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EA 164 (P271182)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 164 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271182 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00249 |
| 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 {disz}tu3-u-tu3 _en_-ia a-bi-ia | To Tutu, my lord, my father |
| 2 | um-ma {disz}a-zi-ri _ARAD2_-ka-ma | Thus Aziri, your servant: |
| 3 | a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia am-qut | to the feet of my lord I fell. |
| 4 | {disz}ha-ti-ip i-il-la-ka3-am | Hatip will come. |
| 5 | u3 u2-ub-ba2-la-am a-ma-te-_mesz_ | and I will bring the words |
| 6 | _lugal en_-ia ba2-nu-tam u3 _du10-ga_-ta | the king, my lord, created, and good |
| 7 | u3 ha-ad-ia-ku ma-gal ma-gal | And I am frightened, I am terrified. |
| 8 | u3 _kur_-ia u3 _szesz-mesz_-ia | and my land and my brothers |
| 9 | _lu2-mesz ARAD2_ sza _lugal en_-ia | the servants of the king, my lord |
| 10 | u3 _lu2-mesz ARAD2_ {disz}tu3-u-tu3 _en_-ia | and the men, servants of Tutu, my lord |
| 11 | ha-du4-nim ma#-gal# ma-gal | He is a haruspex, he is large. |
| 12 | i-nu-ma i-il-la-ka3-am | when he comes, |
| 13 | sza-ar-ru sza _lugal en_-ia | The king, my lord, can be glad. |
| 14 | _ugu_-ia isz-tu a-ma-te-_mesz_ | Concerning me, from the words |
| 15 | _en_-ia _dingir_-ia _{d#}utux(ERIM)#_-ia# | my lord, my god, my Šamaš |
| 16 | u3 isz-tu a-ma-_te-mesz#_ {disz}tu3-u-tu3 | and from the words of Tutu |
| 17 | _en_-ia la a-pa-at,-t,ar | my lord I shall not release. |
| 18 | _en_-ia a-nu-um-ma {disz}ha-ti-ip | my lord, herewith, Hatip |
| 19 | iz-za-az it-ti-ia | stands with me |
| 20 | a-na-ku u3 szu-u2-ut ni-il-la-ak | I and that one we shall go. |
| 21 | _en_-ia _lugal kur_ ha-at-te | my lord, king of the land Hatti, |
| 22 | i-il-la-ka3-am i-na _kur_ nu-ha-asz-sze | shall come and in the land of Nuhašše |
| 23 | u3 la i-le-e'-e a-la-ka3# | and he will not go. |
| 24 | li#-ip-t,u4-ur _lugal kur_ ha-at#-te | let him release, king of the land of Hatti. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-nu-um-ma i-il-la-ak | And now he is going |
| 2 | a-na-ku u3 {disz}ha-ti-ip | I and Hatip |
| 3 | _lugal en_-ia a-ma-te-_mesz_-ia | the king, my lord, my words |
| 4 | li-isz-me-e _en_-ia pal-ha-ku | May my lord hear them! |
| 5 | isz-tu pa-ni _lugal en_-ia | from the presence of the king, my lord |
| 6 | u3 isz-tu pa-ni {disz}tu3-u-tu3 | and from before Tutu |
| 7 | u3 a-nu-um-ma _dingir-mesz_-ia | And now, my gods |
| 8 | u3 _lu2-dumu-kin_-ri-ia u3 lu#-u2 ta5#-am#-mi# | or my messenger, or a friend |
| 9 | {disz}tu3-u-tu3 u3 _lu2-mesz gal_-bu-te-_mesz_ | Tutu and the great men |
| 10 | sza _lugal en_-ia u3 lu-u2 a-al-la-ak | of the king, my lord, and I shall go. |
| 11 | u3 ki-i-ia-am {disz}tu3-u-tu3 | And as for Tutu, |
| 12 | u3 _lugal en_-ia u3 _lu2-mesz gal_-bu-te-_mesz_ | and the king, my lord, and the great men |
| 13 | szum-ma-mi ni-isz-ku-uk mi-im-ma | If we have sworn by the command of the gods, whatever |
| 14 | _ugu_ {disz}a-zi-ri sza la _saga_-iq | against Aziru, who is not good |
| 15 | u3 ki-i-ia-am tu4-ut-ta-mi | And as for me, I have sinned. |
| 16 | a-na _dingir-mesz_-ia u3 a-na {d}a | to my gods and to Adad |
| 17 | u3 a-nu-um-ma a-na-ku | And now I |
| 18 | u3 {disz}ha-ti-ip _{lu2}ARAD2 lugal_ ba2-nu | and Hatip, servant of the king, builder |
| 19 | {disz}tu3-u-tu3 lu-u2 ti-i-de4 | may Tutu know. |
| 20 | [i]-nu-ma a-la-ka3-ak-ku | when I am going |
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