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EA 108 (P271207)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 108 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271207 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00345 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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-par2 | Rib-Adad has sent |
| 2 | a-na {disz}en-szu _lugal kur-kur-mesz{ki}_ | to Belšu, king of the lands |
| 3 | _lugal gal lugal_ ta-am-ha-ra | great king, king of battle |
| 4 | _{d}nin_ sza _iri_ gub-la ti-di-in4 | the lady of the city of Gubla gave advice |
| 5 | _kal-ga_ a-na _lugal_-ri _en_-ia | The mighty to the king, my lord. |
| 6 | a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia _{d}utu_-ia | to the feet of my lord, Šamaš, |
| 7 | 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)-ta-an am-qu2-ut | I fall seven times seven times. |
| 8 | sza-ni-tam da-mi-iq i-na pa-ni | Another thing: good in the presence |
| 9 | _lugal_-ri sza ki-ma {d}iszkur | the king who like Adad |
| 10 | u3 _{d}utu_ i-na sza-me i-ba-szi | and Šamaš in heaven there is |
| 11 | u3 ti-pu-szu-na _dumu-mesz_ | and Tipūšunu sons |
| 12 | {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta ki-ma | Abdi-Aširta like |
| 13 | lib3-bi-szu-nu la-qu2 _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ | their hearts were taken, horses |
| 14 | _lugal_-ri u3 _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ u3 | the king and the chariots and |
| 15 | na-ad-nu _lu2-mesz szir3_ :" szi-ir-ma | “Given to men’s šir-disease" means "synonym." |
| 16 | u3 _lu2-mesz_ wi-i-ma <<a-na>> | and the men who to |
| 17 | a-na _kur_ su-<ba>-ri i-na lu-qi | to the land of Subartu in a campaign |
| 18 | i-na _u4-kam2-mesz_ sza-a ma-ni | on the day that a man |
| 19 | a-pi2-isz3 ip-szu an-nu-u2 | This is the opening of the apiš-vessel. |
| 20 | i-na-na yu-qa-bu a-wa-tu | Now, speak the word! |
| 21 | sza-ru-tu i-na pa-ni _lugal_-ri | the king’s presence |
| 22 | _{d}utu_ a-na-ku _ARAD2_ ki-ti-ka | Šamaš, I am your servant, |
| 23 | u3 a-wa-ta sza-a i-de | and the word that he knows |
| 24 | u3 sza-a esz-te-me asz-pu-ru# | And as to what I wrote earlier |
| 25 | a-na _lugal_-ri _en_-ia mi-ia#-[mi] | to the king, my lord, everything |
| 26 | szu-nu _ur-gi7_ u3 ti-zi#-[zu-na] | they are lions and tigizuna. |
| 27 | i-na pa-ni _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2#-[ti] | in the presence of the troops released |
| 28 | _lugal_-ri _{d}utu_ asz-ta-par a-[na] | I sent the king, Šamaš, to |
| 29 | a-na a-bi-ka u3 yi-[esz-me] | to your father and you yourselves |
| 30 | a-wa#-te#-ia u3 | my words and |
| 31 | yu-[wa-sza]-ra _erin2#-mesz_ | Yawašara, the troops |
| 32 | pi2-t,a2#-ti# u2-ul la-qi2 | It is acquired and not taken. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [{disz}]ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta a-na sza#-[szu] | Abdi-Aširta to him |
| 2 | sza-ni-tam szum-ma _lu2-mesz_ | Alternatively, if men |
| 3 | ha-za-nu-tu4 la-a na-ad#-[nu] | The mayorship is not given. |
| 4 | pa-ni-szu-nu a-na mu-hi-szu#-[nu] | their faces against them |
| 5 | u3 ki-na-na da-an-nu!# | and a strong foundation |
| 6 | szu-nu u3 _lu2-mesz_ mi-lim [...] | they and the men, well-being ... |
| 7 | tu-ba-lu-na hi-szi-ih-ta# | You have carried away the guilt. |
| 8 | ki-na-na la-a pal-hu# | in his true place is not fearful |
| 9 | _lu2-gal_ i-nu-ma la-qu2 _ansze-[kur-ra_] | the king, when he had taken the horses |
| 10 | u3 _kal-ga_ i-na pa-ni-szu-nu | and strong in their presence |
| 11 | i-nu-ma ni-de u3 _kal-ga_ u3 | when a strong and mighty |
| 12 | ni-iq-<bi> a-na _lugal kal-ga_-me | We say to the mighty king: |
| 13 | al-lu-u2 la-a ti-li-u2-na | “Allû, do not come to me! |
| 14 | i-nu-ma usz-szi-ir-ti _2(disz) lu2_ | when the foundations 2 men |
| 15 | _dumu_ szi-ip-ri a-na _iri_ s,u-mu-ra | the messenger to the city Ṣumura |
| 16 | u3 u2-ka-li _lu2_-lim | and slaughtered the people |
| 17 | an-nu-u2 a-na szu-te-er | this to revert |
| 18 | a-wa-ti a-na _lugal_-ri sza-ni-tam | another word to the king |
| 19 | a-na mi-ni ti-isz3-mu-na | Why did Tišmana |
| 20 | _lu2-mesz_ sza-nu-tu mu-sza | other men of the night |
| 21 | tu-ba-lu-na u3 mu-sza | Tubaluna and Muša |
| 22 | tu-te-ru-na _lu2-mesz_ | you returned, the men |
| 23 | _dumu_ szi-ip-ri sza-a _lugal_-ri | the messenger of the king |
| 24 | isz-tu pa-ni _ur-gi7_ szum-ma | from the presence of a dog |
| 25 | lib3-bi _lugal_-ri _{d}utu_ i-na | the heart of the king, Šamaš |
| 26 | _u4-kam-mesz_ tu#-ul-ku-na | The days of your reign |
| 27 | sza-ni-tam [u2]-ul# ia#-asz-ku-un | Secondly, I did not place. |
| 28 | lum-ni [x i]-na lib3-bi-ka-<<ka>> | Evil ... in your heart |
| 29 | u3 pa-[t,a2-ar] u3# _lu2-dingir_-[ia] | and release, and my personal god |
| 30 | al-ku _lu2-mesz-gaz-mesz_ | I went. The murderers |
| 31 | isz-tu _iri_ s,u-mu-ra# | from the city of Ṣumura |
| 32 | a-na s,a-ba#-ti-szu | for his capture |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 la-a na-ad-na-ti-szu u3 yi-isz3#-[me] | and his no-brothers and yišme offerings |
| 2 | _lugal#_-ru a-wa-te _ARAD2_-szu u3 usz-szi-ra-ni | the king, the words of his servant, and uširani |
| 3 | 2(u)# _lu2-mesz kur_ mi-lu-ha 2(u) _lu2-mesz kur_ mi-is,-ri | 20 people of the land of Meluḫa, 20 people from the land Miṣri, |
| 4 | a-na na-s,a-ar _iri_ a-na _lugal#_-ri# | to guard the city for the king |
| 5 | _{d}utu en_-ia! _ARAD2#_ ki-ti-ka! | Šamaš, my lord, your servant |
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