... the king |
| 19 | [u3 i]-le-qe2-ni [isz]-tu# ki#-[...] | and he will take from ... |
| 20 | [x x] u3 _a_ :" me2#-ma# [a-na] | ... and water to |
| 21 | [szi]-ti#-szu-nu isz-ta#-[par] | he sent a message to them: |
| 22 | [... _lu2-mesz] sa#-gaz#_ szu#-[nu-ti] | ... these men are killed. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] _lu2#_ sza# | ... the man who |
| 3' | [...]-ru-bu# | ...-rubu |
| 4' | [...] id-din# | ... gave |
| 5' | [...]-ma# u3 li-[de4] | ... and let him know. |
| 6' | [...] a-na ia-[szi] | ... to me |
| 7' | [...] ti a-mur [...] | ... I saw ... |
| 8' | [... _x]-mesz_ ia-a-pu# | ... ... will be exhausted. |
| 9' | [...] li#-szu _ugu#_ | ... ... over him. |
| 10' | [...] a-na [...] | ... to ... |
| 11' | [...] sza# | ... of |
Sources & licences
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