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EA 087 (P270908)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 087 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270908 |
| Museum no. | BM 029805(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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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-pi2 _be#_-[ia] | To Ammanappi, my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ri-ib-{d}iszkur _ARAD2_-ka-ma | Thus Rib-Adad, your servant: |
| 4 | a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia am-qu2-ut | to the feet of my lord I fell. |
| 5 | {d}a-ma-na u3 _{d}nin_ | May Amāna and the Lady |
| 6 | sza _iri_ gub-la ti-di-nu | of the city of Gubla they gave |
| 7 | _tesz2_-ka a-na pa-ni _lugal be_-ia | Your word to the king, my lord: |
| 8 | sza2-ni-tam a-na mi-nim-mi tu-usz-ti-te-eq-ni | Secondly, you have given me to do whatever you want. |
| 9 | usz-szi-ra-am-mi _lu2-dumu kin_-ka | the messenger of yours |
| 10 | it-ti-ia a-na ma-har | with me before |
| 11 | _lugal be_-ka u3 lu-u2 | the king, your lord, or |
| 12 | li-di-na-ku _erin2-mesz_ u3 _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ | I and the troops and chariots |
| 13 | i-zi-ir-ta5 a-na ka-ta5 | Izirta to Kāta |
| 14 | u3 ti-s,u2-ru _iri_ | and Tiṣuru the city |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 an#-nu#-u2 i-sze20-me a-na | and this he will hear to |
| 2 | a-wa-te-_mesz_-ka u3 u2-wa-szir4#-[szu] | your words and his speech |
| 3 | u3 us,-s,a-am ri-qu2-tam2 | and the riqūtu-demon |
| 4 | u3 i-sze20-me e-nu-u2 ia-nu-um _erin2#-mesz_ | and he will hear. Now, there are no troops |
| 5 | it-ti-szu u3 te-ne2-pu-usz# | with him and you will do. |
| 6 | _iri_ bat,-ru-na a-na sza-szu | the city Baṭruna to him |
| 7 | u3 _erin2-mesz sa-gaz-mesz_ u3 _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ | and the slaughtered troops and chariots |
| 8 | sza-ki-in4 i-na lib3-bi-<szi> | he placed therein. |
| 9 | u3 la! i-nam-mu-szu-nim | and they do not name them |
| 10 | isz#-tu pi2 _ka2-gal iri_ gub-<la>{ki} | from the mouth of the city gate of Gubla |
| 11 | [sza2-ni]-tam# qu2-ru-ud-mi a-na _lugal be_-ia | Secondly, my prayers to the king, my lord: |
| 12 | [tu-s,a]-am# it-ti-ka _erin2-mesz_ sza _saga#_ | With you, the good troops |
| 13 | [qa-du] _{gesz#}gigir-mesz_ u3 ti!-ne2-pu#-[szu] | together with the chariots and its equipment |
| 14 | [ka-li _kur]-mesz#_ it-ti-szu! | all the lands with him |
| 15 | [la us,]-s,a-am u3 u2-s,u2-[ur _iri_] | he shall not go out and guard the city. |
| 16 | [u3 szum-ma] at-ta mi-ta-ta# [u3] | and if you are a widow |
| left | ||
| 1 | [a-na-ku] _ba-usz2_-at | I am dead. |
Sources & licences
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