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EA 079 (P271081)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 079 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271081 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01634 |
| 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 | Rib-Adad said: |
| 2 | [a-na _en_]-szu _lugal kur-kur{ki} lugal# gal#_ | to his lord, the king of all the lands, the great king |
| 3 | [_lugal_ ta]-am-ha-ra _{d}nin_ | king of battle, lady |
| 4 | [sza] _iri_ gub-la ti-di-in4 | of the city of Gubla |
| 5 | [_kal]-ga#_ a-na _lugal_-ri _en_-ia | The mighty to the king, my lord. |
| 6 | [a-na] _giri3-mesz en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia | to the feet of my lord, my Šamaš |
| 7 | 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-a-an am-qu2-ut li-ma-ad | I fall seven times seven times. May it be known. |
| 8 | i-nu-ma isz-tu ka-sza-ad | When from the road |
| 9 | {disz}a-ma-an-ap-pa a-na mu-hi-ia | Ammanappa to me |
| 10 | ka-li _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_ na-ad#-nu | all the killed men are given. |
| 11 | pa-ni-szu-nu a-na ia-szi a-na# | their faces to me, to |
| 12 | _ka_ :" pi2-i {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-[ta] | from the mouth of Abdi-Aširta |
| 13 | u3 yi-isz3-me _en_-li | and my lord’s orders |
| 14 | a-wa-_te-mesz ARAD2_-szu u3 [yu-wa-szi]-ra#-ni | the words of his servant and Yawashirani |
| 15 | _lu2-mesz_ ma-s,a-ar-ta a-na# | Guards to |
| 16 | na-s,a-ar _iri lugal_ a-[di] | guard of the city of the king until |
| 17 | [a]-s,a _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti | as many troops as there are prisoners |
| 18 | [szum]-ma# ia-nu _erin2-mesz_ pi2-pi2#-[t,a2-ti] | If there are no prisoners of war |
| 19 | u3 in4-ne2-ep#-szu ka!-[li] | and all his deeds |
| 20 | _kur-mesz_ a-na _lu2-mesz# gaz#-mesz_ szi-me [ia-szi] | the mountains to kill men, hear me! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [isz3]-tu s,a-ba-at _iri e2_-ar#-[ha] | from the capture of the city Earha |
| 2 | [a-na] pi2-i {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta | according to the wording of Abdi-aširta |
| 3 | u3 ki-na-na tu-ba-u2-na | and the place where you sit, |
| 4 | e-pe2-sza _iri_ gub-la u3 | to build the city of Gubla and |
| 5 | _iri_ bat,-ru-na{ki} u3 in4-[ne2-ep-szu] | the city Baṭruna and its environs |
| 6 | ka-li _kur-kur-mesz_ a-na _lu2-mesz gaz-[mesz_] | all the lands to kill men |
| 7 | 2(disz) _iri{ki}-mesz_ sza ir-ti-hu a-na [ia-szi] | 2 cities which had become dilapidated to me |
| 8 | u3 tu-ba-u2-na la-qa-szu-[nu] | and Tubānu are acquired. |
| 9 | isz3-tu qa-at _lugal_-ri yu-wa-szi#-[ra] | from the hand of the king Yawashira |
| 10 | _en_-li _lu2-mesz_ ma-s,a-ar-ta | my lord, the guards |
| 11 | a-na 2(disz) _iri_-ni-szu a-di a-s,e2 _erin2#-[mesz_] | for two cities of his together with the troops |
| 12 | pi2-t,a2-ti u3 mi-im-ma | Release, and whatever |
| 13 | yu-da-na-ni a-na a-ka-li-szu-nu | I will give them to eat. |
| 14 | ia-nu mi-im-ma a-na ia-szi# | Nothing to me |
| 15 | ki-ma _muszen_ sza i-na lib3-bi | like a bird that in |
| 16 | hu#-ha-ri :" ki-lu-bi sza-ak-na-at | “Ḫuḫari means "to lie down"; |
| 17 | [ki]-szu-ma a-na-ku i-na | as follows: I in |
| 18 | [_iri_] gub-la{ki} sza-ni-tam | another city, Gubla |
| 19 | [szum]-ma# la-a i-le-e | If he does not know |
| 20 | [_lugal_]-ru# la-qa-ia isz3-tu | The king is acquired and taken from |
| 21 | [qa-at] na-ak-ri-szu | Hand of his enemy |
| 22 | [u3] in4#-ne2-ep-sza-at | and will be performed. |
| 23 | [ka]-li# _kur{ki}-mesz_ | all the lands |
| 24 | [a-na {disz}ARAD2]-a-szi-ir-ta | to Warad-Aširta |
| left | ||
| 1 | [mi-nu] szu#-ut _ur-gi7_ u3 | the name of the dog and |
| 2 | [yi-il3]-qu2 _kur-kur-mesz lugal_-ri a-na# | the king's lands to |
| 3 | [sza-a]-szu | he himself |
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