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EA 105 (P271075)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 105 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271075 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01628 |
| 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 gal lugal kur-kur lugal_ ta-am-ha#-[ra] | Great king, king of all lands, mighty king. |
| 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)-ta-an am-qu2-ut | my Šamaš, seven times seven I fell. |
| 6 | sza-ni-tam ya-am-li-ik _lugal_-ru | Secondly, I am a king who trusts in you. |
| 7 | a-na _iri_ s,u-mu-ra a-mu-ur | to the city of Ṣumura I saw. |
| 8 | _iri_ s,u-mu-ra ki-ma _muszen_ sza lib3-bi | the city Ṣumura like a bird of the interior |
| 9 | hu-ha#-ri [:"] ki-lu-bi sza-ak-na-at | “Ḫuḫari means "the kilubu-disease is set" |
| 10 | ki-na-na i-ba-sza-at _iri_ s,u-mu-ra | a stable foundation is in place, a bright city |
| 11 | {disz}dumu-mesz ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta isz-tu qa-qa-ri | sons of Warad-Aširta from the field |
| 12 | u3 _lu2-mesz iri_ ar-wa-da isz-tu | and the citizens of Arwada from |
| 13 | a-ia-ba ur-ra# mu-sza _ugu#_-[szi] | Who is it that will prolong the days of her reign? |
| 14 | u3 usz-<szi>-ir-ti 3(disz) _{gesz#}ma2#-[mesz_ a-na] | and the foundations, 3 boats for |
| 15 | ma-har {disz}ia-an#-ha-mi [u3] | before Iān-ḫamu and |
| 16 | _lu2-mesz iri_ ar#-wa-da# a-na s,a-ba-ti-szi#-[na] | the men of the city of Arwada to seize them |
| 17 | u3 a-s,a#-u2 a-mu-ur _lu2-mesz_ | and I saw the men. |
| 18 | _iri_ ar-wa-da i-na a-s,i2 _erin2-mesz_ | the city Arwada from the troops |
| 19 | pi2-t,a2-ti ka-li# mi#-am {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta | Released all the property of Warad-Ašir |
| 20 | it-ti-szu-nu la-a la-qi2 u3 _{gesz}ma2-mesz_-szu-nu | They are not acquired with them, and their boats |
| 21 | a-s,a ki-ma ki-ti isz-tu _kur_ mi-is,-ri | I went out like a goat from the land Mishri. |
| 22 | ki-na-na la-a ti-pa-li-hu-na | (Sum) Do not be afraid, do not fear! (Akk) Do you not fear the truth! |
| 23 | a-nu-ma la-qu2 _iri_ ul-la-sa3 u3 | Herewith I have taken the city of Ullasa and |
| 24 | _iri_ s,u-mu-ra tu-ba-u2-na la-qa | The city of Ṣumura, Tubana, is acquired and taken. |
| 25 | u3 ka-li mi-im-mi {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta | and all that Warad-Ašir |
| 26 | na-ad#-nu a-na _dumu#-mesz_ u3 i-na-na | given to the sons and he will give. |
| 27 | da#-an-nu u3 _{gesz}ma2-mesz lu2-mesz_ mi-szi | strong and the boats of men, half |
| 28 | la-qu2 qa-du mi-im-mi-szu-nu | are acquired together with their property. |
| 29 | u3 a-na-ku la-a i-le-u2 | and I do not know. |
| 30 | a-la-kam a-na _til-la_-ti | I will go to the end. |
| 31 | a-na _iri_ s,u-mu-ra {disz}ia-pa-{d}iszkur | to the city of Ṣumura: Ia-pa-Adad |
| 32 | nu-kur2 it-ti-ia _ugu#_ mi-im-mi-[ia] | a nukur priestess with me over everything |
| 33 | sza-a it-ta-szu ni-te9-pu-usz# | we have done with him. |
| 34 | di-na# a-na pa-ni {disz}a-ma#-an-[x]-di# | a lawsuit against Aman-x-di |
| 35 | u3 {disz}dumu-bi-ha-a u3 a-na# pa#-ni# | and Dumuziḫaya, and before |
| 36 | {disz}ia-an-ha-mi u3 ti-du | Iān-ḫamu and Tidu |
| 37 | szu#-nu ki-ti-ia _ugu_ [...] | They are my friends ... |
| 38 | _ugu_ ma-id mi-im-mi-ia | concerning the payment of my debts |
| 39 | it-ta-szu ki-na#-na i-te9-pu#-usz# | With him, he made a firm foundation. |
| 40 | [nu]-kur2 a-na ia-szi u3 i-nu-ma esz-me [...] | No enemy to me, and when he heard ... |
| 41 | s,a#-bat# _iri_ ul-la-sa3 u3 asz-ta#-pa-[ru] | capture of the city of Ullasa and I have sent. |
| 42 | x x-mi# a-na sza-a-szu# u3 | ... to him and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | yi#-isz3#-ta#-ha#-at# | Yaštahat |
| 2 | u3 la-qa# [...] sza#-a-szu#-ni | and taken ... there. |
| 3 | [i]-ti-pu#-[usz nu-kur2 it]-ti-ia | he has made a change with me, |
| 4 | _ugu_ ba# [...] ia# ba sze# | ... ... barley |
| 5 | a-na la-qi2# [sze-im a-na a-ka-li] isz#-tu | for the purchase of barley for the rations from |
| 6 | _kur_ ia#-[ri-mu-ta u3 la-a a]-mu-tu | the land of Yarimuta, and I did not die. |
| 7 | [... _iri_ s,u]-mu#-ra | ... the city of Shumura |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | [...] | |
| 10 | [...]-szi-ia | ... of her |
| 11 | [...]-nu | ...-nu |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [... usz]-szi#-ir-ti | … I established a cultic rite. |
| 15 | [...] | |
| 16 | [...] ta# [...] | ... what ...? |
| 17 | [...] ru#-ti-ia | ... of my majesty |
| 18 | [...] a me [...] | ... a me |
| 19 | [...] ru#-ti#-ia# | ... of my majesty |
| 20 | [...] a-na sza#-szu | ... to him |
| 21 | [...] | |
| 22 | [...] | |
| 23 | [...] | |
| 24 | [... it-ti]-szu-nu | ... with them |
| 25 | [...] | |
| 26 | [...] | |
| 27 | [...] | |
| 28 | [...] | |
| 29 | [...]-ia | my ... |
| 30 | _ugu#_ [...] | Concerning ... |
| 31 | [...] | |
| 32 | [...] _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_ | ... the men are killed. |
| 33 | [... {disz}ia]-pa-[_d]-iszkur_ | Iāpa-Adad |
| 34 | [... mi]-im mi x | ... everything ... |
| 35 | [... _iri_ i]-nam#-ta | ... he will rule the city. |
| 36 | [...] | |
| 37 | [lu-wa]-szi#-ra# | let me bring. |
| 38 | [u3] ni#-pu-usz di-na i-na [pa-ni-szu-nu] | and we shall perform a lawsuit against them. |
| 39 | [ka]-li# mi-im-mi-ia# sza#-[a] | all my possessions that |
| 40 | [it]-ta-szu# yu-ul-qi2 a-na# _lugal#_-[ri] | He took it, and gave it to the king. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3# yi-ib-lu-ut, _ARAD2_ ki-ti a-na _lugal_-ri _lu2-mesz kur_ mi-isz-ri | and Yabluṭ, the trusted servant, to the king, the people of the land of Mishru |
| 2 | sza# a-s,a isz-tu _iri_ ul-la-sa3 [a]-nu-ma it-ti-ia szu-nu u3 ia-nu | who went out from the city, now they are with me, and there is none. |
| 3 | [_sze]-im#_ a-na a-ka-li-szu-nu {disz}ia-pa-{d}iszkur la-a ia-di-nu _{gesz}ma2-mesz_-ia | Ia-pa-Adad did not give the barley for their consumption. My boats |
| 4 | [a]-na# _kur_ ia-ri-mu-ta u3 usz-sza-ar-szu-nu a-na _iri_ s,u-mu-ra | to the land of Yarimūtu and to make them return, to the city Ṣumura |
| 5 | la#-a i-le-[u2 asz]-szum# _{gesz#}ma2-mesz# iri#_ ar-wa-da al#-lu-u2 | they did not have. Concerning the boats of the city of Arwad, they were carried off. |
| 6 | ia-aq-bu a-[nu-ma {disz}]ri#-ib-[{d}iszkur] la#-qa#-szu# ki#-[na]-na _ugu#_-ia# | Now Rib-Adad has taken him, and he is satisfied with me. |
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