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EA 100 (P270927)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 100 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270927 |
| Museum no. | BM 029825(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 | t,up-pi2 an-nu-u2 t,up-pi2 | This tablet, this tablet |
| 2 | _iri_ ir-qa-ta a-na _lugal_-ri | the city Irqata to the king |
| 3 | _en_-nu um-ma _iri_ ir-qa-ta | Watch: "The city has been plundered." |
| 4 | u3 _lu2-mesz_ szi-bu!-ti-szi | and the men of her witnesses |
| 5 | a-na _giri3-mesz lugal_-ri _en_-nu | to the feet of the king, the lord |
| 6 | 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-an ni-am-qu2-ut | 7 times 7 we shall cut off. |
| 7 | a-na _en_-nu _{d}utu_ um-ma | to the lord, Šamaš, thus: |
| 8 | _iri_ ir-qa-ta i-de lib3-bi | the city of Irqat knows, the heart |
| 9 | _lugal en_ i-nu-ma ni-na-s,a-ru | The king, my lord, when we keep watch |
| 10 | _iri_ ir-qa-ta a-na sza-szu# | the city Irqata to him |
| 11 | i-nu-ma yu-wa-szi-ra# _lugal#_ | when Yawashira the king |
| 12 | _en_-nu {disz}[_dumu_]-bi-ha-a [u3] | the owners of the son of Bihâ and |
| 13 | yi-iq-bi a-na ia-[szi]-nu# | I said to them: |
| 14 | um-ma _lugal_ u2#-s,a-ru-mi# | Thus says the king: |
| 15 | _iri_ ir-qa-ta _dumu-mesz#_ | The city Irqata, the sons |
| 16 | _lu2_ sza-ri _lugal_-ri | the king’s messenger |
| 17 | tu-ba-u2-na-nu | Tubānanu |
| 18 | _iri_ ir-qa-ta tu-ba#-[u2] | the city of Irqata you will conquer |
| 19 | ki-ta a-na _lugal_-ri | lower to the king |
| 20 | [i]-nu-ma na-ad-nu [x a-na] | When the gift ... to |
| 21 | _kur#_ su2#-ba-ri qa#-[du] | the land Subartu together with |
| 22 | 3(u) _ansze-kur-ra#-mesz {gesz}[gigir-mesz_] | 30 horses and chariots |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ti#-de lib3-bi _iri_ ir#-[qa-ta] | the heart of the city will be satisfied. |
| 2 | i-nu-ma ka-szi-id# | when he reached |
| 3 | t,up-pi2 _lugal_ a-na sza-[ha-at,] | A tablet of the king to be broken |
| 4 | _kur_ sza il3-qu2 _lu2-mesz gaz#_ [isz-tu] | The land which they took, the people massacred, from |
| 5 | _lugal_-ri i-te9-ep-pi2#-[szu] | the king has performed against him |
| 6 | nu-kur2 it-ti-nu a-na _kur2#_ | the enemy with us to the enemy |
| 7 | _en_-nu _lu2_ ti-isz3-ta-[par2-szu] | The owner of the man is responsible for his litigation. |
| 8 | _ugu_-nu a-di ni-na-s,a-ru _ki#_ | Concerning us, until we keep watch, |
| 9 | yi-isz3-me2 _lugal_-ru _en_-nu | May the king, our lord, hear our prayers. |
| 10 | a-wa-te _ARAD2-mesz_ ki-ti-szu | the words of his servants |
| 11 | u3 ia-di-na _nig2-ba_ | and Iadina the gift |
| 12 | a-na _ARAD2_-szu u3 ti-da-ga-lu | to his servant and Tidagālu |
| 13 | _lu2-mesz_ a-ia-bu-nu u3 | the men who were killed and |
| 14 | ti-ka-lu ep-ra sza-ri | “The tikalû-demon, the šaru-disease, |
| 15 | _lugal_-ri u2-ul ti-na-mu-usz | the king should not be afraid. |
| 16 | isz-tu mu-hi-nu | from Muhinu |
| 17 | a-bu-la nu-u2-du-lu a-di# | The father who did not dwell there, until |
| 18 | ka-sza-di sza-ri | to conquer, conquer |
| 19 | _lugal#_ a-na ia-szi-nu | the king to me |
| 20 | _kal#-ga nu-kur2 ugu_-nu | mighty, unrivalled over them |
| 21 | [_ma]-gal_ ma-gal | a large boat, large |
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