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EA 090 (P271105)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 090 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271105 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01661 |
| 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] _lugal en_-ia [_{d}utu_-ia] | To the king, my lord: my Šamaš |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur _ARAD2#_-[ka-ma] | Thus Rib-Adad, your servant: |
| 4 | a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia _{d}utu_-[ia 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-a-an] | to the feet of my lord, my Šamaš seven times seven times |
| 5 | am-qu2-ut li-ma-ad [i-nu-ma] | I fall. May it be forgotten. When |
| 6 | _kal-ga_ nu-kur2-tum _ugu_-[ia il3-qe2] | mighty, unrivalled power over me took |
| 7 | ka-li _iri-mesz_-ia _iri#_ [gub-la] | all my cities, the city of Gubla. |
| 8 | i-na e-de-ni-sze ir-ti-[ha-at] | he has sinned against him. |
| 9 | a-na ia-szi i-na _iri_ szi-ga#-[ta] | to me in the city of Shigata |
| 10 | i-ba-sza-ti u3 asz-ta-[par2] | there is and I have sent. |
| 11 | a-na# [ka]-ta5 mi-lik-mi a-na _iri#_-[ka] | To you, the wise one, your city |
| 12 | [u2]-ul# yi-il3-qe2-szi {disz}ARAD2-[a-szi-ir-ta] | Abdi-Aširta |
| 13 | [u3] la# ti-isz3-me a-na ia-szi# [u3] | and do not listen to me, and |
| 14 | [isz]-tu# _iri#_ bat,-ru-na isz-ta#-[par2] | from the city Batruna he sent |
| 15 | usz#-szi-ra-mi _lu2-mesz_ ti-[il3-qu2] | he made come to an end. The men were killed. |
| 16 | _iri#_ a-na# ka-ta5 a-wa-tu#-[ia] | the city for my speech |
| 17 | [u2]-ul# tu-usz-mu-na u3 | you did not dwell there, and |
| 18 | [u2]-ul# tu#-ul-qu2-na a-nu-ma# | You did not take it. Now |
| 19 | [yi-il3]-qe2# _iri-mesz_-ia sza-ni-tam a-nu-ma# | take my cities. Then, herewith |
| 20 | [a!]-na# _kur_ mi-ta-na i-ba-asz-szi | to the land of Mitanu there is |
| 21 | [_ur]-gi7#_ szu-ut u3 pa-nu-szu i-na# | that dog and his face in |
| 22 | [_iri_] gub#-la u3 mi-na i-pu-szu-<na> | The city of Gubla, and what have they done? |
| 23 | [a]-na#-ku i-na i-de-ni-ia at-ta | You are at my side. |
| 24 | [qa]-la-ta a-na _iri-mesz_-ka i-nu-ma | a tribute to your cities when |
| 25 | [yi]-il2#-te9-qu2-szu-nu _lu2-gaz-mesz_ | they shall take. The criminals |
| 26 | [...] u3 a-na ka-ta na-ad-na#-ti# | ... and given to you. |
| 27 | [pa-ni]-ia# sza-ni-tam ka-li _lu2-mesz#_ | Secondly, all the men |
| 28 | [ha-za-nu-ti] sal-mu a-na {disz}ARAD2-a-[szi-ir-ta] | The granary is well. To Abdi-Aširta |
| 29 | [...] _lu2#-maszkim2#_ [...] | ... the incantation priest ... |
| 30 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x] _iri#_ s,u-mu-ra [...] | ... the city of Ṣumura ... |
| 2 | [...]-ka# _ugu#_-hi [...] | ... upon ... |
| 3 | [...]-ta#-szu isz#-tu# | ... from |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | [...] a-na# ia#-szi# | ... to me |
| 6 | [x x] ga#-am-ru# [_dumu-mesz_-nu _{munus}dumu-munus-mesz_]-nu | ... complete, their sons, their daughters |
| 7 | [_{gesz}]mesz# e2-mesz_ i-na na-da#-[ni] | the wooden beams of the houses in the nadānu |
| 8 | [i-na] _kur_ ia-ri-mu-ta# [i]-na# | in the land of Yarimutu, in |
| 9 | i#-na# ba#-la#-at,# _zi#_-[nu] ki#-ma# | In the life of a man, like |
| 10 | [_muszen_] sza# i-na lib3-bi# hu#-ha#-ri# | a bird that in the middle of a road |
| 11 | [sza]-ak#-na-at# ki#-szu#-ma# [a-na-ku i-na] | I am firmly established in this place. |
| 12 | [_iri_ gub]-la _a-sza2#_-ia _dam#_ sza# la-a | the city of Gubla, my field, a wife that is not |
| 13 | [mu]-ta# ma-szi-il3 asz-szum# ba-li | From that year onwards he has been paid. Because of this |
| 14 | [i]-re-szi# sza-ni-tam yi-isz3!#-me2 | secondly, yeašme |
| 15 | [_lugal_ a]-wa#-te# _ARAD2#_-<szu> u3 usz-szi-ru | The king speaks the words of his servant and makes peace. |
| 16 | [4(disz) me _lu2]-mesz_ u3 3(u) ta#-pal# _ansze#-kur#-ra#_ | 400 men and 30 pairs of horses |
| 17 | u3 [a]-na#-s,a#-ra# _iri_ [a]-na# ka#-ta5# | and I will guard the city for you. |
| 18 | u3 _lu2#-mesz dumu#_ szi-ip-ri# sza# | and the men, sons of the workmen of |
| 19 | usz#-szi-ra la-a-mi# i-ri-szi# | (Sum) He made the lamassu-festival come to an end (Akk) I made the lamû festival to a close end |
| 20 | u3 szum-ma# la-a tu-wa-szi#-[ru] | and if you do not renew it |
| 21 | _lu2#-mesz_ ma-s,a-ar-ta u3 | the guards and |
| 22 | ul# ti-pal#-ia# _iri#_ u3 [ul] | You have not seen me, the city and not |
| 23 | pal-ha-ti _zi_-ia [u3] | the fear of my life and |
| 24 | _lu2#-mesz dumu#_ szi-ip#-ri gab2#-[bu sza] | All the craftsmen who |
| 25 | har#-szu szu-nu ut-ta-[szi-ru] | they have redeemed the silver from his account. |
| 26 | sza#-[ni-tam at]-ta _en# [gal_ u3] | Secondly, you are the great lord and |
| 27 | [u2]-ul ta-qa-al# [a-na _ARAD2_-ka] | You will not speak to your servant. |
| 28 | usz#-szi-ra ma#-s,a-ar#-[ta u3] | he has set up guards and |
| 29 | [_lu2]-mesz# gaz#-mesz di-ab#_-[tu _iri_] | killed men, robbers of the city |
| 30 | usz#-szi-ra _erin2-mesz_ pi2#-[t,a2-ti] | he brought about the release of the troops. |
| 31 | [u3 ti]-il5#-qe2 _kur_ [a-mur-ri] | and take the land Amurru. |
| 32 | [ur]-ra mu-sza pa#-[nu ka-li a-na a-s,i _erin2-mesz_ pi2]-t,a2#-[ti] | In the future, at any time, a claim will be made concerning the assisting of troops. |
| 33 | [u3] am-ma-sza-a'# [_sze_-im-_hi-a_-ia u3 a-na ka-ta5] | And as for me, my barley, and for the ka-ta |
| 34 | [na]-a-ad-na-ti [pa-ni-ia] | the gifts of my lips |
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