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EA 286 (P271088)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 286 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271088 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01642 |
| 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}lugal _en_-ia qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Lugal, my lord: |
| 2 | um-ma {disz}ARAD2-he-ba _ARAD2_-ka-ma | Thus Abdi-Heba, your servant: |
| 3 | a-na 2(disz) _giri3-mesz en_-ia _lugal_-ri | for 2 feet of my lord the king |
| 4 | 7(disz)-ta-a-an u3 7(disz)-ta-a-an am-qut-mi | 7 times and 7 times I fall. |
| 5 | ma-an-na ep-sza-ti a-na _lugal en_-ia | Who would do this to the king, my lord? |
| 6 | i-ka-lu ka-ar-s,i-ya :" u2-sza-a-ru | (Sum) They eat my food (Akk) They keep eating my food |
| 7 | i-na pa-ni _lugal en_-ri {disz}ARAD2-he-ba | in the presence of the king, my lord, Abdi-Heba |
| 8 | pa-t,a-ar-mi a-na _lugal_-ri _en_-szu | I have written to the king, his lord. |
| 9 | a-mur a-na-ku la-a _lu2_ a-bi-ia | I did not see the man of my father |
| 10 | u3 la-a _munus_ u2-mi-ia :" sza-ak-na-ni | and not a woman of my day is placed |
| 11 | i-na asz-ri an-ni-e | In this place |
| 12 | zu-ru-uh _lugal_-ri _kal-ga_ | mighty king, |
| 13 | u2-sze-ri-ba-an-ni a-na _e2 lu2_ a-bi-ia | to the house of my father |
| 14 | am-mi-nim-mi a-na-<ku> e-pu-usz | Why did you do this? |
| 15 | :" ar-na a-na _lugal en_-ri | to the king, my lord |
| 16 | a-di _lugal en_-ia _ti-la_ | as long as the king, my lord, lives |
| 17 | a-qa-bi a-na _{lu2}maszkim2 lugal en#_-[ia] | I said to the governor of the king, my lord |
| 18 | am-mi-nim-mi ta-ra-ia-mu# | Why do you love me? |
| 19 | _lu2_ ha-pi2-ri u3 _lu2-mesz_ ha-zi-[ia-nu-ti] | the hapiru and the haziyanûtu |
| 20 | ta-za-ia-ru u3 ki-na-an-na | You are adjured and true. |
| 21 | u2-sza-a3-ru i-na pa-ni _lugal en_-ia | he shall release before the king, my lord. |
| 22 | e-nu-ma yi?-qa-bi hal-qa-at-mi | When I say, they will be destroyed |
| 23 | _kur-hi-a lugal en_-ia ki-na-an-na | The king, my lord, is well. |
| 24 | u2-sza-wa-ru a-na _lugal en_-ia | to the king, my lord |
| 25 | u3 li-te-mi {disz}lugal _en_-ia | and a report of Lugal, my lord, |
| 26 | e-nu-ma sza-ka-an _lugal en_-ia | When the king, my lord, |
| 27 | _lu2#-mesz_ ma-s,ar-ta la-qi2-mi | The men are under guard; they are acquired. |
| 28 | [gab2]-ba#-sza# {disz}e-en-ha-mu | its flank: Ēn-hamu |
| 29 | [...] x esz | ... ... |
| 30 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 31 | [...] _kur_ mi#-is,-ri{ki#} | ... the land of Miṣri |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | x x _lugal#_-[ri] _en_-ri | ... the king, my lord |
| 2 | [ia-a]-nu#-mi _lu2-mesz_ ma-s,ar-ta# | There are no guards. |
| 3 | [u3] li#-is#-ki-en _lugal_ a-na _kur_-szu | and Liskin the king to his land |
| 4 | [li]-is#-kin2# _lugal#_ a-na _kur_-szu pa-t,a-ra-at | may the king establish for his land. |
| 5 | [_kur]-hi-a# lugal en_ gab2-sza {disz}i-li-mil-ku | the land of Hia, the king, my lord, alongside Ilī-milku |
| 6 | i-hal-li-iq gab2-bi _kur lugal_-ri | he destroyed, all of the king’s land |
| 7 | u3 li-is-kin2 _lugal en_ a-na _kur_-szu | and may the king, my lord, establish for his land. |
| 8 | a-na-ku a-qa-bi e-ru-ub-mi | I shall say and enter. |
| 9 | it-ti _lugal_-ri _en_-ia u3 la-mur-mi | with the king, my lord, and may I see |
| 10 | 2(disz) _igi-mesz lugal en_-ia u3 nu-kur-tu2-_mesz_ | 2 before the king, my lord, and the nukurtu-priests |
| 11 | _kal-ga_ a-na mu-hi-ia u3 la a-la-a'2-e | mighty to me, and I do not fear. |
| 12 | e-ra-ba isz-tu _lugal en_-ia | I entered with the king, my lord. |
| 13 | u3 li-it-ru-us, i-na pa-ni _lugal#_ [u3] | and let him enter before the king and |
| 14 | lu-ma-sze-ra _lu2-mesz_ ma-s,ar-ta | May I be pacified. The guards |
| 15 | u3 le-lu-ub u3 la-mu-ur 2(disz) _igi#-[mesz_] | And let me go and see two eyes. |
| 16 | _lugal en_-ia :" e-nu-ma _lugal en#_-[ia] | the king, my lord, |
| 17 | _til-la_ e-nu-ma it-ta-s,u2-u2 _{lu2}maszkim2#-[mesz_] | When they have gone out, the witnesses |
| 18 | a-qa-bi hal-qa-at-mi _kur-hi-a lugal_-ri# | I said: "The king of the land Ḫia"; |
| 19 | la ta-sza-me2-u2 a-na ia-a-szi | Do not listen to me! |
| 20 | hal-qu-mi gab2-bi _lu2-mesz_ ha-zi-a-nu-ti | all the haziānu men |
| 21 | ia-a-nu-mi _lu2_ ha-zi-a-nu a-na _lugal en_ | Now, the mayor to the king, my lord: |
| 22 | li-din _lugal_ pa-ni-szu a-na _lu2#-mesz_ pi2-t,a-ti | May the king, his lord, give the prisoners to the men. |
| 23 | u3 lu-s,i-mi _lu2-mesz erin2_ pi2-t,a-ti | and lif̄mu of the men and labor-troops |
| 24 | _lugal en_-ia ia-a-nu-mi _kur-hi-a_ a-na _lugal_ | The king, my lord, can be glad. |
| 25 | _lu2-mesz_ ha-pi2-ru ha-bat gab2-bi _kur-hi-a lugal_ | the hapīru men, the ḫabu men, all of the king’s land |
| 26 | szum-ma i-ba-asz-szi _{lu2}erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a-ti | If there are captives |
| 27 | i-na _mu_ an-ni-ti i-ba-asz-szi _kur-hi-a_ | In this year there will be lands |
| 28 | _lugal en_ u3 szum-ma ia-a-nu-mi _lu2-erin2_ pi2-t,a-ti | the king, my lord, and if there are none, the troops will be released. |
| 29 | hal#-qa-at _kur-hi-a lugal en_-ia | The fall of the land of Hia, the king, my lord, |
| 30 | [a]-na# _dub-sar# lugal# en_-ia um-ma {disz}ARAD2-he-ba | To the scribe of the king, my lord, saying: “Abdi-heba |
| 31 | _ARAD2#_-ka-ma :" sze-ri-ib a-wa-ta5-_mesz_ | Your servant : enter the words. |
| 32 | ba#-na-ta a-na _lugal en_-ia hal-qa-at | have been lost to the king, my lord. |
| 33 | gab2#-bi _kur-hi-a lugal en_-ia | the border of the land of Hia, the king, my lord |
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