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EA 112 (P271107)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 112 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271107 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01664 |
| 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 | [{disz}]ri-ib-[{d}iszkur isz-ta-par] | Rib-Adad has sent |
| 2 | [a]-na _en_-li-szu# _lugal# [kur-mesz_] | To his lord, the king of the lands: |
| 3 | _lugal# gal {d}nin_ sza [_iri_ gub-la] | great king, lady of the city Gubla |
| 4 | ti#-di-in4 _kal-ga_ a-na [_lugal_] | strong advice to the king |
| 5 | _en#_-ia a-na _giri3-mesz en_-[ia] | my lord, to the feet of my [lord] |
| 6 | [_{d}]utu_-ia 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-an | my Shamash 7 times 7 times |
| 7 | am#-qu2-ut a-na mi-ni yi-isz3-ta-pa-ru | What have I lost? Why have you written me? |
| 8 | _lugal#_-ru _en_-li ia-szi | The king, my lord, is mine. |
| 9 | u2-s,ur-mi lu-u2 na-s,ir-ta | May my guard be guarded! |
| 10 | isz-tu ma-an-ni i-na-s,a-ru-na | As long as they keep watch, |
| 11 | isz-tu na-ak-ri-ia | from my enemy |
| 12 | u3 isz-tu _lu2-mesz_ hu-up-szi-ia | and from the men of Huppšiya |
| 13 | mi-nu yi-na-s,i2-ra-an-ni | What did he bring to me? |
| 14 | szum-ma _lugal_ yi#-na-s,i2-ru | If the king they shall release. |
| 15 | _ARAD2_-szu [u3 ba-al-t,a2]-ti | his servant and life |
| 16 | [u3 szum]-ma# _lugal#_-ru la-a | and if the king does not |
| 17 | [yi]-na#-s,a-ru-ni mi-nu | What are they keeping watch over? |
| 18 | yi-na-s,i2-ru-ni szum-ma | they shall keep. If |
| 19 | _lugal_-ru yu-wa-szi-ru-na _lu2-mesz_ | the king, Yawashiruna, the men |
| 20 | _kur_ mi-is,-ri u3 _kur_ mi-lu-ha | the land Miṣri and the land Meluha, |
| 21 | u3 _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ a-na qa-at | and horses into the hands |
| 22 | _lu2_-ia an-nu-u2 ki-ma | this man, like |
| 23 | ar-hi-isz u3 bal-t,a2-ti | quickly and quickly |
| 24 | a-na a-ra-ad _lugal_-ri _en_-ia | to the king, my lord, |
| 25 | szum#-ma ia-nu mi-im-ma | If nothing |
| 26 | [a]-na ia-szi a-na la-qe2 | to me to take |
| 27 | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ [ga]-mi#-ir gab2#-bi# | All the horses are well. |
| 28 | i-na# na-da-ni# [i]-na | at the threshing floor, in |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _kur_ ia-ri-mu-ta i-na# | the land of Yarimmuta in |
| 2 | ba-la-at, _zi_-ia szum-[ma] | life of my life if |
| 3 | lib3-bi bi! _lugal_-ri a-na | that king to |
| 4 | ba-la-at, _ARAD2_-szu u3 | the life of his servant and |
| 5 | _iri_-li-szu usz-szi-ra | his city he brought to an end. |
| 6 | ma#-s,a-ar-ta u3 | Guards and |
| 7 | ti#-na-s,a-ru _iri_-ka u3 | keep watch over your city and |
| 8 | _ARAD2_-ka a-di yi#-du _lugal_-ru | your servant, as long as he is king |
| 9 | a-na# _kur-mesz_-szu u3 yu-wa-szi-ru | to his lands and Yawashiru |
| 10 | _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti-szu u3 | the troops under his command and |
| 11 | yu-sza-ap-szi-hu _kur-mesz_-szu | he conquered, his lands |
| 12 | da-mi-iq ki-a-ma pa-[ni] _lugal_ | good as before the king |
| 13 | i-na sza-pa-ri-ka a-na _ARAD2#_-[ka] | in your letter to your servant |
| 14 | szu-ri-ib-mi {disz}ha-ia a-na | send! Haya to |
| 15 | _iri_ s,u-mu-ra 1(u) 3(disz) _ku3-babbar_ | the city Ṣumura 13 (shekels of) silver |
| 16 | 1(disz) ta-pal na-al-ba-szi | 1 pair of sandals |
| 17 | na-ad-na-ti ag-ru-tu2 | the gifts of Agrutu, |
| 18 | _lu2-gaz_ i-nu-ma szu-ib! t,up-pi2 | a criminal when he erases my tablet |
| 19 | a-na _iri_ s,u-mu-ra al-lu-me | to the city Ṣumura I went. |
| 20 | {disz}ha-ia sza-al-szu a-di | Haya, his brother, together with |
| 21 | mu-sza szu-ri-ib <<a-na>> | <May> the night come to an end! |
| 22 | a-na _iri_ s,u-mu-ra pa-na-nu | to the city of Ṣumurru |
| 23 | ba-lu-at, i-ba-szi _ugu#_-ia# | there is life for me. |
| 24 | u3 ni-di-nu ak-tu2! _lu2_ | and the nidīnu-gift of the man |
| 25 | sza ni-isz-pu-ru u3 | of which we wrote and |
| 26 | [an]-nu-u2 i-na-na ia-[nu] | This is indeed. |
| 27 | [ba]-la#-at, _lugal_ [u3 ia-nu] | befitting the king, but there is none. |
| 28 | [ma-s,a]-ar#-ta [_ugu_-ia] | a guard against me |
| 29 | [... a]-bu#-[ti-ia] | ... my words |
| left | ||
| 1 | [... an]-nu#-u2 ia [x x] ki#-ma | ... this ... like |
| 2 | [...] szi# i-na# | ... ... in |
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