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EA 107 (P271208)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 107 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271208 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00346 |
| 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# | Rib-Adad said: |
| 2 | a-na _en_-li _lugal kur-kur{ki}-mesz_ | to my lord, the king of the lands |
| 3 | _lugal gal lugal_ ta-am-ha-ra | great king, king of battle |
| 4 | _{d}nin_ sza _iri_ gub-la | the goddess of the city of Gubla |
| 5 | ti-di-in4 _ga-kal_ a-na _lugal_ | a ration of grain for the king |
| 6 | _en_-ia a-na _giri3-mesz en_-ia | my lord, to the feet of my [lord] |
| 7 | _{d}utu_-ia 7(disz)!-szu 7(disz)!-ta-an | my Šamaš seven times seven times |
| 8 | am-qu2-ut a-mur a-na-ku | I fall, I see. |
| 9 | _ARAD2_ ki-ti _lugal_-ri _{d}utu_ | servant of the king, Šamaš |
| 10 | u3 pu-ia a-wa-te-_mesz_ aq-bu | And in my mouth I spoke words: |
| 11 | a-na _lugal_-ri ki-ta-ma yi-isz3-me | to the king truthfully |
| 12 | _lugal_-ru _en_-li a-wa-te-_mesz_ | The king, my lord, can be glad. |
| 13 | _ARAD2_ ki-ti-szu u3 | servant of his family and |
| 14 | yi-zi-iz {disz}ih!-ri-pi2-t,a2# | Iḫri-piṭa |
| 15 | i-na _iri_ s,u-mu-ra | in the city of Ṣumura |
| 16 | u3 li-qe2 {disz}ha-ib | and may he take. |
| 17 | a-na mu-hi-ka u3 | to you and |
| 18 | da-gal-szu! u3 | wide and |
| 19 | li-ma-ad a-wa-[te-szu] | may he hear his words |
| 20 | u3 szum-ma# da-mi-[iq] | and if good |
| 21 | i-na pa-ni-ka u3 | in your presence and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu#-ku-un i-na | place in |
| 2 | _{lu2}maszkim2_-szi _dugud_ i-na# | the responsible official in |
| 3 | pa-ni _lu2-mesz_ ha-za-nu-ti _lugal#_ | before the mayors of the king |
| 4 | u3 yi-isz3-me _en_ a-wa-[te]-ia# | and yēšme, my lord of words |
| 5 | a-nu-ma {disz}a-zi-ru _dumu_ | Herewith, Aziru, son |
| 6 | {disz}ARAD2-a-szi-ir-ta qa-du | Abdi-Aširta together with |
| 7 | _szesz-mesz_-szu i-na _iri_ du-ma-asz-qa | his brothers in the city of Damascus |
| 8 | u3 usz-szi-ra _erin2-mesz_ | and the rest of the troops |
| 9 | pi2-t,a2-ti u3 ti-il3-qe2-szu | Release and take it! |
| 10 | u3 ta-ap-szu-uh _kur lugal_ | and the destruction of the land of the king |
| 11 | u3 szum-ma ki-a-ma i-ba-szu | and if, as there is |
| 12 | u3 la#-a ti-zi-za | and do not stand. |
| 13 | _iri_ s,u-mu-ra sza-ni-tam | another city |
| 14 | yi-isz3-mi _lugal_-ru _en_-li | Yašmi, the king, my lord |
| 15 | a-wa-te _ARAD2_ ki-ti-szu | the words of a servant of his own |
| 16 | ia-nu _ku3-babbar-mesz_ a-na na-da-ni | there is no silver to be given. |
| 17 | a-na _ansze-kur-ra_ ga-mi-ir | to a horse I will pay. |
| 18 | gab2-bu i-na _zi_-nu u3 | all on the right and |
| 19 | id#-na-ni 3(u) ta-pal | 30 ta-pal |
| 20 | _ansze#-kur-ra_ qa-du _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ | horses together with chariots |
| 21 | [i]-ba-szu _lu2-mesz szir3_ | there are singers |
| 22 | mar-ia-nu-ma a-na ia-szi | “My brother, to me |
| 23 | u3 ia-nu _ansze-kur-ra_ | and there are no horses |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na# ia-szi a-na a-la-ki a-na | to me to go, to |
| 2 | a-na nu-kur2 _lugal_ ki-na-na-ma | to the enemy, the true king |
| 3 | pal#-ha#-ti u3 ki-na-na la-a | There will be no reopening (of the case) and litigating. |
| 4 | al-ka-ti a-na _iri_ s,u#-mu-ra# | I went down to the city of Sumur. |
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