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EA 086 (P270907)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 086 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270907 |
| Museum no. | BM 029804(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 {disz}]a-ma-an#-[ap-pa qi2-bi2-ma] | Speak to Ammanappa: |
| 2 | um-ma {disz}ri-ib-{d}[iszkur a-na _giri3-mesz_-ka] | Thus Rib-Adad: to your feet |
| 3 | am-qu2-ut {d}a-ma-na# [_dingir_ sza _lugal_] | I fall at the feet of Amanus, the god of the king. |
| 4 | _en_-ka ti-di-nu _tesz2_-ka# [a-na pa-ni] | Your lord, give me a firm positive answer to what I am asking you! |
| 5 | _lugal_-ri _en_-ka szi-me2 ia#-[szi nu-_kur2_] | May the king, your lord, hear what I am asking you! |
| 6 | _kal-ga_ u3 ku-usz-da qa#-[du] | strong and strong together with |
| 7 | _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti u3 [ti-il3-qe2] | the captives and you take. |
| 8 | _kur_ a-mu-ri ur-ra mu#-[sza] | The land Amurru, in the morning, her sleep |
| 9 | [...]-szi a-na ka-ta5 [u3] | ... to you and |
| 10 | [ti]-iq#-ta-bu ma-ad _ma-[gal_] | They said: "The land is vast." |
| 11 | [mi-im]-mu sza yu-ul-qu2 isz3#-[tu] | everything that is lost from |
| 12 | [sza]-szu-nu a-na _kur_ mi-ta-na [u3] | they to the land of Mitanu and |
| 13 | [a-nu]-ma# i-na-na la-a ta-[aq-bu] | Now then, you did not say: |
| 14 | [u3] a-mi-ni tu-s,a-na [...] | And why did you bring out ...? |
| 15 | [ki-a]-ma taq2-bi {disz}ia-an-ha-[mu-mi] | As you said, Iān-ḫammu |
| 16 | usz#-szi-ir _sze_-im!-_hi-a_ a-na ka#-[ta5] | I poured out the barley into a vessel. |
| 17 | la#-a ti-isz3-me2 _ARAD2_ na-[...] | Not a widow, a slave ... . |
| 18 | [a]-na# sza-a-szu u3 da# [x x] | to him and ... |
| 19 | [x] _kusz#_ :" ma-asz-ka a-na [...] | x cubits : your shoulder to ... |
| 20 | [...]-szu la ra-[...] | ... his ... not |
| 21 | [...] a u3 la [...] | ... water and not ... |
| 22 | [x] _ku3#-babbar-mesz_ isz-tu# [_kur_ ia-ri-mu-ta] | x shekels of silver from the land of Yarimu |
| 23 | [u3] li#-ma-[ad al-le-mi] | and may he hear my prayer. |
| 24 | [{munus}um]-ma-ah-[nu u3 mu-ut-szi] | Ummaḫnu and her husband |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [{disz}isz-ku]-ra _geme2# [{d}nin_] | Iškura, the slave woman of Nin |
| 2 | [sza-a] _iri_ gub-[la a-mi-ni la] | of the city of Gubla, why not? |
| 3 | [taq2]-bi# a-na ia-szi# [szi-me2 ia-szi] | You said to me: hear from me! |
| 4 | [u3] qi2-bi a-na _lugal_ [u3] | and speak to the king and |
| 5 | tu#-da-na a-na _{d}nin#_ [u3] | she gave to the lady and |
| 6 | [u2]-ul ti-ka-li [...] | You will not eat ... |
| 7 | sza#-ni-tam qi2-ba-mi a-na [_lugal_] | Furthermore, speak to the king: |
| 8 | u3 yu-da-na a-na# [_iri_ gub-la] | and Yadana to Gubla |
| 9 | mu-u2-s,a sza _kur_ ia-ri!#-[mu-ta] | delivery of the land of Yarimuta |
| 10 | ki-ma na-da-ni-szu [pa-na-nu] | as his gift he presented. |
| 11 | a-na _iri_ s,u-mu-ra [u3] | to the city of Ṣumura and |
| 12 | ni-ub-lu!-ut, a-di yi#-[sza-i-lu] | we will live until Išailu |
| 13 | _lugal_-ru a-na _iri_-szu [u3] | king to his city and |
| 14 | [a]-nu-ma 3(disz) _mu-kam2-mesz_ am#-[ma-sza-hu] | Herewith, for 3 years I have been frightened |
| 15 | _sze_-im-_hi-a_-nu ia-nu mi#-[im-ma] | there is no straw. |
| 16 | a-na na-da-ni a-na _ansze#-[kur-ra-mesz_] | to give, to horses |
| 17 | u3 a-na mi-ni ia-[di-na] | and why did you give me? |
| 18 | _lugal_-ru 3(u) ta-pal [_ansze-kur-ra-mesz_] | 30 pairs of horses for the king |
| 19 | u3 ti-il3-qa at-[ta-ma] | and you have taken. |
| 20 | 1(u) ta-pal szum-ma ti#-[il3-qe2] | 10 ta-pal, if you took |
| 21 | u3 le-qa gab2-[bi _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_] | and take all the horses. |
| 22 | u3 isz-tu _kur_ ia#-[ri-mu-ta] | and from the land of Yarimu |
| 23 | yu-da-na _sze#_-[im-_hi-a_] | he will add the barley. |
| 24 | [a]-na# a-ka-li-[nu] | to eat |
| 25 | [u3] usz-szi-[ra _lu2-mesz_] | and brought about the deaths of men |
| 26 | [ma]-s,a#-[ar-ta] | a shield |
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