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EA 074 (P270898)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 074 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270898 |
| Museum no. | BM 029795(Egypt) |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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 | {disz}ri-ib-ad-da iq-bi a-na _en_-li#-[szu] | Ribadda said to his lord: |
| 2 | _lugal kur-kur lugal gal lugal_ ta-am-ha-ar _{d}[nin_] | king of all the lands, great king, king who loves the goddess Nin |
| 3 | sza _iri_ gub-la ti-di-in _ga-kal_ a-na [_lugal_] | of the city of Gubla, the supply of grain, to the king. |
| 4 | _en_-ia a-na _giri3-mesz en_-li-ia _{d}utu_-ia | my lord, to the feet of my master, my Šamaš |
| 5 | 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-a-an am-qu2-ut lu-u2 i-de _lugal_-ru | 7 times 7 I fall. May he know of the king. |
| 6 | _en_ i-nu-ma szal-ma-at _iri_ gub-la _geme2_ | the lord when the whole of the city of Gubla the slave woman |
| 7 | ki-it-ti sza _lugal_-ri isz-tu _u4-kam2-mesz_ | the trust of the king from the days |
| 8 | sza ab-bu-ti-szu u3 an#-nu-usz i-na-an-na | of his brothers, and now |
| 9 | i-te-zi-ib _lugal_-ru _iri_ ki-it-ti-szu | the king of the city of his choice |
| 10 | isz-tu qa-ti-szu li-da#-gal _lugal_ t,up-_pi2#-mesz_ | May he keep the king's tablets in his hands. |
| 11 | sza _e2_ a-bi-szu i-nu-ma u2-ul _ARAD2_ ki-ti | of the house of his father when he was not a servant of the true |
| 12 | _lu2_-lim sza i-ba-asz-szi i-na _iri_ gub-la | a man who there is in the city of Gubla |
| 13 | u2-ul ta-qa-al-mi a-na _ARAD2_-ka szum-ma | do not speak to your servant, if |
| 14 | _ga-kal_ nu-kur2-tum sza _erin2-mesz gaz ugu_-<ia> u3 | the nukurtu-campaign of the troops is on your account and |
| 15 | _dingir-mesz kur_-ka# _ti#_ ga-am-ru _dumu-mesz_-nu {munus}_dumu-munus-mesz_-<nu> | May the gods of your land grant me a long life; may their sons and daughters |
| 16 | qa-du#-_gesz!? e2!_-nu i-na# na-da-nim i-na _kur_ ia-ri-mu-ta | the qadugesh(?) of the temple in the nadānum, in the land of Yarimmu |
| 17 | i-na ba-la#-t,a2 _zi_-nu _a-sza2_-ia asz-sza-ta | In order to live, my field is my wife. |
| 18 | sza la mu#-ta ma-szi-il3 asz-szum ba-li | who is not a widow, he has been paid in full due to the loss. |
| 19 | i-re-szi-im# gab2-<bi> _iri-mesz_-ia sza i-na | all of my cities that in |
| 20 | _hur-sag_ :" ha-ar-ri u3 i-na a-hi a-ia-ab | the mountain range : “Ḫarru and on the side |
| 21 | i-ba-asz-szu i-ne2-ep-szu a-na _erin2-mesz gaz_ | there is, they will do, and kill the troops. |
| 22 | _iri_ gub-<la> qa-du 2(disz) _iri-mesz_ ir-ti-hu a-na ia-szi | “The city of Gubla, together with two cities, became hostile to me. |
| 23 | u3 an-nu-usz i-na-an-na il3-ti-qe2 | Now then he has taken it. |
| 24 | {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir!-ta _iri_ szi-ga-ta a-na sza-a-szu | Abdi-Aširta the city of Šigata to him |
| 25 | u3 iq-bi a-na _lu2-mesz iri_ am-mi-ia du-ku-mi | and said to the citizens of that city: |
| 26 | _en#_-la-ku-nu u3 i-ba-sza-tu-nu ki-ma ia-ti-nu | your lord, and there are as many as there are |
| 27 | u3 pa-asz-ha-tu-nu u3 ti-ne2-ep-szu ki-ma | and the pashhatû-offerings and its rituals like |
| 28 | [a]-wa#-te-_mesz_-szu u3 i-ba-asz-szu ki-ma | his words and what there is like |
| 29 | _lu2-mesz gaz_ u3 an-nu-usz i-na-an-na | killed men, and now |
| 30 | isz-tap-pa-ar {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta a-na _erin2-mesz_ | Abdi-Aširta to the troops |
| 31 | ina? e2 nin-urta_ pu-hu-ru-nim-mi u3 | in the house of Ninurta, I am awaiting them, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ni-ma-qu2-ut _ugu iri_ gub-la szum-ma ia-[nu] | we shall kill the city of Gubla. If not |
| 2 | _lu2_-li3 sza u2-sze20-ze-bu-sze# isz-tu qa-ti-nu# | the man who brought him out from our hands |
| 3 | u3 nu-da-bir5 _lu2-mesz_ ha-za-nu-ta isz-tu | and the nudabir₅ of the mayors from |
| 4 | lib3-bi _kur-kur{ki}_ u3 ti-ne2-pu-usz ka-li _kur-kur-mesz{ki}_ | the heart of all the lands and all the settlements of all lands |
| 5 | a-na _lu2-mesz gaz#_ u3 ki#-tu# ti-in-<ne2-pu-usz>-ma | to the dead and the living you have performed, and |
| 6 | a-na ka-li _kur-kur{ki}_ u3 pa-asz-hu _dumu-mesz_ | to all the lands and pāšḫu-offerings of the sons |
| 7 | u3 {munus}_dumu-munus-mesz_ a-<na> da-ri-ti _u4-kam2-mesz_ | and daughters forever |
| 8 | u3 szum-ma ap-pu-na-ma yu-s,a-na _lugal_-ru | and if I ask, and the king |
| 9 | u3 ka-li _kur-kur{ki}_ nu-kur2-tu4 a-na sza-szu | and all the foreign lands to him |
| 10 | u3 mi-na yi-pu-szu a-na ia-szi-nu | and what have they done to me? |
| 11 | ki-na-na ti-isz3-ku-nu _nam-erim2#_ a-na be-ri-szu-nu | True, your trust, the oath against them |
| 12 | u3 ki-na-na pa-al-ha-ti ma-gal ma-gal <<i-nu-ma>> | And the rejoicing is great, great indeed. |
| 13 | [i]-nu-ma ia-nu _lu2_ sza u2-sze-ze-ba-an-ni | When there was no man who brought me |
| 14 | [isz]-tu qa-ti-szu-nu ki-ma _muszen-mesz_ sza | From their hands like birds that |
| 15 | i-na lib3-bi hu-ha-ri :" ki-lu-bi | from the ḫaḫaru-vessel |
| 16 | sza-ak-na-at ki-szu-ma a-na-ku i-na | I am firmly established in this place. |
| 17 | _iri_ gub#-la# am-mi-ni ta-qa-al-mi a-na _kur_-ka | Why did you stand in the city of Gubla? To your land |
| 18 | a-nu-ma ki-a-ma asz-ta-pa-ar a-na _e2-gal_ | Herewith I have written to the palace: |
| 19 | u3 u2-ul ti-isz3-mu-na a-wa-tu-ia | And do not listen to my words! |
| 20 | a-nu-ma {disz}a-ma-an-ap-pa it-ti-ka sza-al-szu | Herewith Amānappa is with you. |
| 21 | szu-ut yi-de u3 ia-ta-mar pu-usz-[qa] | That which I know and have seen, I am confident. |
| 22 | sza _ugu_-ia li-isz3-me2 _lugal_-ru a-wa-te _ARAD2_-szu | may the king hear the words of his servant |
| 23 | u3 ia-di-na ba-la-t,a2 _ARAD2_-szu | and Iadina, life of his servant |
| 24 | u3 yu-ba-li-it, _ARAD2_-szu u3 | and Yabaliṭ, his servant, and |
| 25 | a-na-s,a-ra# [_iri_] ki#-it-ti-szu a-di _nin#_-nu | I keep watch over his true city, together with his mistress. |
| 26 | _dingir-mesz_-nu a-[na ka-ta5] u3 yi-da-gal# [_lugal_] | the gods to you and to Yadagal the king |
| 27 | [_kur_]-szu u3 [_ARAD2_-szu yi-im]-lik a-na _kur#_-[szu] | his land and his servant I marched to his land. |
| 28 | u3 szu-up#-[szi-ih _kur_]-ka#-ma li-it-ri-is,# | and enlarge your land, so that it may be restored to its place. |
| 29 | i-na pa-ni _lugal# en#_-ia yu-wa-szi-ra | in the presence of the king, my lord |
| left | ||
| 1 | _lu2#_-szu u3 yi-zi-iz i-na-an-na u3 ak-szu-ud# | his man, and yoked, now and I accomplished. |
| 2 | a-na-ku a-na _ugu lugal_-ri _en_-<ia> da-mi-iq it-ti-ka | I am well disposed towards the king, your lord. |
| 3 | a-na ia-szi mi-na i-pu-szu-na a-na-ku i-na | What have they done to me? |
| 4 | [i]-de-ni-ia a-nu-ma ki-a-ma u2-ba-u2 ur-ra | Now, as soon as he returns, |
| 5 | mu-sza# | the night |
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