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EA 088 (P270903)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 088 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270903 |
| Museum no. | BM 029800(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#-[{d}]iszkur# iq-bi# [a-na _be_-szu] | Rib-Adad said to him: |
| 2 | [_lugal] kur#_ mis,-ri _lugal kur[{ki}-hi-a lugal gal_] | king of the land of Iṣri, king [of the land] of Hia, great king |
| 3 | [7(disz)]-it-<szu> 7(disz)-ta-a-an a-[na _gir2-mesz be_-ia] | 7 times 7 times to my feet |
| 4 | _{d}utu_-ia am-qu2-ut asz#-[tap-par2] | Šamaš, I fell, I wrote. |
| 5 | u3 asz-ta-ni a-na [ka-ta5 _ugu iri_] ar-da-at | and my wife, to the gate of the city he is dead. |
| 6 | _ugu iri_ ir-qat3 u3 _ugu# [iri_ s,u-mu-ur] | against the city Irqat and against the town Shumur |
| 7 | [u3] _ugu iri_ am-<mi>-ia# [u3 _ugu iri_ szi-gat] | or against my own city or against the city of Šigat |
| 8 | [_iri]{ki}-hi-a_ ki-it-ti _lugal# [be_-ia u3 qa-al] | The city of the true king, my lord, and the middle |
| 9 | [_lugal] be_-ia sza2-ni-tam mi-nu-um-mi [szu-ut] | Another matter: what is it that the king my lord |
| 10 | [{disz}]ARAD2#-asz-ra-ti _ARAD2 ur-ku_ u2 ip#-[pu]-usz# | Warad-Ašrati, servant of Urku, did |
| 11 | [ki]-ma# lib3-bi-szu i-na _kur{ki}-hi-a be_-ia | like his heart in the land of my lord |
| 12 | [u3] qa-al _lugal be_-ia a-na _ARAD2_-[szu] | and the hand of the king, my lord, to his servant |
| 13 | [sza2-ni]-tam# asz-tap-par2 _lu2-dumu-kin_-ia i-nu-ma | Secondly, I sent my messenger when |
| 14 | [il3]-qe2# _iri{ki}-hi-a_-ia u3 i-te9-la-am# | took my city, and he returned. |
| 15 | [a]-na# s,e-ri-ia u3 a-nu-um-ma | to my country, and now |
| 16 | [i]-na#-an-na il3-qe2 _iri_ bat,-ru-na | Now he has taken the city Batruna. |
| 17 | [u3] i-te-la-am a-na s,e-ri-ia | and he went down to my country |
| 18 | [a]-mur# _iri ud_-szi gab2#-bi _ka2-gal_ | I saw the city, all of it, at the city gate. |
| 19 | _iri_ gub-la ma-ni _u4-kam2-mesz_-ti la yi-na-mu-usz | the city of Gubla I did not dwell for many days. |
| 20 | isz-tu _ka2-gal_ u3 u2-ul ni-le-u2 | from the gate and we did not go |
| 21 | a-s,a-am a-na _edin-mesz_ sza2-ni-tam szum-[ma] | I went out to the steppe, another if |
| 22 | _iri#_ gub-la u2-ba-u2 s,a-ba-ta u2[...] | (In) the city of Gubla, he was captured, ... . |
| 23 | [u3] li-isz-me _lugal be_-ia a-[wa-te] _ARAD2#_-szu | May the king, my lord, hear the words of his servant |
| 24 | [u3 lu] ha-mu-tam? _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ u3 [_erin2-mesz_ yu-szi-ra] | or the chariots and troops I shall bring. |
| 25 | [ki-ma] ar-hi-isz u3 ti-[s,u2-ru] | like quickly and quickly |
| 26 | [_iri{ki} lugal be_]-ia# u3 [_ARAD2_-szu] | the city of the king, my lord, and his servant |
| 27 | [a-di] ka-sza-ad# _lugal [be_-ia] | until I reach the king, my lord. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u3] a-na-ku a-wa-at _be_-ia# | And I, the word of my lord |
| 2 | [u2]-ul# ez-zi-ib u3 szum#-[ma la yi-isz-mu] | He shall not be angry, and if he does not listen, |
| 3 | _lugal# be_-ia a-na a-wa-te [_ARAD2_-szu] | To the king, my lord, his servant |
| 4 | u3 in4-ne2-ep-sza-<at> _iri_ gub-[la] | and inne<pšāt> of the city of Gubla |
| 5 | a-na sza-szu u3 gab2-bi _kur-hi-a lugal# [be_-ia] | To him and the rest of the land of Hia, my lord |
| 6 | a-di _kur_ mi-is,-ri ti-ne2-ep-szu | as far as Mount Miṣri, its construction |
| 7 | a-na _lu2-mesz sa-gaz-mesz_ sza2-ni-tam a-wa-[tam] | to the criminals, another word |
| 8 | la yu-se2-bi-la be-li a-na _ARAD2#_-szu# | my lord to his servant |
| 9 | ki-ma ar-hi-isz a-na _dub maszkim2!?_ u3 na-<s,a>-ri _<<iri>>_ | As soon as for the tablet of the guarantor and the guard of the city |
| 10 | _iri{ki}_ a-na sza-szu u3 er-ri#-isz# | the city to him and to Erriš |
| 11 | _iri{ki}_ isz-tu sza-szu | the city from there |
| 12 | a-na a-sza-bi-ia u2-bal-<t,a2>-ti | he will restore to my place. |
| 13 | [sza2-ni]-tam# lu ha-mu-tam _lugal be_-ia yu#-[szi-ra] | Perhaps the king, my lord, will be glad. |
| 14 | _erin2-mesz {gesz}gigir-mesz_ u3 ti-s,u2-ru | troops, chariots and combat troops |
| 15 | _iri{ki} lugal be_-ia a-mur | the city of the king, my lord, I saw. |
| 16 | _iri_ gub-la la ki-ma# _iri{ki}-hi-a_ [...] | The city of Gubla, not like the city of Hia |
| 17 | _iri_ gub-la _iri_ ki-it-ti _lugal be#_-[ia] | The city of Gubla, the true city of the king, my lord |
| 18 | isz-tu da-ri-ti sza2-ni-tam | From a distant time, another |
| 19 | _lu2-dumu-kin# lugal iri_ ak-ka | the messenger of the king of Akkad |
| 20 | ka4-bi-it isz-tu _lu2-dumu_ szi-ip-ri#-[ia] | it is open to the messenger of mine. |
| 21 | [u3] na#-ad-nu _ansze-kur-ra_ szap-li-szu# | and the sale of the second horse |
| 22 | [ia]-di#-na 2(disz) _ansze-kur-ra_ | Iadina 2 horses |
| 23 | [ti-il3-ti]-qu2# isz-tu szap-li-szu# | he has taken as a loan. |
| 24 | [u3 ri-qu2]-tam# la us,-s,a-am | and the extispicy cannot come out. |
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