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EA 131 (P270910)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 131 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270910 |
| Museum no. | BM 029807(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' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [yu]-szi#-ru# be-li _erin2-mesz_ ma-s,a-ar#-[ta] | My lord, keep the troops in check! |
| 3' | a-na _iri_ gub-li u3 i-na-an-[na] | to the city of Gubli, and now |
| 4' | s,a-ab-ta-at _iri{ki}_ s,u-mu-ri | captured the city of Sumer. |
| 5' | _erin2-mesz iri_ gub{ub}-li di-ku | troops stationed in the city, judges |
| 6' | szum-ma lib3-bi _lugal_ be-li-ia | If the heart of the king, my lord |
| 7' | a-na _iri{ki}_ gub{ub}-la u3 | to the city stationed and |
| 8' | yu-szi-ra be-li 3(disz) me _erin2-mesz_ 3(u) _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ | My lord, 300 troops and 30 chariots |
| 9' | me _lu2-mesz kur-mesz_ ka-szi u3 ti-na-s,a-ru | the troops of the lands of Kašu and the guards |
| 10' | _iri{ki#}_ gub{ub}-li _iri_ be-li-ia [u3] | the city stood, the city of my lord, and |
| 11' | szum-ma _sze-mesz_ qe3-e-s,i2 la-a yu-szi-ru | If the barley of the qēṣu-festival is not received, |
| 12' | _lugal erin2-mesz_ pi2#-t,a2#-ta5 a-na _iri{ki}_ gub-la# | king of the troops, released, to the city stationed |
| 13' | u3 la-qe2#-mi# ti-il3-qu2-na-szi | and took, you will take it from us. |
| 14' | u3 ia-[a]-ti# [_ARAD2_-ka] ti-du-ku-na | And for me, your servant, you will kill me. |
| 15' | u3 ku-[u]-um#-ru# [ha-za]-an#-na _lugal_-ru3 | and Kūmru, the king's mayor |
| 16' | be-li-ia [u3 di]-ku#-ti u3 | my lord, and the judges and |
| 17' | qa-ar-bu# a-na _{lu2-mesz}maszkim_ :" ma-lik-_mesz_ | the front to the maškim-officials, the messengers |
| 18' | _lugal_ i-nu-ma di-ki {disz}pi2-wu-ri | when the king, when Piwuri |
| 19' | _lu2_ ma#-lik _lugal_ u3 sza#-ki-in | the man who marches before the king and the governor |
| 20' | a-na x x u3 szu#-hu-ri | to ... and Šuhuru |
| 21' | u3 ni#-nu _ARAD2-mesz lugal_ u3 | and we, the king's servants, and |
| 22' | ma-ri-is, a-na _igi-mesz_-nu i-nu-ma | when he was entrusted to us |
| 23' | ni-<nu> na-la2-qu2 u3 pal#-ha#-ti a-na#-ku# | We are našalaqu-offerings and palḫāti. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la-a-mi u2-da-a-ka# [_lu2] usz2#_ | The lord knows that the man is dead. |
| 2 | yu-na#-da# _lu2-ki-[se3-ga_]-pi2 | Yanada, the chariot driver |
| 3 | ia-nu a-na sza-a-[szu pa-na]-nu-ma | there is no alternatively for him. |
| 4 | ti-pu-szu#-na ki-am#-mi# [u3] | you have performed against me, thus and |
| 5 | yu-szar?-mi _lugal_ ab-bu#-[ka] | May I become a king, your father, |
| 6 | _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ta5 _tur_ u3 yi#-il3#-qe2# | the troops of Pīṭata, the small and the yilqê-officials |
| 7 | gab2-ba u3 la-a yi-isz-mu | there is no one else to listen. |
| 8 | a-na ia-a-szi {disz}pa-ha-am-na-ta# | To me, Pahamnata |
| 9 | u3 yi-pu-szu ip-sza-ta5 sza-ru#-ta5# | and his yupšu-vessels he split open, he smashed. |
| 10 | u3 an-nu _dumu_ mar-szu iu2-ha-[li-iq] | and this, the son of his wife, shall destroy. |
| 11 | _iri_ s,u-mur-ri u3 yi-isz-mu# [_lugal_] | the city Ṣumurru and Yašmu the king |
| 12 | a-wa-at _ARAD2_-szu u3 iu2#-[szi-ru] | the word of his servant and he will die |
| 13 | _erin2-mesz_ pi2#-t,a2-tam _gal#_-ta5 yi-[il3-qu2 gab2]-ba# | the large contingents of prisoners of war who took all |
| 14 | i-nu-ma yi-qa-bu a-na [pa-ni] | When I speak to the audience |
| 15 | _lugal_ ia-nu-mi _sze-mesz ninda-mesz_ | The king, now, barley and bread |
| 16 | a-ka-al _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti a-ia-mi | I will go and release the troops. |
| 17 | gab2-bi _didli iri{ki}_-ni _lugal_ be-li-ia | all of the cities of the king, my lord |
| 18 | isz-tu lib3#-bi#-szu-nu _nig2-mesz#_ u _sze-mesz_ | From among them property and barley |
| 19 | [i-ba-asz-szu] | there is |
| 20 | [... _sze-mesz_] | ... barley |
| left | ||
| 1 | [x _erin2-mesz_ pi2]-t,a2#-ti u3 _erin2-mesz til-la_-ta# | x prisoners of war and prisoners in captivity, |
| 2 | [a-na na-s,a-ar] _iri{ki}_ gub-la la-a-mi [i]-ma#-ak#-ki | to the guard of the city he is standing, my body he shall kill. |
| 3 | [szum-ma _lugal_] la-a yu-wa-sza#-ru-na | If the king does not grant it, |
| 4 | [a-na _iri{ki}_ gub]-la# u3 la-qu2-szi u3 | to the city stationed and taken, and |
| 5 | u3# ia-nu _kur-mesz_ ki-na-a'-ni# a-na _lugal_ | And if there are no true mountains to the king, |
| 6 | [yi-sza-al] {disz#}ia-an-ha-ma a-na a-<wa>-te-_mesz_ an-<nu-tu> | Yān-ḫama to these words |
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