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EA 106 (P271206)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 106 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271206 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00344 |
| 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 _be_-szu] | Rib-Adad said to his father: |
| 2 | _lugal_-ri _kur{ki}-hi-a_ a-na _giri3-mesz [be_-ia _lugal_]-ri# | the king of the land of Hia to the feet of my king |
| 3 | 7(disz)-szu u3 7(disz)-ta-a-an am-[qu2-ut] | 7 times and 7 times I fall. |
| 4 | a-mur _iri_ gub-la _iri{ki}_ ki-it#-[ti isz-tu] da-ri-ti | I saw the city Gubla, the true city, from the past. |
| 5 | be#-li-ia _{d}utu kur-kur{ki}-didli_ u3 | my lord, Šamaš, all the lands and |
| 6 | [a]-mur a-na-ku _{gesz}giri3-gub_ sza _giri3-mesz_-pi2 | Look! I, the footstool of the feet |
| 7 | _lugal be_-ia a-na-ku u3 _ARAD2_ ki-it-ti-szu | the king, my lord, I and the servant his associate |
| 8 | a-nu-ma _iri_ s,u-mu-ur nu-kur2-_tu4-mesz ma-gal_ | Now, the city, which is in distress, is in great distress. |
| 9 | _kal-ga ugu_-szi u3 _ugu_-ia _kal-ga_-at | strong against her and strong against me, |
| 10 | u3 a-nu-ma i-na-an-na szi-ih-t,a2-at | And now, he is sick. |
| 11 | _iri_ s,u-mu-ur a-di a-bu-li-szi | the city of Ṣumur as far as its environs |
| 12 | sza-ha-at,-szi i-le-u2 u3 s,a-bat-szi | he will take her and seize her. |
| 13 | la i-le-u2 sza2-ni-tam a-na mi-nim | “If he does not know, what is the second thing? |
| 14 | yi-isz-tap-ru {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur ki-na-an-na-ma | Rīb-Adad is true. |
| 15 | _dub2_-pa a-na _e2-gal_ ma-an-ga isz-tu a-hi-szu-_mesz_ | a tablet to the palace, much from the brothers |
| 16 | _ugu iri_ s,u-mu-ur a-mur a-na-ku | Watch over the city, see it! I |
| 17 | nu-kur2-tu4 _ugu_-ia 5(disz) _mu-mesz_ u3 ki-na-an-na | a curse against me for 5 years and truth |
| 18 | isz#-tap#-ru a-na _be_-ia a-mur a-na-ku u2-ul# | I have seen what they wrote to me, but I am not. |
| 19 | ki#-ma# {disz}ia-pa-ah-{d}iszkur u3 u2-ul ki-[ma] | like Yapaḫ-Addu and not like |
| 20 | {disz}[zi]-im#-re-da gab2-bi _szesz-mesz_ pa-ta#-[ru] | Zimrēda, all the brothers, are entrusted. |
| 21 | _ugu#_-ia nu-kur3-tu4 _ugu iri_ s,u-mu-[ur] | to me a nukurtu-offering, to the city of Ṣumur |
| 22 | u3 a-nu-ma i-na-an-na mi-it _{lu2}maszkim2#_-szi | Now, now, what is the crime against her? |
| 23 | [u3] a-nu-ma a-na-ku i-na-an-na mar#-s,a#-ku# | And now I am sick. |
| 24 | u3 i-ba-sza-ti i-na [_iri_ s,u-mu-ur] | and if in a city there is fog |
| 25 | [u3] gab2#-bi _lu2-mesz_-szi en#-[na-bi-tu] | and the rest of her men are dead. |
| 26 | [u3 lu]-wa-szi-ra be-li# [_{lu2}maszkim2_] | And may my lord, the exorcist |
| 27 | [u3] _erin2#_ it-ti-szu ki-ma# [ar-hi-isz] | and the troops with him quickly |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u3 li-is,]-s,ur-szi u3 a-na-ku la u2-[s,u-u2?] | and guard her, but I do not go out |
| 2 | [yi]-na-mu-usz-mi bi-ri-szu-ni sza x x | I sat down with them, which ... |
| 3 | u3 ki-i i-qa-bu _lugal_ a-na mi-nim isz-tap-ru# | and if he commands, the king what he has written |
| 4 | {disz}ri-ib-{d}iszkur _dub2_-pa a-na ma-har be-li-szu# | Rib-Adad the scribe before his lord |
| 5 | _ugu_ lu-um-ni sza pa-na-nu-um i-ne2-pu#-[szu] | against the men who are before him they shall perform. |
| 6 | u3 a-nu-ma i-na-an-na la i-ne2-pu-[usz?] | And now they do not do it. |
| 7 | ki-szu-ma i-na-an-na a-na ia-a-szi | Now then to me |
| 8 | sza2-ni-tam li-it-ri-is, a-na pa-ni be-li#-[ia] | Secondly, may he go up to the presence of my lord |
| 9 | u3 lu-wa-szi-ra {disz}ia-an-ha-ma | and Luwašira, Yanhama |
| 10 | i-na _{lu2}maszkim2_-szi {disz}ia-an-ha-ma | from the guarantor, Iān-ḫama |
| 11 | mu-s,a-li-il3 _lugal_ be-li-ia i-sze20-me2 | the guardian of the king, my lord, will hear |
| 12 | isz-tu _uzu-ka lu2-mesz_-tum _lu2_ em-qu2 szu-ut | From your flesh the men of that impure man |
| 13 | u3 gab2-bi _lu2-mesz_ i-ra-'a4-mu-szu | and all the men love him. |
| 14 | sza2-ni-tam li-it-<ri>-is, a-na _be en_-ia | Secondly, may he be merciful to my lord |
| 15 | u3 lu-wa-szi-ra 2(u) ta-pal sza _sig_-qu2 | and let me bring. 20 pairs of wool |
| 16 | _ansze-kur-ra_ a-na _ARAD2_-szu ma-du _lu2-mesz_ | a horse for his servant as much as the men |
| 17 | it-ti-ia asz-szum-ma a-la-ki-ia | With me, because of my coming |
| 18 | a-na nu-kur2-_ti-mesz lugal be_-ia sza2-ni-tam | to the enemies of the king, my lord, another |
| 19 | gab2-bi _iri{ki}-hi-a_-ia sza i-qa-bi a-na pa-ni _en_-ia | all of my city which he says to my lord |
| 20 | i-di be-li szum-ma ta-ru i-na _u4-kam2_ | My lord knows that the tāru on the day |
| 21 | pa-t,a2-ar _erin2-mesz ki-kal-kib_ be-li-ia# | I have released the troops of the camp of my lord. |
| 22 | na-ak-ru gab2-bu | the enemy, all |
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