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EA 109 (P271076)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 109 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271076 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01629 |
| 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-mesz lugal [gal] {d}nin_ sza _iri_ gub-la | king of the lands, great king, lady of the city Gubla |
| 3 | ti-di-in4 _kal-ga_ a-na _lugal en_-ia | mighty advice to the king, my lord. |
| 4 | a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia 7(disz)-szu | to the feet of my lord Šamaš 7 times |
| 5 | [7(disz)]-ta-an am-qu2-ut pa-na-nu | I fall seven times before you. |
| 6 | _lugal# kur_ mi-ta-na nu-kur2 a-na a-bu-ti-ka | the king of the land of Mitana, not changed, to your father |
| 7 | u3 la-a yi#-na-mu-szu-na# | and if not for them |
| 8 | [a]-bu-tu-ka isz-tu a-bu#-ti#-[ia] | Your words from my words |
| 9 | [u3] an-nu-u2 _dumu-mesz# ARAD2#_-a-szi-ir-ta | and this, the sons of Warad-Ashirta |
| 10 | _ARAD2# ur-ku_ la#-[qu2] _iri-mesz lugal_-ri u3 | servant of Urku, taken from the cities of the king and |
| 11 | [_iri]{ki}-mesz_ ha#-za#-ni-szu ki-ma lib3-bi-szu-nu | the cities of his mayors like their stomachs |
| 12 | [_iri_] ar#-[da]-ta a-na sza-szu-nu | the city of Ardata to them |
| 13 | [yi-il3-ti-qu2] szu-nu u3 qa-la-ta | they are yoked, and your head |
| 14 | [a-na ip-szi]-szu#-nu i-nu-ma ti-isz3-me | When the tišme prayer |
| 15 | [u3 _iri_ ul]-la#-sa3 la-qu2 a-na-ku aq-bu | and the city that she conquered was taken, I said: |
| 16 | [szum-ma _u4]-kam2#-mesz_ yi-isz-mu _lugal_-ru | If on the day of the king's death |
| 17 | [u3 _u4]-kam2#-mesz_ yi-il3-te9-qu2-szu-nu | and the days they shall take. |
| 18 | [u3 szum]-ma mu-sza yi-isz-mu u3 | and if her husband is dead and |
| 19 | [mu]-sza# yi-il3-te9-qu2 szu-nu ki-na-[na] | whose name is yiltequ, they are true. |
| 20 | [ka]-iax(ASZ)# a-na-ku i-na lib3-bi-ia la-qu2# | I myself have been taken from my heart. |
| 21 | [_nig2]-ga# lu2-mesz_ ha-za-ni-ka u3 _lu2#-[mesz_ ...] | property of the mayors and the men ... |
| 22 | [_{gesz}]gigir#-mesz_-ka u3 _lu2-mesz_ wi-e-[ma la]-qu2# | Your chariots and men should be clean and taken. |
| 23 | [u3] qa-la-ta ki-na-na ka-iax(ASZ)#-[nu] | and a reed fence, a stable foundation, |
| 24 | [lib3]-bi-szu-nu u3 ar-na ar#-[na-ma] | their heart and mind |
| 25 | tu#-ba-u2!-na u3 an-nu-u2 nu#-[kur2] | Tubāna and this is not changed |
| 26 | it#-ti-ia u3 s,a-ab-tu [1(u) 2(disz) _lu2-mesz_-ia] ki-li | with me and captured, 12 of my men are dead. |
| 27 | u3# ra-ak-szu-<szu>-nu i-na _e2#_ [...] | and their slaves in the house of ... |
| 28 | szu-nu u3 sza-ak-nu ip-[ti-ra] | they and their prefect opened |
| 29 | be#-ri-nu 5(u) _ku3-babbar_ u3 [...] | Berinenu 50 (shekels of) silver and ... |
| 30 | [a]-mur# la#-qi2#-ti# isz-tu e [...] | Look, my debts from ... |
| 31 | [...] x [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] u2 [...] | ... ... |
| 2 | [szu]-nu ti-la-qu2-na# u3 [...] | You will take them, and ... |
| 3 | szu#-nu sza-ra-qu2-ma u3 [...] | They are ša-ra-qum and ... |
| 4 | i-de {disz}ia-an-ha-mu _lu2_ [...] | knew Iān-ḫamu, the man of |
| 5 | _lugal_-ru sza-ak-nu-szu i-na x | the king, his prefect, in ... |
| 6 | :" tu-uh-nu u3 _lu2_ wi-a ti-di#-[nu] | tuḫnu-disease and a man who gave |
| 7 | i-na _kur_ su-ba#-ri i-na lu-qi | In the land of Subartu, in the quay |
| 8 | a-na a-ka-li-szu-nu a-mur | [I have seen] their food. |
| 9 | a-na-ku _ARAD2_ ki-ti a-na _lugal_-ri [u3] | I, the true servant, to the king and |
| 10 | ia-nu ki-ma ia-ti-ia _ARAD2_ a-na | “Why, like me, the servant to |
| 11 | _lugal_-ri pa-na-nu da-ga-li-ma | my kingship is wide, and |
| 12 | _lu2#-kur_ mi-is,-ri u3 in4-<na>-ab-tu | the enemy will be killed and seized. |
| 13 | _lugal#-mesz kur_ ki-na-ah#-ni isz-tu pa-ni#-[szu] | the kings of the land Kinaḫni from his presence |
| 14 | [u3] an-nu-u2 _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir#-[ta] | and this, the sons of Arad-Aširta |
| 15 | [ti]-da!-lu-na _lu2-mesz kur_ mi-is,-ri# [ki-ma] | the people of the land of Mishru like |
| 16 | [_ur]-ku-mesz_ da-mi-iq mu-tu a-[na ia]-szi | Good urkû-vessels for living creatures for me. |
| 17 | [u3] isz-mu lum-<na> a-na _en_-ia u3 | and heard a bad news to my lord and |
| 18 | [_ti-la] zi#_-ia# ka-li _dingir-mesz_-nu | Life of my life, all the gods, |
| 19 | [u3 _{d}nin_] sza# _iri_ gub-la{ki} | and the lady of the city of Gubla |
| 20 | _ti#-la_ u3#? [szu]-ut# _lu2_ sza-a yu-ba-u2 | the life and? that of the man of Yabau |
| 21 | lum#-na a-na# _en#_-szu# szum-ma du-na du-na-ma | the evil to his lord, if he goes, go, and |
| 22 | [u2]-ba-u2 a-na-ku [a]-na# _en_-ia | I myself to my lord |
| 23 | sza-ni-tam la-a i-li-[u2] szu#-ri-ib | Another thing: do not go up, enter! |
| 24 | _lu2_-ka an-nu-u2 a-na _iri_ s,u#-mu#-ra# | This man to the city of Sumur |
| 25 | ka-li _iri-mesz_-ia nu-kur2 a-na ia#-[szi] | all my cities are not changed for me. |
| 26 | it-ti _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta | with the sons of Warad-Aširta |
| 27 | ki-na-na da-nu u3 _lu2-mesz_ | In Kinana Anu and men |
| 28 | ha#-za-nu-tu u2-ul# tar-s,a it-ti-ia | There is no feudal service with me |
| 29 | [i]-nu#-ma {disz}ha-[ia u3 {disz}a]-ma-an-ap-[pa] | When Haya and Amanappa |
| 30 | [a]-s,i2 isz-tu# [_iri_ s,u]-mu-ra | I went out from the city Ṣumura. |
| 31 | qa#-du _uruda#_ [u3 ... _x]-mesz_-szu | together with the copper and its ... |
| 32 | [a-na _iri_ gub]-la# | to the city of Gubla |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] ti#-iq-ta#-[bu] | ... you said |
| 4 | [... _ARAD2_] ki#-[it-ti-ka a]-na-ku | ..., your servant, am I. |
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