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EA 167 (P271188)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 167 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271188 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00326 |
| 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?] | I fell at the feet of my lord |
| 4' | [a-na muh-hi _en_-ia lu-u2 szul-mu?] | May it be well with my lord! |
| 5' | [isz-tu a-ma-_te-mesz? lugal en_-ia] | After the words of the king, my lord, |
| 6' | [la a-pa]-at,#-t,ar [u3 isz-tu a-ma-te-_mesz_-ka?] | I will not release you, and from your words |
| 7' | [la a-pa]-at,-t,ar [a-di da2-ri-ti?] | I shall not be deprived of (them) forever. |
| 8' | [mi-i]-na#-am ap-pu#-[na]-ma# [u2-ba2-a'-i] | Why did I write to you and ask you? |
| 9' | [pa-ni] _lugal#_ ba2-nu-ta# [u2-ba2-a'-i] | the mouth of a king who was born he shall cut off |
| 10' | [a-na-ku? _ARAD2_]-ka u3# [_dumu_-ka?] | I, your servant, and your son |
| 11' | [_lugal] kur_ ha-at-te [i-na _kur_ nu-ha-asz]-sze | king of the land Hatti, in the land Nuhashshe |
| 12' | [a]-szi-ib u3 li#-[ip-t,u4]-ur# | he resides and may he release |
| 13' | u3# a-nu-um-ma [...] | And now ... |
| 14' | a-na-ku u3 {disz}ha#-[ti]-ip# | I and Hatip |
| 15' | ni-il-la-ka3#-am# [i-na ha-mut]-isz# | We shall come here quickly. |
| 16' | mi-im-ma-am#-[ma i-na _uzu_ lib3-bi-ka] | all that from your belly |
| 17' | la ta-sza-ka3-an# [ka3?]-asz?-da2#?-[ku?] | Do not place (them) in a sealed case |
| 18' | i#-na szul-mi u3 pa-ni _en#_-[ia] | In peace and in the presence of my lord |
| 19' | lu#-u2 a-mur ba2-nu-ta5-am | may I see. It is an inscription |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [i]-na _kur_ nu-ha-asz-sze _lugal kur_ ha-at-te# | In the land Nuhashshe, king of the land Hatti, |
| 2 | a-szi-ib u3 pal-ha-ku isz-tu pa-ni-[szu] | I live and I am afraid from his presence. |
| 3 | 2(disz) 1(disz)-tim# _kaskal#_-nu i-na a-szar a-szi-ib | 2 1st journey in the place where he dwells |
| 4 | isz-tu _iri_ tu4-ni-ip u3 pal-ha-ku | from the city he fled, and I was afraid. |
| 5 | u3# li-ip-t,u4-ur u3 ka3-asz-da2-ku | and let them release, and I will be beaten. |
| 6 | as#-surx(AMAR)-ri an-na-ka3-am i-na _kur mar-tu_ | This is the survey in the land of Amurru. |
| 7 | _kur en_-ia i-il-la-ka3-am-ma | the land of my lord will come, and |
| 8 | u3 pal-ha-ku isz-tu _kur en_-ia | and I am afraid from the land of my lord |
| 9 | {disz}tu3-u-tu3 i-na-an-na a-mur#? | Now, I have seen |
| 10 | _uzu_ lib3-bi-ia u3 a-ma-te-_mesz_-ia | my heart and my words |
| 11 | am-ma-la i-na ti-ir-s,i2 _uzu_ lib3#-[bi-ka?] | as much as in your heart's desire |
| 12 | [ka3]-asz-du it-ti {disz}tu3-u-tu3 _en_-[ia] | with Tutu, my lord |
| 13 | [_en_-ia] lu#-u2# ha-di3-ia-ta | may my lord be glad! |
| 14 | [i-nu-ma] ka3-asz-da2-ku a-na-[ku?] | When I was defeated, I was |
| 15 | [a?-na? a?-ma?]-a#?-ri# pa-ni _lugal en#_-[ia] | to the presence of the king, my lord |
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