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EA 071 (P271079)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 071 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271079 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01632 |
| 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 | [a-na {disz}]ha-ia pa-si2-te# | to Ḫaya the governor |
| 2 | [um]-ma {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur | thus Rib-Adad |
| 3 | [a]-na _giri3-mesz_-ka am-qu2-[ut] | I fall at your feet. |
| 4 | {d}a-ma-na _dingir_ sza _lugal#_ [be-li]-ka# | May Amāna, the god of the king, your lord |
| 5 | ti-di-nu _tesz2_-ka i-na | give, your trust in |
| 6 | pa-ni _lugal_ be-li-ka | before the king, your lord |
| 7 | a-mur at-ta _lu2_ em-qu2 | see, you are a wise man |
| 8 | i-di _lugal_ u3 i-na im-<qu2>-ti-ka | the king’s advice and in your heart |
| 9 | isz-ta-par2-ka _lugal_-ru | sent to you, the king |
| 10 | i-na _{lu2}maszkim2_ a-na mi-nim | by the maškim official what |
| 11 | qa-la-ta u3 la-a | a reed bundle and not |
| 12 | ti-iq-bu a-na _lugal_-ri | you spoke to the king: |
| 13 | u3 yu-wa-szi-ru-na | and Yawaširuna |
| 14 | _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti u3 | the prisoners of war and |
| 15 | ti-il3-te9-qu2-na | Tiltequna |
| 16 | _iri_ s,u-mu-ra mi-nu | The city of Ṣumura, what |
| 17 | {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta _ARAD2_ | Abdi-Aširta, slave |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ur-gi7_ u3 yi-il3-qu2 | a dog or a pig |
| 2 | _kur lugal_ a-na sza-a-szu | the king's land to him |
| 3 | mi-nu ti-la-at-szu | whatever his life |
| 4 | u3 _kal-ga_ i-na _lu2-gaz ga-kal_ | and the mighty among the great criminals |
| 5 | til-la-at-szu u3 | his life and |
| 6 | usz-szi-ru-na-ni 5(u) ta-pal | 50 (shekels) each |
| 7 | _ansze-kur-ra_ u3 2(disz) me _erin2-mesz giri3-mesz_ | horses and 200 troops on foot |
| 8 | u3 i-zi-za i-na _iri_ szi-ga-ta | and stands in the city of Šigata |
| 9 | i-na pa-ni-szu a-di | in his presence until |
| 10 | a-s,i2 _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti | aṣītu-workers, prisoners of war |
| 11 | u2-ul yu-pa-hi-ra ka-li | I will not abandon you all! |
| 12 | _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_ u3 | killed men and |
| 13 | yi-il3-qa _iri_ szi-ga-ta# | take the city of Šigata! |
| 14 | u3 _iri_ am-pi2 u3 [yi-is,-bat] | and the city of Ampi and seized |
| 15 | x _sag_ :" sza yi#-[za-za] | ... head : of yizazaza. |
| 16 | [u3] mi-na i-pu#-[szu na] | and what has he done? |
| 17 | [u3] ia-nu a-szar | and where |
| 18 | [ir]-ru-bu a-na# mu-hi-[szu _lu2-mesz_] | they entered over him. The men |
Sources & licences
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