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EA 076 (P271186)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 076 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271186 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00324 |
| 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 iq-bi a-na# <_en_-szu> | Rib-Adad said to his lord: |
| 2 | _lugal# kur-kur{ki}-mesz lugal_-ri _gal_ | king of all the lands, great king |
| 3 | _lugal_ ta-am-ha-ra _{d}nin_ sza | king of battle, lady of |
| 4 | _iri_ gub-la ti-di-in4 _kal-ga_ | the city of Gubla, the mighty river |
| 5 | a-na _lugal_-ri be-li-ia a-na _giri3-mesz_ | to the king, my lord, at the feet |
| 6 | _en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-a-an am-qu2-ut | my lord, my Šamaš, seven times seven I fell. |
| 7 | lu-u2 i-de _lugal_-ru _en_-li i-nu-ma | may he know, my lord, when |
| 8 | _kal-ga_ nu-kur2-tu4 sza-a {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta | mighty, unrivalled one, belonging to Warad-Aširta |
| 9 | _ugu_-ia a-nu-ma# 2(disz) _iri_ sza ir-ti-hu | Concerning me, herewith two cities that I conquered |
| 10 | a-na# ia-szi yu#-ba-u2 la-qa | Yabû is taken for me. |
| 11 | [a-na sza-a-szu] sza#-ni-tam mi-nu szu-ut | What else? |
| 12 | {disz}ARAD2#-a-szi-[ir]-ta _ur-gi7_ u3 yu-ba-u2 | Warad-Aširta, the dog, and Yabau |
| 13 | [la]-qa ka-li _iri-mesz lugal_-ru _{d}utu_ | All the king’s cities, Šamaš |
| 14 | [a]-na# sza-a-szu _lugal kur_ mi-ta-na | to him, the king of the land of Mitana |
| 15 | [u3] _lugal kur_ ka-asz-sze szu-ut i-nu-ma | and the king of Kashše that is when |
| 16 | yu#-ba-u2 la-qa _kur lugal_ a-na sza-a-szu | Yabû is acquired and the land of the king to him. |
| 17 | [a]-nu#-ma# i-na-an-na pu-hi-ir | Now then, he has received the payment. |
| 18 | ka#-li _lu2-mesz gaz ugu iri_ szi-ga-ta | all the people who were killed over the city of Šigata |
| 19 | [u3] _iri_ am-bi u3 la-qa-ma | and the city of Ambi and taken, and |
| 20 | szu#-ut 2(disz) _iri_ an-ni-ta# u3 | of two cities of this and |
| 21 | [a]-qa#-bi# ia-nu a-szar ir-ru-bu | I shall say: "Where will they enter?" |
| 22 | [_lu2]-mesz#_-tu4 a-na sza-a-szu s,a-bat | the men to him seized. |
| 23 | [x _hur?]-sag#_ :" sza _pi_-[x]-_za_ | ... mountain range |
| 24 | [u3] usz#-szi-ra-ni 4(disz) me | and he brought it to an end: 400 |
| 25 | [_lu2-mesz_ ma-s,a]-ar#-ta# [u3] | Guards and |
| 26 | [3(u) ta-pal] _ansze#-kur-ra-mesz#_ | 30 pairs of horses |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ki-ma ar-hi-isz a]-nu#-ma [ki-a-ma] | Just as quickly now, just as |
| 2 | [asz-tap-ru a-na _e2]-gal#_ u2 [la-a] | I wrote to the palace, but he did not. |
| 3 | [tu-te-ru]-na# [a]-wa#-ta5# [a-na ia]-szi | You have returned the words to me. |
| 4 | [u2-ul ki pa]-na-nu ka-<li> _kur-kur-mesz_ | I do not know where the mouths of the lands are. |
| 5 | [_lugal_]-ri _mu#-kam2-mesz_ tu-s,a-na | the king's years will be long. |
| 6 | [_erin2]-mesz#_ pi2-t,a2-ti a-na da-gal | the captives to the widen |
| 7 | [_kur]{ki}-mesz_ u3 an-nu-usz | the lands and now |
| 8 | [i]-na-an-na in4-ne2-ep-sza-at | Now he is doing it. |
| 9 | _kur{ki} lugal_ u3 _iri_ s,u-mu-ra | the king of the land and the city of Ṣumura |
| 10 | _iri_ ma-s,a-ar-ti-ku-nu | the city of your guard |
| 11 | a-na _{lu2}gaz-mesz_ u3 qa-la-ta | to the murderers and the prisoners |
| 12 | usz-szi-ra _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti | he set aside. The prisoners of war |
| 13 | ra-ba u3 tu-da-bi-ir | to the great and the distant |
| 14 | a-ia-bi _lugal_ isz-tu | the king from |
| 15 | lib3-bi _kur_-szu u3 | the heart of his land and |
| 16 | ti-ne2-ep-szu ka-li | all of his work |
| 17 | _kur-kur-mesz_ a-na _lugal_-ri sza-ni-tam | the lands to another king |
| 18 | at-ta _en gal_ u2-ul | You, great lord, are not |
| 19 | ta-qa-al-mi isz-tu | you will weigh out. From |
| 20 | szi-ip-ri an-nu-u2 | This work |
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