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EA 081 (P271033)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 081 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271033 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01318 |
| 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)
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 | [{disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur iq]-bi# a-na _en_-[szu] | Rib-Adad said to his lord: |
| 2 | [_lugal kur{ki}-mesz lugal gal] lugal#_ ta-am-ha-[ra] | king of the lands, great king, king in battle |
| 3 | [_{d}nin_ sza _iri_ gub-la] ti#-di-in4 _kal#-ga#_ | O lady of the city of Gubla, mighty one |
| 4 | [a-na _lugal_]-ri# [_en_-ia a-na _giri3-mesz] en#_-ia | to the king, my lord, and to the feet of my [lord] |
| 5 | [_{d}utu_]-ia 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-a-an am#-qu2#-ut | my Šamaš 7 times 7 I fell. |
| 6 | [lu-u2] i-de _lugal_-ru _en_-li i-nu-ma | may the king, my lord, know. When |
| 7 | [_kal]-ga_ nu-kur2-tu4 sza _ARAD2_-a-szi#-ir-ta | mighty, unrivalled one, belonging to Warad-Ashirta |
| 8 | [u3] il3-ti-qe2 ka-li _iri{ki#}-mesz_-ia# | and took all my cities |
| 9 | [a-na] sza-a-szu _iri_ gub-la u3 _iri#_ bat,-ru-[na] | to him the cities Gubla and Batruna |
| 10 | [ir]-ti#-ha-<at> a-na ia-szi u3 2(disz) _iri#_ yu#-[ba]-u2 | Irti-ḫat to me and 2 cities of Yabau |
| 11 | [la]-qa#-a u3 iq-bi a-na _lu2-mesz [iri_ bat,-ru]-na# | and said to the citizens of Batruna: |
| 12 | [du]-ku-mi _en_-ku-nu u3 in4-ne2-[ep-szu] | You are dead, your lord, and they have performed it. |
| 13 | [a-na] _lu2-mesz gaz_ ki-ma _iri_ am-mi#-[ia] | to the people killed, like my own city |
| 14 | [u3] in4-ne2-ep-szu ar-<nu> a-na [ia-szi] | and his deeds are not for me |
| 15 | [iz]-zi#-iz# _lu2-{zabar!}gir2!_ :" pat,#-ra# _ugu_-ia# | he stood. The bronze šēpi guard was angry with me. |
| 16 | u3 da#-ka#-ti-szu u3 [_lu2_] szi-ir-da-nu | and his enemies, and the širdanu |
| 17 | sza#-a i-de pa#-[t,a2-ar a]-na# ma-har | that he knows, he will be released before |
| 18 | [{disz}]ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta i-na pi2-szu a-pi2-isz3 | Abdi-Aširta by his own mouth |
| 19 | [ip]-szu an-nu-u2 a-na ia-szi a-nu-ma | this has happened to me; herewith |
| 20 | [ki-a]-ma asz-ba-ti u3 qa-la-ti i-na | like a dwelling and a bedroom in |
| 21 | [lib3-bi _iri_]-ia la-a i-le-e a-s,a | the heart of my city did not know, I went out. |
| 22 | [a-na _edin-mesz_] asz-ta-par2 a-na _e2-gal_ | to the plains I sent, to the palace |
| 23 | [u3 la-a tu]-te-ru-na a-wa-tu | but you did not return the word |
| 24 | [a-na ia-szi 9(disz)-ta]-an am-ma-ha-as, | 9 times I smashed it. |
| 25 | [u3 ki-na-an]-na# _zi_-ia pal#-[ha-ti] | and truthfulness, my fearsomeness, |
| 26 | [u3 asz-ta-pa]-ar# u3 asz-[ta-ni] | I have written and checked, |
| 27 | [a-na _e2-gal_] u2-ul ta#-[qa-al-mi] | to the palace you shall not approach. |
| 28 | [a-na mi-nim qa]-la-ta asz-[szum mur-s,i] | Concerning the illness |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_ugu_-ia] szum#-ma 2(disz) _iti_ an-[ni-ta] | Concerning me, if for two months each |
| 2 | [ia-nu _erin2]-mesz#_ pi2-t,a2-ti u3 [usz-szi-ra] | there are no prisoners of war and he will die. |
| 3 | [...] u2-ul yi-ma-qu2-ta [_ugu_] | ... I will not fall. |
| 4 | [_iri_]-ia u3 yi-il3-qa-ni asz#-[ta-par2 a-na] | I have sent my city and my yilqānu to |
| 5 | [_e2]-gal_ u3 mi-na a-<qa-bu-na a>-na _lu2-mesz_ hu#-[up-szi-ia] | The palace and what I say to the people of Huppshiya |
| 6 | [a]-nu#-ma ki-ma _muszen_ sza i-na lib3-[bi] | Now, like a bird that inside |
| 7 | [hu]-ha-ri :" ki-lu-bi sza-ak-[na-at] | huharu means “to lie down.'" |
| 8 | [ki]-szu-ma szu-nu i-na lib3-bi _iri#_ [gub]-la# | instead of them, in the inner city stationed |
| 9 | [_a-sza3_]-szu-nu _dam_ sza la mu-ta ma#-szi#-il3 | their field, a wife without a husband, he shall carry off. |
| 10 | [asz]-szum# ba#-li# i-re-szi ga-am-ru | Because he is a lord, he will be a fuller. |
| 11 | [_dumu-mesz_-szu-nu _munus] dumu#-munus#-[mesz] gesz#-mesz e2-mesz_-szu-nu | their sons, women, daughters, trees of their houses |
| 12 | [i-na] na#-da#-ni# [i]-na# _kur#_ [ia]-ri-mu-ta | At the nadānu ceremony in the land of Yarimuta |
| 13 | [a-na] ba-la-at, _zi_-szu-nu a-nu-ma# | for the life of their life now |
| 14 | [ki-a]-ma# aq-bi a-na sza-a-szu-nu _dingir_-ia# | Just as I said to them, my god |
| 15 | [yu-szi]-ru# _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti i-nu-ma ti-du#-[u2] | the rest of the troops are released. When you know, |
| 16 | [u3] ia-nu u3 an-nu-u2 na-ad-nu pa#-[ni-szu-nu] | Neither of them, nor this is given before them. |
| 17 | [a-na] ia-szi!? szum#-ma 2(disz) _iti-mesz_ la-a tu-[s,a-na] | For me, if you did not bring it for two months |
| 18 | [_erin2]-mesz#_ pi2-t,a2-ti u3 i-te9-la-[am!] | The prisoners of war and the prisoners of peace |
| 19 | [{disz}]ARAD2#_-a-szi-ir-ta u3 il3-te9-qe2 2(disz) _iri#_ | Warad-Aširta and he took. Two cities |
| 20 | [pa]-na-nu _iri#_ s,u-mu-ra u3 _lu2-mesz_-[szi] | The province of the city of Shumura and its people |
| 21 | dan#-nu-tu4# [i]-ba-asz-szu u3 _lu2-[mesz_] | there is a strong one, and the men |
| 22 | [ma]-s,a#-ar-tu# it-ti-nu mi-na# | What is the guard with us? |
| 23 | [i-pu]-szu-na# [a-na]-ku i-na i-de#-ni#-ia | they did, and I, by my command |
| 24 | [...]-da#-ga-lu it#-ta-s,i2 | ... has gone out |
| 25 | [...] an [...] | ... An ... |
| 26 | [...] | |
| 27 | [...] _kal#-ga#_ | ... is strong. |
| 28 | [...] u3 [...] | ... and ... |
| 29 | [...] u3 ki-na-na# | ... and Kinana |
| 30 | [...] il3-ti-qu2 | ... he passed |
| 31 | [...]-ti-ia | ... my |
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