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EA 091 (P271218)
letter, Middle Babylonian, Akhetaten · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | EA 091 |
|---|---|
| ID | P271218 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00931 |
| 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# [a-na _giri3-mesz_] | Rib-Adad said to his lord to the feet |
| 2 | [_en_-ia 7(disz)-szu 7(disz)]-ta#-an# am#-qu2#-ut# [asz-ta-par2 a-na] | my lord seven times seven times I fell and sent to |
| 3 | [ka-ta5 a]-na# mi#-ni# asz-ba-ta | Why do you sit at the gate? |
| 4 | [u3] qa-la-ta u3 yi-il3-qu2# | and the qalata and yilqû |
| 5 | [_iri-mesz_]-ia# _lu2-gaz-mesz# ur-ku_ | my cities, the enemies of the enemy |
| 6 | [i-nu-ma] _iri_ s,u-mu-ra yi-il3-qa | when the city Ṣumura took |
| 7 | [u3 asz]-ta#-par2 a-na# ka#-ta5 a-na mi-ni | And I have written to you, what is it that you want to say? |
| 8 | [qa-la]-ta# u3 tu#-ul-qe2 | You take a reed and you take it. |
| 9 | [_iri e2_]-ar-ha! i-nu-ma yi-da#-gal | the city of Earḫa, when Yadagal |
| 10 | [u3] ia-nu sza# yi-iq-bi mi-am-ma | And what is it that I said? |
| 11 | [a-na sza-a]-szu# _ugu iri_ s,u-mu-ra | to him, against the city of Sturmura. |
| 12 | [u3] yi-da#-ni-in4 lib3-bu-szu | and his own heart |
| 13 | [u3] yu-ba-u2 la-qa _iri_ gub-la | and Yubâ is acquired, the city of Gubla |
| 14 | [u3] am#-ma-qu2-ut _ugu_-ia _kiri6-mesz_-ia | and I fall upon my trees, my gardens |
| 15 | [u3 _a-sza3]-mesz_-ia in4-na-ka-asz | and my fields he shall cultivate |
| 16 | [u3 _sze_-im]-_hi-a_-ia am-ma-sza-a' u3 | and my corn taxes I shall pay, and |
| 17 | [u2-ul] ta#-di-in4 li-im _ku3-babbar-mesz_ | you did not give. A thousand (shekels of) silver |
| 18 | [u3] 1(disz) me _ku3-sig17-mesz_ u3 ip-ta-t,u2-ur | 100 (shekels of) gold and he has erased |
| 19 | [isz]-tu# mu-hi-ia u3 il3-qe2 | from me and he took |
| 20 | [ka]-li _iri-mesz_-ia _iri_ gub-la | all my cities, the city of Gubla |
| 21 | [i]-na i-de-ni-szi ir-ti-ha-at# | he has sinned against her. |
| 22 | [a]-na ia-szi u3 yu-ba-u2 | to me and Yabau |
| 23 | la-qa-szi a-nu-ma isz3-me2 pu-hi-ir-mi | Now, he has heard of my case. |
| 24 | ka#-li _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_ | all the killed men |
| 25 | [a]-na# ma-qa-ti _ugu_-ia# mi-na# | What are the consequences for me? |
| 26 | [i]-pu-szu-na a-na-ku a-na i-de#-[ni]-ia | they did, and I to my legal adversary |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-nu-ma ki#-a-ma# asz-pu-ru a-na | Herewith, as I wrote to |
| 2 | _erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti u3 | the prisoners of war and |
| 3 | a-na til-la-ti u3 u2-ul tu#-a-wa-tu-ia :" usz-mu-na# | You did not speak to me until I was finished and I was able to speak. |
| 4 | mi-[li-ik at]-ta# [a]-na# _kur-mesz_-ka | You are well; may your lands be well. |
| 5 | [i-nu-ma] i-[mu-ta a]-na#-ku sza-ni-tam | When I was born, another |
| 6 | [szi-mi a-na ia-szi u3 szum]-ma# ia-nu | a fate for me, and if there is none |
| 7 | [_erin2-mesz_ pi2-t,a2-ti] u3 til-la-ta | troops, released and finished |
| 8 | [u3 ia-nu x x (x) a]-na _iri_ gub-la | and whether ... to the city of Gubla |
| 9 | [u3 a-na _lu2-mesz gaz-mesz_ ti-ni]-ip#-szu [_lugal_] | and to the massacred men, the king |
| 10 | [szi-mi a-na ia-szi u3 usz]-szi-ra# _erin2-mesz#_ | a fate for me and for the workers |
| 11 | [pi2-t,a2-ti u3] ti#-il3-qe2 _kur_ a-mur#-ri# | captives and the takers of the land Amurru |
| 12 | [a-nu-ma i-na-na] pa-nu ka-li# | Now, before all |
| 13 | [ur-ra u3 mu]-sza | in the days and nights |
| 14 | [a-na ia-szi _erin2-mesz_ pi2]-t,a2#-ti | to me, the troops are released. |
| 15 | [...] _lugal_-ru _en_-li | ... king, my lord |
| 16 | [...] u3 | ... and |
| 17 | [... _erin2]-mesz_ pi2-t,a2#-ti | ... troops, release. |
| 18 | [... ti]-il3-qe2 | ... you took. |
| 19 | [...] u3 | ... and |
| 20 | [...]-ia# a-di | ... my ... until |
| 21 | [... _x]-mesz_ | ... ...s |
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