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EA 095 (P271111)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 095 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271111 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01668 |
| 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 _lu2] gal_ qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to the great man, and |
| 2 | um#-ma {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur a-na _giri3#-[mesz_-ka] | Thus Rib-Adad, to your feet |
| 3 | am#-qu2#-ut {d}a-ma-na <<u3>> | I fall at the feet of Amanus |
| 4 | u3 _{d}nin_ sza _iri_ gub-la | and the lady of the city of Gubla |
| 5 | ti-di-nu _tesz2_-ka i-na pa-ni | give, your hands in the presence |
| 6 | _lugal_-ri _en_-li-ka-ma | The king, my lord, should know this. |
| 7 | [a]-nu-ma ta#-asz-pu#-ra# a-na ia-szi | Now, you wrote to me: |
| 8 | [...]-ni#-ka# | ... of your ... |
| 9 | [...] | |
| 10 | [...] nu [...] | ... not ... |
| 11 | [...] il3 [...]-qa | ... took |
| 12 | [...]-na a-na [x x _x]-mesz_ | ... to ... |
| 13 | [a]-na# [...] ma-ar#-s,i2# | to ... he will die. |
| 14 | [u3 ...]-ra | and ... |
| 15 | [u3 ...] ia#-szi ku#-usz-di# | And ... for me, a sacrifice. |
| 16 | [u3 ...] _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2#-ti | and ..., prisoners of war |
| 17 | [u3] ku#-usz#-da i-na# [_erin2-mesz_] | and rations among the troops |
| 18 | pi2#-t,a2#-ti-szu u3 ti#-il5#-[qe2 _iri_] | Release him and take the city! |
| 19 | an-ni-ka# [...] yi-de | This ... I shall know. |
| 20 | szu-ut [u2-szi]-ru#-bu#-ka | that he sent to you |
| 21 | [a]-na# _kur_ a-mur#-ri# szi-me2# | to Amurru listen! |
| 22 | ia#-szi u3 [...] | For me and ... |
| 23 | [an]-ni-ka# sza#-ni#-tam# u2-ul | Your second statement is not true. |
| 24 | ki# pa-na-nu# {disz}ARAD2-a-[szi-ir-ta] | from before Abdi-Ašir |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mi#-nu# i-ru-ub# [...] | What entered ...? |
| 2 | [... a]-na# ma#-ni# [i]-la-[ak] | ... he will go to the land. |
| 3 | [...] _lugal# kur_ mi-is,#-[ri] | ... king of the land of Mishri. |
| 4 | _kur_ a-mur#-ri#-ma# [i]-da#-gal# | the land Amurrum will expand. |
| 5 | u3 yi#-iq#-bi mi-nu [...] | And what ...? |
| 6 | _kur_ an-ni-tu# ma-[x]-da-at# | This land is ... |
| 7 | _kur_-ka# a-na ia-szi yu-wa-szi#-ra# | Your land to me I will conquer. |
| 8 | _lugal# kur_ mi#-is,#-ri _{lu2#}maszkim2_-szu# | king of the land of Miṣri, his witness |
| 9 | u3 yi-il3-qe2-szi a-na sza-a-szu# | and take her for him. |
| 10 | sza#-ni#-tam ku#-usz-da at-ta# | Secondly, you are a kušda. |
| 11 | ki-ma ar#-hi-isz3# u3 le#-[qa] | Take it as quickly as possible. |
| 12 | gab2-ba u3 tu-ur | on the left and on the right |
| 13 | u3 le-qa _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-[ti] | and take the prisoners of war. |
| 14 | ar-ka#-nu sza#-ni-tam le#-qa# | After that, take another one. |
| 15 | [...] le#-qa#-ma# 2(disz) me [_lu2-mesz_] | ... take, and 200 men |
| 16 | _kur#_ me2#-lu#-ha u3 [ti?-na-s,a-ra? _iri_] | The land Meluḫa and the city Tinaṣara |
| 17 | [{disz}]ARAD2#-a-szi#-ir-ta ma-ri-is, _ma#-gal#_ | Warad-Aširta, the chief surveyor |
| 18 | [mi]-nu [i]-de i-nu-ma _ba-usz2_ | When he dies |
| 19 | [x] nu [...] ia [...] | ... not ... ... |
| 20 | _iri#_ szi-ga-ta [u3] _iri#_ [am-pi2] | the city Šigata and the city Ampi |
| 21 | [... u3] _iri#_ am#-mi#-ia# | ... and my city |
| 22 | [u3] _iri#_ bat,-ru#-[na] | and Batruna |
| 23 | [x x] ak [...] | ... ... |
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