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EA 082 (P270970)
Business / Contracts, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 082 |
|---|---|
| ID | P270970 |
| Museum no. | BM 037648(Egypt) |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| 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 {disz}[a-ma]-an-ap-pa a-bi-ia | to Amānappa my father |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur _dumu_-ka-ma | Thus Rib-Adad, your son: |
| 4 | a-na _giri3-mesz_ a-bi-ia am-qu2-ut | to the feet of my father I fell. |
| 5 | aq-ta-bi u3 asz-ta-ni | I said, and I asked |
| 6 | a-na ka-ta5 u2-ul ti-le-u2-na | you will not live to the full extent. |
| 7 | la-qa-ia isz-tu qa-at | taken from the hand of |
| 8 | {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta ka-li | Abdi-Aširta, all |
| 9 | _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_ it-ti-szu | killed men with him |
| 10 | u3 _lu2-mesz_ ha-za-nu-tu u2-ul | and the mayors shall not |
| 11 | te9-esz-mu-na mi-im-ma | “All that you have learned, |
| 12 | u3 szap-ru a-na sza-a-szu | and a letter to him |
| 13 | u3 ki-na-na _kal-ga_ u3 | and the mighty shrine and |
| 14 | ta-asz-ta-na a-wa-tam a-na ia-szi | You have spoken a word to me. |
| 15 | usz-szi-ra-mi _lu2_-ka it-ti-ia | I made your man reconcile with me |
| 16 | a-na _e2-gal_ u3 la-a ka-szi-id | to the palace and not reached |
| 17 | i-re-szu u3 usz-szi-ir-ti-szu | his sheep and goats, |
| 18 | qa-du _erin2-mesz_ til-la-ti a-na ka-ta5 | together with the rest of the troops to you |
| 19 | a-di a-s,e2 _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti | until the departure of the troops released |
| 20 | a-na na-s,a-ar _zi_-ka u3 | to guard your life and |
| 21 | aq-bi a-na ka-ta5 la-a | I said to the kāta: |
| 22 | i-le-u2 usz-sza-ar-szu# | he will be able to sustain him. |
| 23 | u2-ul yi-isz3-ma {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-[ta] | It is not mine, Abdi-Aširta |
| 24 | u3 ma-an-nu il3-te9-qa-ni# | and who took it? |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz3#-tu qa-ti-szu u3 ta-aq#-[bu] | From his hand and you said: |
| 2 | a-na ia-szi u2-ul ta-pa-la-[ah] | do not turn away from me! |
| 3 | u3 ta-asz-ta-ni a-wa-tam a-na ia-szi | And you have spoken a word to me: |
| 4 | usz-szi-ir-mi _{gesz}ma2_ a-na | I set up. The boat to |
| 5 | _kur_ ia-ri-mu-ta u3 u2-s,a-ka | from the land of Yarimu and your departure |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar-mesz_ lu-bu-szi isz3-tu sza-szu-nu | the silver of lubušu from them |
| 7 | a-nu-ma _lu2-mesz_ sza na-ad-na-ta | Now, the men who were given |
| 8 | a-na ia-szi in4-na-ab-tu gab2-bu | he has taken it all away from me. |
| 9 | ha-ba-li-ia# _ugu_-ka szum!-ma! | my enemies against you, if |
| 10 | ta-qu2#-u2-ul a-na ia-szi a-nu-ma | you did not pay to me. Now |
| 11 | isz3-ti-me2 u2-ul i-nu-ma | Until then, |
| 12 | usz-szi-ir-ti _lu2_-ia a-na _e2-gal_ | my man to the palace |
| 13 | u3 iq-bi a-na _lu2_ u3 iz-zi-iz | and said to a man and stood |
| 14 | _gir2 zabar ugu_-ia# u3 am-ma-ha-as,-ni? | a bronze sword against me and I struck |
| 15 | 9(disz)-ta-an a-nu-ma _ga-kal_ i-na | 9 each, herewith the fattener in |
| 16 | ar-ni an-nu-u2 u3 i-na ar-ni | This curse and in curse |
| 17 | sza-ni mi-nu il3-te9-qa-ni szum-ma | What has he taken? |
| 18 | 2(disz) _iti_ ia-nu _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti | 2 months there are no prisoners of war. |
| 19 | u3 i-te9-zi-ib _iri{ki}_ | and he left the city |
| 20 | u3 pa-at,-ra-ti u3 | and the provinces and |
| 21 | bal-t,a2-at _zi_-ia a-di | alive, my life until |
| 22 | i-pe2-szu i-pi2-isz3 lib3-bi-ia | who performs the deeds of my heart |
| 23 | sza-ni-tam u2-ul ti-i-de | another one you did not know. |
| 24 | at-ta _kur_ a-mu-ri ur-ra | You, the land of Amurru, in the future |
| 25 | u3 mu-sza tu-ba-u2-na | and the night that you sat down |
| 26 | _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti u2-ul ta-sza-asz | You shall not raise a claim against the captives. |
| 27 | :" na-aq-s,a-pu u3 qi2-bi a-na _lugal_ | the naqṣapu and the command to the king |
| 28 | ku-usz-da! ki-ma ar-hi-isz3 | kušda-vessel like a reed bundle |
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