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EA 136 (P270902)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 136 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270902 |
| Museum no. | BM 029799(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 | [a]-na _lugal en_-ia | To the king, my lord: |
| 2 | um-ma ri-ib-{d}iszkur _ARAD2_-ka | Thus Rib-Adad, your servant: |
| 3 | _isz_ :" e-bi-ri sza 2(disz) _giri3-mesz_-ka | “Iš₂′, the ebīru of 2 feet |
| 4 | a-na _giri3-mesz lugal en_-ia | to the feet of the king, my lord |
| 5 | 7(disz) u7-ta-an am-qu2-ut | 7 utensils I cut off. |
| 6 | u3 lu-u2 yi-isz-me _lugal en_-ia | May the king, my lord, hear it! |
| 7 | a-wa-te _ARAD2_-szu | the words of his servant |
| 8 | _lu2-mesz iri_ gub-la u3 _e2_-ia | the people of the city of Gubla and my house |
| 9 | u3 _munus dam_-ia | and my wife |
| 10 | te-iq-bu-na a-na ia-szi-ia | You said to me: |
| 11 | a-li-ik-mi _egir_ | I went. After |
| 12 | {disz}dumu ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta | son of Warad-Aširta |
| 13 | u3 ni-pu-usz szal-ma bi-ri-nu | and we did well. |
| 14 | u3 e-ma-e a-na-ku | and wherever I |
| 15 | la-a isz-me a-na sza-szu-nu | he did not hear about them. |
| 16 | sza2-ni-tam szap-ra-ti a-na _lugal en_-ia | Furthermore, I am writing to the king, my lord: |
| 17 | u3 isz-ta-ni usz-szi-ra [_bil?_] | and together he brought a bill(?) |
| 18 | _lu2-mesz un_ :" ma-s,a-ar-ta | men : guard |
| 19 | a-na _ARAD2_-ka u3 lu-u2 | to your servant or |
| 20 | ti-na-s,a-ru _iri{ki}_ | Tinaṣaru city |
| 21 | a-na _lugal en_ u3 la-a | to the king, my lord, and not |
| 22 | ka-szi-id a-wa-tu | conqueror of words |
| 23 | _lugal en_-ia a-na _ARAD2_-szu | the king, my lord, to his servant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza2-ni-tam u3 in-du-um | another one and Indum |
| 2 | yi-s,a-hi-ra-am a-na ia-szi | I will send to you. |
| 3 | u3 im-lu-uk isz-tu | and he has sinned against |
| 4 | _sza3_-ia a-li-ik-mi a-na-ku | my heart I went, and I |
| 5 | i-pu-<szu>-ma-am _du10-ga_ :" _tu-ka_ | He made good for him. |
| 6 | it-ti-szu sza {disz}am-mu-ni-ra | with him, which Ammunira |
| 7 | u3 al-ka-ti | and alkati, |
| 8 | a-na _e2_-szu asz-szum | to his house concerning |
| 9 | e-pu-usz _du10-ga_ bi-ri-<nu> | I did, and it was good. |
| 10 | u3 a-na-ku a-tu-ur a-na _e2_-ia | and I returned to my house |
| 11 | u3 id-du-ul _e2_ isz-tu | and he sold the house from |
| 12 | pa-ni-ia u3 _lugal en_-ia | before me and the king, my lord |
| 13 | yi-im-lu-uk a-na _ARAD2_-szu | to his servant |
| 14 | a-nu-im-ma _u4-kam_ u3 mu-sza | Now, day and night |
| 15 | u2-qa-mu _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-at | he sat down. The troops are released |
| 16 | _lugal en_-ia u3 _lugal en_-ia | and the king, my lord, |
| 17 | yi-im-lu-uk a-na _ARAD2_-szu | to his servant |
| 18 | szum-ma i-ia-nu _sza3_ sza-na-am | If there is none, another heart |
| 19 | _ugu lugal en_-ia _ba-usz2_ a-na-ku | against the king, my lord, I have died. |
| 20 | u3 _lugal en_-ia _til-la ARAD2_ | and the king, my lord, a servant |
| 21 | sza2#-ni-tam 2(disz) _dumu_-ia u3 2(disz) _munus dam_ | Secondly, 2 sons of mine and 2 female slaves |
| 22 | na-ad-nu a-na _lu2_ ar-ni | given to another man. |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza _lugal#_ | of the king |
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