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EA 059 (P270926)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270926 |
| Museum no. | BM 029824(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 _lugal kur_-ti4 mi-is,-ri be-li2-ni | to the king of the land of Miṣri, our lord |
| 2 | um-ma _dumu-mesz iri_ du-ni-ip{ki} _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka-ma | Thus (says) the citizens of Dunip, your servant: |
| 3 | a-na _ugu_-ka lu-u2 szul-mu | May it be well with you! |
| 4 | u3 a-na _giri3-mesz_ be-li2 ni-am-qut | and to the feet of my lord we shall fall. |
| 5 | be-li2 um-ma _iri_ tu3-ni-ip _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka iq-ta-bi | my lord, saying: “You have destroyed the city, your servant has said: |
| 6 | _iri_ tu3-ni-ip{ki} ma-an-nu i-na pa-na-nu-um | the city of Tunip, who in the presence |
| 7 | u2-usz-sa-bu-szu la u2-usz-sa-bu-szu-u2 | they shall release him, they shall not release him. |
| 8 | {disz}ma-na-ah-bi-ir-ia-am-ma-ti-wu-usz | Manaḫ-iria-ammati-uš |
| 9 | _dingir-mesz_-szu u3 _gesz#_ mu-ta-asz-szu :" na-ap-ri-il-la-an | his gods and the tree that sustains him |
| 10 | sza _lugal kur_-ti4 mi-is,-ri be-li2-ni i-na _iri_ du-ni-ip{ki} asz-bu-nim | of the king of the land of Mīṣri, our lord, in the city of Dunnip I built. |
| 11 | u3 li-isz-al-szu-nu be-li2-ni la-bi2-ru-te-szu :" am-ma-ti | and ask them, our lord, old age |
| 12 | u3 i-nu-ma-mi ni-i-nu sza la be-li2-ni _lugal kur_ mi-is,-ri{ki} | and when we, without our lord, king of the land of Mīṣri |
| 13 | u3 i-na-an-na 2(u) _mu-kam?-mesz_ a-na _lugal_ be-li2-ni ni-isz-tap-ru | Now, we have sent 20 years to the king, our lord. |
| 14 | u3 _lu2-dumu-kin_-ri-ni a-na _lugal_ be-li2-ni asz-bu-nim | and our messengers to the king, our lord, I stationed. |
| 15 | u3 i-na-an-na be-li2-ni _dumu_ a-ki#-{d}iszkur | Now our lord, son of Aki-Addu |
| 16 | a-na _lugal_ be-li2-ni ni-ir-ri-isz-szu-nim | to the king, our lord, we have sent them. |
| 17 | u3 li-id-din-szu be-li2-ni | and give to him, our lord. |
| 18 | u3 be-li2 _dumu_ a-ki-_an-im lugal kur_-ti4 mi-is,-ri{ki} | and my lord son of Akī-Anum, king of the land of Miṣri |
| 19 | id-din u3 a-na mi-nim _lugal_-ru be-li2-ni | and what the king, our lord, |
| 20 | i-na _kaskal_-ni i-ta-ar-ra-asz-szu | on the road he shall return him. |
| 21 | u3 i-na-an-na {disz}a-zi-ra _{lu2}ARAD2_-ka | Now, Azira, your servant |
| 22 | _{lu2}nu-{gesz}kiri6_-ka i-sze-im-me-szu-nu | your orchardist will hear them. |
| 23 | u3 i-na _kur_-ti4 ha-at-ta!(AD){ki} | and in the land Ḫatta |
| 24 | nam-szar-ra-tum ik-szu-ud-szu-nu | kingship established for them. |
| 25 | u3 i-nu-ma _erin2-mesz_-szu u3 _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-szu | and when his troops and his chariots |
| 26 | ah-ru-nim#-mi | I received. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 ni-i-nu {disz}a-zi-ra | and we, Azira |
| 2 | ki-i-ma _iri_ ni-i{ki} i-ip-pu-usz-szu-nu | like a city of Nippur they shall build them |
| 3 | szum-ma ni-i-nu-ma ga-a-la-nu | If we are negligent, |
| 4 | u3 _lugal kur_-ti4 mi-is,-ri i-ga-al-mi | and the king of the land of Assyria, he defeated. |
| 5 | asz-szum a-wa-te-_mesz_ an-ni-tu4 sza i-ip-pu-szu-nu | Concerning these words that he is doing, |
| 6 | {disz}a-zi-ra i-nu-ma-mi _uzu szu_-ta | Azira, when that flesh |
| 7 | a-na _ugu_-hi be-li2-ni li-wa-asz-szar-ru | to our lord may they make great. |
| 8 | u3 i-nu-ma-mi {disz}a-zi-ra _iri_ s,u-mu-ri{ki} i-ru-bu | and when Azira of the city Ṣumuru entered |
| 9 | u3 i-te-pu-usz-szu-nu {disz}a-zi-ra | and did Azira |
| 10 | sza lib3-bi-szu i-na _e2_-ti | of his heart in the house |
| 11 | sza _lugal_-ri be-li2-ni u3 asz-szum a-wa-te-_mesz_ | of the king, our lord, and concerning the words |
| 12 | an-tum be-li2-ni i-ga-al-mi | Antu, our lord, is here. |
| 13 | u3 i-na-an-na _iri_ du-ni-ip{ki} | and now the city of Dunip |
| 14 | _iri_-ka i-ba-ak-ki | your city will be destroyed. |
| 15 | u3 ti-ma-te-_mesz_-szu i-la-ak | and his tribute he shall go. |
| 16 | u3 s,a-ba-ti-szu sza _uzu szu_-tim#-ni ia-nu-um | and his captures of the flesh of our hands there are none |
| 17 | ni-i-nu-ma a-na _lugal_ be-li2 _lugal kur_-ti4 mi-is,-ri | Now, to the king, my lord, king of the land of Miṣri |
| 18 | a-na 2(u) _mu-kam-mesz_ ni-isz-tap-ru | for 20 years we have sent. |
| 19 | u3 a-wa-at sza be-li2-ni | and the word of our lord |
| 20 | 1(disz)-en a-na mu-uh-hi-ni la i-kasz-sa-ad | One shall not achieve it against us. |
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