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EA 089 (P271074)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 089 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271074 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01627 |
| 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]-{d}iszkur iq-bi# [a-na] | Rib-Adad said to |
| 2 | [_en_-szu] _lugal# kur-mesz lugal gal#_ | his lord, king of the lands, great king, |
| 3 | [_{d}nin_] sza# _iri_ gub-la# [ti-din] | the lady of the city of Gubla gave. |
| 4 | [_kal-ga_ a]-na _lugal_-ri _en_-[ia] | The mighty to the king, my lord. |
| 5 | [a-na _giri3]-mesz# en_-ia _{d}utu#_-ia# | to the feet of my lord, my Šamaš |
| 6 | [7(disz)-szu 7(disz)]-ta-an am-qu2#-ut | 7 times 7 I fall. |
| 7 | [a-nu-ma] ki#-a-ma asz-ta-pa-ru | Herewith I have written as follows: |
| 8 | [a-na _e2]-gal_ a-wa-tu-ia u2-ul | to the palace of my words not |
| 9 | [tu-ulx(AN)-qu2]-na u3 sza-ma u2-ul | you have plundered, and that one is not |
| 10 | [tu]-usz#-mu-na a-mur i-pi2-isz3 | You sit down, see the work |
| 11 | _iri#_ s,ur-ri ki-na-na pal-ha-ti | The city, a safe and secure place, |
| 12 | i-na-na la-a yi-sza-a-lu _lugal_-ru | Now the king should not be afraid! |
| 13 | a-na ha-za-ni-szu a-na a-hi-ia yi-<isz3-me> _lugal_ | to his mayor and to my brother, may the king |
| 14 | u2-ul ki#-na# a-wa!-ti-szu-nu :" a-wa-te-ia | I am not true to their words, my words |
| 15 | szum-ma _lugal_-ru yi-sza-i-lu | If the king wishes |
| 16 | u3 na-ad-na pa-ni-nu a-na | and the prebend to |
| 17 | a-ra-di-ka a-na-ku-mi3 ep-sza-ti | (Sum) I am your servant, I am a deceiver (Akk) I have been your servant |
| 18 | i-zir-ta# a-na# _iri_ s,ur-ri | an oath to a hostile city |
| 19 | i-ba-szu i-na pa-ni-ia | there is in my presence |
| 20 | al-lu-u2 ha-za-na-szu-nu da-ku | Allû, their mayor is dead. |
| 21 | qa-du a-ha-ti-ia u3 _dumu-mesz_-sze | together with my brothers and sons |
| 22 | {munus}_dumu-munus-mesz_ a-ha-<ti>-ia usz-szi-ir-ti | the daughters of my brother-in-law were born. |
| 23 | a-na _iri_ s,ur#-[ri] isz#-tu pa-ni | to a fortified city from |
| 24 | {disz}ARAD2-a-[szi-ir-ta ...]-szu | Abdi-Aširta |
| 25 | qa-[...]-ad# | ... ... |
| 26 | [...] | |
| 27 | [...] | |
| 28 | [...] | |
| 29 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [... szum-ma qa-al] | ... if the middle |
| 2 | _lugal#_-ru [u3 ti-ne2-ep-szu] | the king and his work |
| 3 | ka-li _kur-mesz#_ [a-na _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_] | all the lands to kill men |
| 4 | szum-ma a-na a-hi-[ia] | If to my brother |
| 5 | yi-sza-i-lu _lugal_-ru [u3] | Yašalu, the king, and |
| 6 | _gur_ i-na ba-li id#-[...] | He ... a gur of barley without interest. |
| 7 | ia-asz-pu-ru a-na _lugal_-ri# [u3] | I have written to the king and |
| 8 | la-a tu-usz-mu-na a-wa#-tu-szu# | You did not listen to his words |
| 9 | u3 ma-ti-ma szu-ut a-nu | and whatever that one |
| 10 | i-de-szu u3 szum-ma a-na a-hi-ia | he knows, and if to my brother |
| 11 | ti-sza-i-lu u3 ta-aq-bu | You will sing and you will say. |
| 12 | _iri_ an-nu-u2 la-a ha-za-nu sza-al | This city is not a mayor. |
| 13 | _lugal_-ru _ugu_-szu u2-ul ni-le-u2 | the king shall not have authority over him. |
| 14 | i-pe2-esz mi-im-mi u3 pal-hu-ni | he will do whatever he deems best. |
| 15 | szum-ma a-na ha-za-ni _iri_ s,ur-ri | If to the mayor of a small city |
| 16 | la-a yi-sza-i-lu _lugal_-ru | may he not become a king! |
| 17 | i-nu-ma ma-id mi-mu-szu ki-ma | When the price of his property like |
| 18 | a-ia-ab a-na-ku i-de-szu | (Sum) I am the one who knows, I know (about it). (Akk) I know. |
| 19 | a-mur _e2 iri_ s,ur-ri | see the temple of the distant city, |
| 20 | ia-nu _e2_-ti ha-za-ni | there is no house of the mayor |
| 21 | ki#-ma szu-a-ta ki-ma _e2_ | like that, like a house |
| 22 | _iri#_ u2-ga-ri-ta i-ba-szi | from the city of Ugarit there is |
| 23 | [ma]-id _ma-gal_ mi-mu | the length, the width, anything |
| 24 | [i-na] lib3-bi-szu yi-isz3-me _lugal_-ru | in his heart a king's prayer |
| 25 | [a-wa]-te# _ARAD2_-<szu> yu-wa-szi-ra | the words of his servant Yawashira |
| 26 | [...]-da u3 yi-zi-iz | ... and stand. |
| 27 | [x x] er#-s,e-ti u3 | ... the earth and |
| 28 | [...] a-na ha-za-nu-ti u3 [a-na] | ... to the mayors and to |
| 29 | [ia-szi la-a] yu#-da-an mi#-mu# | I do not know anything. |
| 30 | [qa-ti]-szu-nu u3 [...] | their hands and ... |
| 31 | [... _lu2]-maszkim2# lugal_-ri i-[le-qu2] | ... the king's official will take. |
| 32 | [isz-tu] qa-ti _lugal_-ri ka#-[li] | From the hand of the king, all |
| 33 | [...] _kur-mesz_ [...] | ... mountains ... |
| 34 | [_lugal_-ri] i-de i-ra-am _lugal_-ru [i-nu-ma] | The king knows that he loves the king. When |
| 35 | [{disz}ARAD2-a]-szi-ir-ta la-qa a-ia-ab sza# | Abdi-Aširta is acquired and taken. Whoever |
| 36 | [i]-na# pa-ni-szu-nu u3 pa-asz-hu | in their presence and in opposition |
| 37 | [yi?-pa]-li#-ih-szu-nu _lugal_-ru u2-ul asz-pu-ru# | I did not send a message to their king. |
| 38 | ar-na-nu a-na _lugal_ | I have written to the king: |
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