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EA 132 (P270904)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 132 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270904 |
| Museum no. | BM 029801(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 _{d}utu_-ia# | To the king, my lord: Shamash |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi-ma um-ma {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur | Thus Rib-Adad |
| 3 | _ARAD2#_-ka-ma _{d}nin_ sza-a | your servant, the lady of |
| 4 | _iri#_ gub-la ti-di-in4 _kal-ga_ | The city of Gubla, the mighty trading post |
| 5 | a-na _lugal_-ri _en_-ia a-na | To the king, my lord, to |
| 6 | _giri3-mesz en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia | the feet of my lord, Šamaš, |
| 7 | 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-an am-qu2-ut | I fall seven times seven times. |
| 8 | sza-ni-tam mi-li-ik | a second one, a bride |
| 9 | _iri_ gub-la _iri_ ki-ti-ka | the city Gubla, the city of your trust |
| 10 | pa-na-nu yi-zi-iz-mi | I stand before you. |
| 11 | {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta _ugu_-ia | Abdi-Aširta against me |
| 12 | u3 asz-ta-pa-ar a-na | and I have written to |
| 13 | a-bi-ka usz-szi-ra-mi | (Sum) Your father brought me to life (Akk) You have brought my father to life |
| 14 | _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti _lugal_-ri | troops under the command of the king |
| 15 | u3 tu-ul-qu2 ka-li# | and all the restitutions |
| 16 | _kur_ i-na _u4-kam2-mesz_ u2-ul# | the land on those days shall not |
| 17 | la-qi2 {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta# | Abdi-Aširta |
| 18 | qa-du mi-am-mi-szu a-na# | together with everything to |
| 19 | u3 an-nu-u2 i-na-na | and this |
| 20 | pu-hi-ir {disz}a-zi-ru ka#-[li] | Received by Aziru, the kali. |
| 21 | _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_ u3 qa-[bi] | The killed men and the command |
| 22 | a-na sza-szu-nu szum-ma | to them, if |
| 23 | _iri_ gub-la la-a ir-ha# | the city of Gubla did not dwell |
| 24 | szu#-ut yu-s,a# | of Yaṣa |
| 25 | [...] mu# | ... year: |
| 26 | [...] | |
| 27 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [sza] _ARAD2#_-ka# [...] | of your servant .... |
| 2 | al#-lu-mi {disz}ia-an-ha#-[mu] | Allumi, Yanḫamu |
| 3 | it-ti-ka u3 sza#-[al-szu] | with you and his friend |
| 4 | szum-ma la-a qa-bi-ti | If it is not said, |
| 5 | a-na sza-a-szu a-pa-szi-mi3# | to him I will listen |
| 6 | at-ta ki-ta it-[ti] _dumu-mesz_ | You are lower than the sons. |
| 7 | {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta u3 | Abdi-Aširta and |
| 8 | la-qu2-ka sza-ma a-na# [ia-szi] | take, who to me |
| 9 | u3 na-s,a-ar _iri-[mesz_] | and the guard of the cities |
| 10 | _lugal en_-szu qa-bi-ti | the king, his lord, command |
| 11 | ki-na-na a-na {disz}pa-wu-[ra] | Kinana to Pawura |
| 12 | u3 la-a yi-isz-mu-[na] | and did not hear |
| 13 | i-na a-wa-te-_mesz_ {disz}ha-ip# | At the words of Ḫāp |
| 14 | a-bu-szu nu-ki-ir _iri-mesz#_ | his father, the nukir of the cities |
| 15 | an-nu-u2 {disz}ha-ip na-da-[an] | This Ḫāp is given. |
| 16 | _iri_ s,u-mu-ra u2-ul | the city of Ṣumura not |
| 17 | ia-qu2-ul _lugal_ a-na i-pe2#-szi | the king to do |
| 18 | an-nu-u2 i-nu-ma di-ka | This when your case |
| 19 | _{lu2}maszkim2_ szum-ma i-na-na | the guarantor if he so pleases |
| 20 | qa-la-ta u3 {disz}pi2-hu-ra | and Pihura, |
| 21 | la-a yi-zi-za i-na | he shall not stand in |
| 22 | _iri_ ku-mi3-di u ka-li _lu2-mesz_ | the city Kumidu and all the people |
| 23 | ha#-za-ni-ka tu3-da-ku-na# | your mayor, you have given me. |
| 24 | [a]-nu-ma ki-a-ma <asz>-pu-ru a-na _e2-gal#_ | Herewith, as a messenger to the palace |
| 25 | [u3] la-a yu-usz-mu | and I did not hear |
| 26 | [a]-na# ia-szi usz-szi-ra | to me he brought |
| 27 | [_{gesz}]ma2-mesz_ ti-il3-qu2 mi-im-[ma] | the boats took, everything |
| 28 | _{d#}nin_ u3 ia-ti | May the goddess and me |
| left | ||
| 1 | [usz-szi]-ra 5(u) me _lu2-mesz_ u 5(u) me# _lu2#-mesz#_ sza# | 50 men and 50 men |
| 2 | [_kur_ me-lu]-ha 5(u) _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ [u3? ti]-na#-s,i2-ru# | the land Meluḫa, 50 chariots and tinaṣiru |
| 3 | [_iri_] a-na ka-ta5 usz-szi#-[ra] _erin2-mesz_ | the city to Kata brought troops |
| 4 | pi2-t,a2-ti u3 szu-up-szi-ih _kur-mesz_ | release and clearing of the lands |
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