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EA 126 (P271028)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 126 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271028 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01183 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| 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 | {disz}ri-ib-id-di qi2-bi2-[ma] | Rib-iddi, speak! |
| 2 | a-na _lugal_ be-li-ia a-na _ki-ta_ | to the king, my lord, below |
| 3 | _giri3-mesz be_-ia 7(disz) u 7(disz) am-qut{ut} | my seven and seven feet I fell. |
| 4 | i-nu-ma sza-par2 be-li a-na _{gesz}taskarin#_-ma# | When the message of my lord to the tamarisk |
| 5 | isz-tu _kur-mesz_ sa3-al-hi u3 isz-tu# | from the land Salḫu and from |
| 6 | _iri ki_ u2-ga-ri-ti7 tu-ulx(AN)-qu2-na | the city of Ugarit you will pluck up. |
| 7 | la-a-mi i-le-u2 usz-szar | (Sum) The one who sees my face, he makes it shine like the sun. (Akk) I see the sun, I make it shine as the sun shines |
| 8 | _{gesz}ma2-mesz_-ia a-na asz-ra-nu | my boats to the quay |
| 9 | i-nu-ma nu-kur2-tu4 {disz}a-zi-ru | when a nukurtu Aziru |
| 10 | it-ti-ia u3 gab2-bi _lu2-mesz_ ha-za-nu-tu4 | with me and all the mayors |
| 11 | szal-mu-szu ki lib3-bi-szu-nu | its wholeness with their hearts |
| 12 | ti-la-ku-na _{gesz}ma2-mesz_-szu-nu | your life, their boats |
| 13 | u3 ti7#-il3-qu2-na hi-szi-ih-ta-szu-nu | and the Tigris, their irrigation ditches |
| 14 | sza-ni-tam mi-nu-um ia-di-nu | Secondly, what did I give? |
| 15 | mi-im-ma u3 ba-la-t,am2 | everything and life |
| 16 | _lugal_ a-na _lu2-mesz_ ha-za-nu-ti ib-ri-ia | the king to the mayors of my city |
| 17 | u3 a-na ia-szi la-a-mi | and to me not |
| 18 | ia-di-nu mi-im-ma u3 pa-na-nu | I have given, whatever and the face |
| 19 | a-na _lu2_ a-bu-ti-ia yu-sza-ru | to my father-in-law I have sent. |
| 20 | isz-tu _e2-gal-mesz ku3-babbar-mesz_ | from the palaces the silver |
| 21 | u3 mi-im-mu a-na ba-la-t,i3-szu-<nu> | and everything for their life |
| 22 | u3 yu-szi-ru be-li _erin2-mesz_ | And may my lord, the troops |
| 23 | a-na sza-a-szu-nu u3 a-nu-ma | to them, and now |
| 24 | a-na-ku asz-pu-ru a-na be-li-ia | I wrote to my lord. |
| 25 | a-na _erin2-mesz_ u3 _erin2-mesz_ ma-s,a-ar-tu | to the troops and the troops, guard |
| 26 | la-a tu-[sza-ru] u3 | you will not release, and |
| 27 | mi-im-mu [la-a]-mi | anything unclean |
| 28 | yu-da-nu [a-na] ia#-a-szi | Yadanu to me |
| 29 | [x] e bi#-am [...] | ... that house ... |
| 30 | a-na-ku i-nu#-[ma qa]-bi#-mi# | I, when you speak |
| 31 | _lugal_ be-li u2-s,ur#-[mi ra-ma-an-ka] | May the king, my lord, guard your love. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 u2-s,ur# [_iri lugal_ sza it-ti-ka] | and the guard of the city of the king who with you |
| 2 | ki a-na-s,a-ru# [ra-ma-ni-ia] | When I keep watch for myself |
| 3 | sza-par2-ti a-[na _lugal_ be-li-ia] | Send it to the king, my lord! |
| 4 | la-qu2-mi gab2#-[bi _iri-mesz_]-ia# | I have taken all of my cities. |
| 5 | _dumu_ {disz}ARAD2-a-[szi-ir-ti _en_]-szu-nu | son of Arad-Aširti, their lord |
| 6 | _iri ki_ gu-ub#-[li 1(disz)-en] _iri#_ | The city of Gubli, one city |
| 7 | a-na ia-a-szi u3 al#-[lu usz-szi-ir]-ti | To me and to all of the people |
| 8 | _lu2-dumu_ szi-<ip>-ri-ia a-na# [_lugal_] be#-li-ia | My messenger to the king, my lord: |
| 9 | _erin2-mesz_ la-a yu-sza-ru# | The troops are not available. |
| 10 | u3 _lu2-dumu_ szi-ip-ri#-[ia] | and the messenger of mine |
| 11 | la-a tu-sza-s,u2-na | you did not bring in. |
| 12 | u3 usz-szi-ra-szu qa-du#-mi | and its foundations together with |
| 13 | _erin2-mesz_ ri-s,u2-ti szum-ma _lugal_ | troops of the army if the king |
| 14 | za-ir _iri{ki#}_-szu u3 i-zi-ba-szi | he conquered his city and he killed her. |
| 15 | u3 szum-ma ia-ti-ia u3# | and if my brother and |
| 16 | i-pa-t,a2-ra-ni-mi [u3] | shall redeem me, and |
| 17 | usz-szi-ra _lu2_-ka yi-[na-s,a]-ar#-szi | Let your man be brought to an end, I will keep her alive. |
| 18 | mi-nu-mi la-a yu-da-nu# | What is not known? |
| 19 | isz-tu _e2-gal#_ mi-im-mu# | from the palace anything |
| 20 | a-na ia-szi asz-ma _erin2-mesz_ ha-ti# | to me, saying: “The ḫati troops |
| 21 | u3 i-sza-ra-pu _kur-mesz#_ [a]-na# _ne_ | and he will devastate the mountains. |
| 22 | asz-tap-par2 asz-ta-ni la-a | I wrote to you, but you did not |
| 23 | ia-tu-ru-na a-wa-tu | “I have turned to you, my words |
| 24 | a-na ia-a-szi s,a-ab-tu | seized for me. |
| 25 | ka-li _kur-mesz lugal be_-ia | all the lands of the king, my lord, |
| 26 | u3 qa-al be-li isz-tu-szu-nu | and the hand of my lord with them |
| 27 | u3 a-nu-ma i-na-na tu-ba-lu-na _erin2-mesz kur-mesz_ ha-ti | And now, if you wish, the troops of the land of Hatti |
| 28 | a-na# s,a-bat#-ti _iri ki_ gub-[li] | for the capture of the city of Gubli |
| 29 | u3 mi-lik a-na _iri ki#_-[ka] | and counsel to your city |
| 30 | u3 la-a-mi yi-isz-mi# | and my limbs, my yoke |
| 31 | _lugal#_ a-na _lu2-mesz_ mi-lim gab2-bi _ku3-babbar_ u _ku3-sig17 lugal_ | the king to all men, all of it, silver and gold. The king |
| 32 | ta-di-nu-ni a-na _dumu-mesz_ ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ti | to the sons of Warad-Aširtu |
| 33 | u3 szu-a-ti ta-di-nu-ni _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ti | and that is given, sons of Arad-Aširti |
| 34 | a-na _lugal_-ri da-an-ni u3 ki-na-na da-nu | To the mighty king and true king, Anu |
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