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EA 139 (P270930)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 139 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270930 |
| Museum no. | BM 029828(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 _lugal en_-ia [_{d}utu_-ia] | To the king, my lord: my Šamaš |
| 2 | um-ma an-ra-[bi-ih _ARAD2_-ka] | Thus Anrabih, your servant: |
| 3 | um-ma gu-_la#-ki# [geme2_-ka a-na] | Thus Gula, your female slave: |
| 4 | _giri3-mesz en {d}utu_ 7(disz)! 7(disz)# [am-qut] | The feet of the lord of Šamaš are 7 (and) 7 (i.e., 7). |
| 5 | la-a ta-ku-ul [i-na _iri_ gu-la] | Do not be afraid in the great city! |
| 6 | _iri_-ka u3 _iri_ a-bu-ti#-[ka] | your city and the city of your father |
| 7 | isz-tu da-ri-ti sza-ni-tam a-mur | [I have seen (this)] from a distant time. |
| 8 | _iri_ gu-la ki-ma hi-ku-ta-ah ki-na-na | The great city, like a true hikutah temple |
| 9 | _iri_ gu-la a-na _lugal en_-ia | The great city to the king, my lord! |
| 10 | la-a ta-ku-ul a-na-a-me su2-ri _ARAD2#_ | Do not eat! Why is Sūrī, the slave? |
| 11 | u3 yi-pu-isz ki-ma _sza3_-szu i-na | and as soon as his heart in |
| 12 | _kur-kur-mesz lugal_-ri a-mur ar-na sza | I have seen the king's lands. |
| 13 | a-pa!#-asz {disz}a-zi-ru i-na _lugal_-ri | As for Aziru, in kingship |
| 14 | [da]-ak# _lugal kur_ am-mi-ia u3 | the defeat of the king of my land and |
| 15 | [_lugal kur_] el#-da-ta u3 _lugal kur_ ir#-<qa-ta> | king of the land Elda, and king (of the land Irqat) |
| 16 | [u3 _lu2]-maszkim# lugal en_-ia u3 | and the governor of the king, my lord, and |
| 17 | [_iri_ s,u]-mu#-ra pa-la-sza | The city of Shumara, her province. |
| 18 | [u3 a-nu-ma] i-na-an-na yu-ba-u2 | Now then, Yabau |
| 19 | [i-pi2-isz] ar-<ni?> i-na _lugal_ sza-ni-tam | After that, another king |
| 20 | [...] hu#-ru yi-qa-bu | “... ḫūru-disease, I will say to you. |
| 21 | [...] _iri_ gu-la | ... Great City |
| 22 | [...] _ugu_ i-pi2-isz | ... he will die. |
| 23 | [...] yi-de | ... I shall say. |
| 24 | [...] s,a-ar | ... ṣar |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] _en_ it-ti# | ... ... with |
| 2 | [...] tu ka-la-at | ... all |
| 3 | [x x] sza#-ra-qi2# u3 la-a | ... ša-raqi and not |
| 4 | [x x] ti# mi-im-ma i-na sza-szu-nu | ... anything among them |
| 5 | [x x] ku u3 yi-di _lugal en_-<ia> | ... the king, your lord, |
| 6 | [a-na]-ku# _ARAD2_ ki-ti-szu u3 | I am a servant of his and |
| 7 | yi-isz#-szi-ra ma-s,a-ar-ta i-na | Yisȟira, guardian of |
| 8 | _iri_-szu 3(u) _lu2-mesz_ u3 5(u) _lu2-mesz_ a-di | his city 30 men and 50 men together with |
| 9 | _iri_ gub-la <la>-a ia-asz-ku-un x _lugal# sza3_-szu | “The city of Gubla, I did indeed establish. ... the king his heart |
| 10 | i-na mi-im-mi sza yi-isz-szi-ru | From whatever it is that he wishes |
| 11 | {disz}a-zi-ru a-na sza-szu mi-im-mu | Aziru to him everything |
| 12 | sza yi-isz-szi-ru a-ya?-ti su-mu-ru | (Sum) I am the one who smite(?) the enemy (Akk) The one who destroys the enemy |
| 13 | u3 mi-im {disz}ha-za-ni _lugal_ | and anything of the king's mayor |
| 14 | sza# da#-ak yi-isz-szi-ru | who is strong, he who trusts in you |
| 15 | a-na ka-ta a-mur {disz}a-zi-ru | I have seen Aziru. |
| 16 | ar-<nu> _lugal en_-ia | The king, my lord |
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