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EA 085 (P271073)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 085 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271073 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01626 |
| 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 | [a-na _lugal_-ri] _en_-ia _{d}utu_ qi2#-bi2#-[ma] | Speak to the king, my lord: Šamaš. |
| 2 | [um-ma {disz}ri-ib]-_{d}iszkur ARAD2_-ka-ma a-na _giri3#-[mesz_] | Thus (says) Rib-Adad, your servant: |
| 3 | [_en_-ia] _{d}utu_ 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-an am-[qut] | my lord Šamaš seven times seven times I fell. |
| 4 | [_{d}nin_] sza _iri_ gub-la ti-di-in4 | Lady of the city of Gubla, guide |
| 5 | [_kal]-ga#_ a-na _lugal_-ri _en_-ia | The mighty to the king, my lord. |
| 6 | [a-nu]-ma ki-a-ma-am isz-tap-ru a-na _lugal_-[ri] _en_-ia | Now then they have written to the king, my lord. |
| 7 | [u3] la-a yi-isz3-mu-na a-wa-te-ia | and do not disregard my words |
| 8 | a-nu-ma 3(disz)-ta-an i-zi-iz _ugu_-ia _mu-kam2-mesz_ | Now, three times he has stood against me, year after year. |
| 9 | an-ni-ta u3 2(disz) _mu_ am-ma-sza-'u5 | this and two years of Ammaša'u |
| 10 | _sze_-im-_hi-a_-ia ia-nu _sze_-im-_hi-a_ a-na | There are no straw taxes for my corn taxes. |
| 11 | a-ka-li a-na ia-szi-nu mi-na a-qa-bu-na | What did I say to them? |
| 12 | a-na _lu2-mesz_ hu-up-szi-ia ga-am-ru | to the men of my hupšīya full |
| 13 | _dumu-mesz_-szu-nu _{munus}dumu-munus_-szu-nu _gesz-mesz# e2_-szu-nu | their sons, their daughters, the wood of their house |
| 14 | i-na na-da-ni i-na _kur_ <ia>-ri-mu-ta | at the nadānu-offering in the land Cirimu |
| 15 | i-na ba2-la-at, _zi#_-nu sza-ni-tam | in life another life |
| 16 | yi-isz3-me2 _lugal_-ru _en_-li a-wa-te | May the king, my lord, hear my words. |
| 17 | _ARAD2_ ki-ti-szu u3 yu-wa-szi-ra | servant of his family and Yawašira. |
| 18 | _sze_-im-_hi-a_ i-na lib3-bi _{gesz}ma2-mesz_ u3 yu-ba-li-it, | barley from the boats and Yaballiṭ |
| 19 | _ARAD2_-szu u3! iri!_-szu u3 ia-di-na | his servant and his city and Iadina |
| 20 | 4(disz) me _lu2-mesz_ 3(u) ta-pal# [_ansze]-kur#-ra#-mesz_ | 400 men, 30 teams of horses |
| 21 | ki-ma na-da-ni a-na {disz}su2-ra#-ta | like a gift to Surata |
| 22 | u3 ti-na-s,a-ru _iri_ a-na ka-ta5 | and the guarding of the city to you |
| 23 | sza#-ni-tam i-nu-ma yi-iq#-bi {disz}ia-an-ha-mu | Secondly, when I spoke to Iān-hamu |
| 24 | [na]-ad#-na-ti-mi _sze_-im-_hi-a_ a-na {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur | They gave me the barley to Rib-Adad |
| 25 | [u3] na#-di-in4 a-na sza-a-szu | and given to him. |
| 26 | [...] zu# :" hu-ta-ri-ma | ... ... means "to go out" |
| 27 | [u3 na-di-in4] _sze-im#-hi-[a] 4(u) lu2-mesz_ | and the delivery of barley, 40 men |
| 28 | mi#-na# na-da-an szu#-ut# [a]-na ia-<szi> | What is the tribute for me? |
| 29 | u3 an-nu-u2 i-na <qa-at> {disz}ia-pa-{d}iszkur# | And this in the hand of Iāpa-Addu |
| 30 | ad#-di-<in> _ku3-babbar-mesz_-szu-nu al-lu-mi | I gave. Their silver I paid. |
| 31 | {disz}pu#-he2-ya it-ka sza#-al-szu | Puḫēya has opened a letter to him: |
| 32 | u3 yi-iq-bi gab2-ba i-na pa-ni-ka | and yiqbi, all of it, in your presence |
| 33 | sza-ni-tam li-id-mi3-iq i-na pa-ni | Secondly, may he pass before |
| 34 | _lugal_-ri _en_-ia u3 yu-da-nam# | the king, my lord, and I myself |
| 35 | _sze_-im-_hi-a_ mu-u2-s,a# _kur_ ia-ri-mu-ta | barley, feed of the land of Yarimmu; |
| 36 | sza#-a yu-da-nu# pa-na-nu i-na _iri_ s,u#-mu-ra | Whoever has a claim, in the city of Ṣumurrum |
| 37 | yu#-da-nam i-na-na i-na _iri_ gub-la | Now, in the city of Gubla |
| 38 | [u3] nu#-ba-li-it, a-di ti-sza#-[i!]-lu# | and we will live as long as he lives. |
| 39 | [a]-na# _iri_-li-ka sza-ni-tam li-ib#-[lu-ut,] | another city may he live. |
| 40 | [_lugal_]-ru _en_ a-di [_lu2]-mesz#_-ia ra-[i-mu-ni?] | the king, my lord, together with my people love me. |
| 41 | [{disz}ARAD2-a]-szi#-ir-ta u3 _lu2-mesz gaz#-[mesz_] | Abdi-Aširta and the killed men |
| 42 | [a-na ma]-har# {disz}ia-pa-{d}iszkur i-na | before Iāpa-Addu, in |
| 43 | [_iri_ be-ru]-ta u3 tu-pa-szu [ki-tu] | The city of Beruta and its environs are in disrepair. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-nu-ma] _en_ ia-nu _lu2_ i-na _iri_-[ka u3] | Now, my lord, the man in your city and |
| 2 | [usz]-szi-ra _lu2#-mesz#_ ma-s,a-ar-ta [a-na] | the guards to |
| 3 | [na]-s,a#-ar _kur#_-ka# u2-ul tu-s,a-bat | You will not seize the guard of your land. |
| 4 | [_kur_]-ka sza-ni-tam szi-me2 ia-a-szi | another land hears of me, |
| 5 | [qi2]-ba-mi a-na {disz}ia-an-ha-mi u3 | speak to Iān-ḫamu and |
| 6 | yi#-il3#-qe2 _ku3-babbar-mesz#_ [lu-bu]-szi a-na _lu2-mesz_ | the silver of the slaves to the men |
| 7 | _iri#_ gub#-la i-na _kur_ ia#-ri-mu-ta | the city Gubla in the land of Yarimuta |
| 8 | sza-ni-tam _lugal kur_ <mi>-ta-na a-s,i2 | Furthermore, the king of the land of Mitana, the aṣi |
| 9 | a-di _iri#_ s,u-mu-ra# u3 yu-ba-u2 | as far as the city of Ṣumura and Yabau |
| 10 | a-la-kam2# [a]-di _iri_ gub-la u3 ia#-nu | I will go as far as the city of Gubla, and there is none. |
| 11 | _a-mesz!_ a-na sza#-te-szu u3 ta-ra# | water for this and to return |
| 12 | a-na _kur_-szu a-nu-ma ki#-a-ma isz3-tap-ru | to his land, herewith he has written as follows: |
| 13 | [a]-na# [_e2]-gal_ a-na i-ri-isz3-ti-ia | to the palace, to my wife |
| 14 | [a-na mi]-ni la#-[a] tu#-te-ru | Why did you not return? |
| 15 | [a-wa-tam] i-ba-szi-mi u3 i-ia-nu# | a word there is and there is |
| 16 | [i]-ri#-isz3-ti _ARAD2_-ia u3 i-de | Irishti, my servant, and knows |
| 17 | ip#-sza sza# i-pu-szu | that he did |
| 18 | a-di# yi-[ik]-ta#-asz-du-na _lugal_-ru | as far as Yaktashduna, the king |
| 19 | [u3] yi-da#-ga-lu _lugal_-ru | and Yadagalu, the king |
| 20 | _ARAD2#_ ki-ti-szu mi-ia-mi | servant of his family, whatever |
| 21 | {disz}ARAD2-a-szi#-[ir]-ta# _ARAD2# ur#-gi7#_ [u3] | Abdi-Aširta, servant of the dog |
| 22 | [u3 yi]-qa-bu szum-szu i-na | and I shall speak his name in |
| 23 | [pa]-ni _lugal {d}utu_ i-nu-ma 1(disz) ha-za-nu | the king, Šamaš, when one mayor |
| 24 | lib3-bu-szu it-ti lib3-bi-ia | his heart with my heart |
| 25 | u3 u2-da-bi-ra {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta | and Abdi-Aširta |
| 26 | isz-tu _kur_ a-mur-ri sza-ni-tam isz-tu | from Amurru; another from |
| 27 | ta-ri a-bi-ka isz3-tu | the tribute of your father from |
| 28 | _iri_ s,i2-du-na isz-tu _u4-kam2-mesz_ | the city Ṣiduna from the days |
| 29 | szu-wa-at in4-ne2-ep-sza-at | (Sum) She performs a šuwatu ritual (Akk) She performed a ritual |
| 30 | _kur-mesz_ a-na _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_ ki-na-na | the lands to kill the men, the faithful |
| 31 | ia-nu mi-am-ma a-na ia-szi | Nothing to me |
| 32 | yi-isz3-me2 _lugal_-ru a-wa-te _ARAD2_-szu | the king's words his servant |
| 33 | ia#-di-na _lu2-mesz_ a-na na-s,a-ar | I gave. The men to guard |
| 34 | _iri#_-szu u2-ul yu-pa-hi-ra ka-li | his city he shall not abandon all |
| 35 | [_lu2]-mesz gaz-mesz_ u3 _di-ab_-tu# | The men are killed and captured. |
| 36 | [_iri_] u3 i-na _u4-kam2-mesz_ | the city and on the days |
| 37 | [an-nu]-ti usz-szi-ra _erin2-mesz [gal_] | These are the great troops. |
| 38 | [<u3> tu]-da-bi-ra-szu isz#-[tu] | After you have redeemed him, |
| 39 | [_kur_ a-mur]-ri i-nu-ma _{lu2}maszkim2 lugal#_ | the land Amurru, when the king’s official |
| 40 | [it]-ti#-nu u3 a-na sza-szu# | with us and to him |
| 41 | [nu-usz-pu]-ru u2-ul nu-usz-pu-ru a-na# [ka]-ta5 {munus}um-ma#-[ah-nu] | We did not write, we did not send to you, Ummaḫnu |
| 42 | [u3 mu]-ut-szi {disz}isz-ku-ru# _geme2 {d}nin#_ [sza] _iri_ gub-[la u3] | and her husband Iškuru, the slave woman of the goddess of the city of Gubla and |
| 43 | [li-ib]-lu#-ut, _lugal_-ru a-di _geme2 {d}nin#_ i-na [...] | may they live. The king, together with the slave woman of the Lady, in |
| 44 | [...]-na i-na qa-at _lu2-gal#_ [x x] _{d}nin#_ | ... from the hand of the king ... the lady |
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