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EA 069 (P270958)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 069 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270958 |
| Museum no. | BM 029856(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}...] | to |
| 2 | [qi2-bi2-ma] | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur] | thus Rib-Adad |
| 4 | [a-na _giri3-mesz_-ka am-qu2-ut] | I fall at your feet. |
| 5 | [_{d}nin_ sza _iri_ gub-la _dingir lugal_] | O lady of the city of Gubla, god and king |
| 6 | [be-li-ia li-din _tesz2_-ka] | my lord may give advice to you. |
| 7 | a-na pa#-ni# [_lugal_ be-li-ia] | to the king, my lord |
| 8 | _{d}utu_-ia [am-mi-ni qa-la-ta] | My Šamaš, what have I done? |
| 9 | u3 asz-ba-ta# [i-na ...] | and the dwelling in ... |
| 10 | [a]-qa-bu il3-ti-qu2-mi gab2#-[bu a-wa-ti] | I said, they passed by, all the words |
| 11 | i-na bi-ri-szu-nu _ugu_-[ia] | between them, against me |
| 12 | sza2-ni-tam a-nu-ma i-na-an-na | Secondly, herewith |
| 13 | i-na-mu-szu ur-ra mu#-[sza] | in the future, at any time |
| 14 | i-na nu-kur3-ti-_mesz_ sza _ugu_-[ia] | In the oaths which are upon me |
| 15 | sza#-[ni]-tam at-ta ti-de-mi | Secondly, you know that |
| 16 | _iri{ki}-mesz_-ia da-an-nu _ugu_-ia | My cities are strong against me. |
| 17 | [u3 u2]-ul# i-le-<i> i-pi2-isz | and he will not succeed. |
| 18 | [_saga_]-qa# it#-ti#-szu#-nu# sza2#-[ni]-tam | The second good is with them. |
| 19 | [...] nu-ut | ... is dead |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza# _iri_ ma-ag-da-lim | of the city of Magdalim |
| 2 | u3 _erin2-mesz iri_ ma-as,-pat2{ki} | and the troops of Maṣpat |
| 3 | nu-kur3-tu4 _ugu_-ia u3 a-nu-ma | a rebellion against me and herewith |
| 4 | ia-nu-um _lu2_-lum sza yi-ri-s,u2-ni | there is no man who the yiriṣūnu |
| 5 | isz-tu qa-ti-szu-nu sza-ni-tam | From their other hand |
| 6 | i-na ka-<sza>-ad {disz}ap-pi2-ha a-na mah-ri-ia | at the command of Appiha in my presence |
| 7 | szi-si-tu4 _ugu_-ia u3 gab2-bi | šisītu-disease upon me and all |
| 8 | _ka2-gal-mesz_-ia ti-ulx(AN)-qe2 _uruda#_ | Take my gates! The copper |
| 9 | :" nu-hu-usz-tu4 sza-al# | “Nuḫuštu-plant, šal |
| 10 | {disz}ap-pi2-ha _lu2_-ka ki gab2#-[bi] | Appiha, your man, with his chest |
| 11 | a-wa-ti sza-ni-tam ku-ru-ub#-[mi] | another word of mine |
| 12 | a-na _lugal_ be-li#-[ia u3] | to the king, my lord, and |
| 13 | a-s,i2# | aṣi |
| left | ||
| 1 | [x x] gab2#-bu# | ... all |
| 2 | [... i-pi2]-isz# _saga#_-[qi2 ...] | ... he performed a good deed ... |
Sources & licences
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