Amarna letter EA 100
Amarna letter EA 100, titled: "The City of Irqata to the King" is a short to moderate-length clay tablet Amarna letter from the city-state of Irqata,, written during the Middle Babylonian Period to the Pharaoh of Egypt. Only one other city sent a clay tablet Amarna letter to the Pharaoh, namely Tunip, letter EA 59, titled: "From the Citizens of Tunip".
The letter concerns the "watch-guarding" of Irqata, regional warfare, and the city's continued protection, and loyalty to the Egyptian Pharaoh. The letter implies their loyalty, their constant vigilance, and need for assistance from the Pharaoh, either implied by troop needs, or at least awareness from the Pharaoh, of their needs.
EA 100 is located at the British Museum, no 29825. Tablet letter EA 100 can be viewed here: Obverse:, Reverse: .
The letter
EA 100: ''"The City of Irqata">Arqa">Irqata to the King"''
EA 100, letter one of one from the elders of city-state Irqata.Obverse:
Reverse:
The Habiru/Apiru
The mention of the Habiru relates to a major conflict of the time, the takeover of city-states or regions by the Habiru. The map shows various cities and regions, and their respective dealings with the Habiru. The next closest mention of the Habiru is from the Jerusalem letters of Abdi-Heba, directly south at Jerusalem, letters EA 286, 287, 288, 289, and EA 290.Spellings for Habiru in the Amarna letters
- EA 100, l. 26—KUR,.. ša ìl-qú LÚ.MEŠ GAZ,.. -.]-
- EA 271, l. 16—..lú-meš Sa-GaZ-meš.., SA.GAZMEŠ
- EA 290, l. 24—..Ha-Pí-Ri..
- EA 299, l. 18—..da-an-nu LÚ-SA-GAZ-meš..
- EA 366, l. 21—.. SA-GAZ..
Akkadian text
Text: Akkadian language, sumerograms, Egyptianisms, etc.Akkadian:
Obverse:
Paragraph I
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Paragraph I-Cuneiform score, Akkadian, English
1.Ṭup-pí an-nu-ú,.. ṭup-pí
___țuppu annû, - țuppu
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2._URU_ -IR-Qa-Ta,.. a-na _LUGAL_-ri
____URU_ -IR-Qa-Ta,.. ana _LUGAL_-ri
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3._EN_-nu,.. um-ma,.. Quote_URU_-IR-Qa-Ta
___ _EN_-nu,.. - umma,.. _URU_-IR-Qa-Ta—!
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4.ù _LÚ.MEŠ_ ši-bu-ti-ši,..
___u _LÚ.MEŠ_ ši-bu-ti-ši,..
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5.ana _GÌR.MEŠ,.. Quote-LUGAL_-ri _EN_-nuUnquote,..
šību
___ Feet
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Paragraph II-Cuneiform score, Akkadian, English
Cuneiform score, and Akkadian, and English.
Paragraph-
11.I-nu-ma yu-wa-ši-ra#,.. LUGAL#
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___",.. sent-,..
12._en_-nu,.. 1=m=diš1.diš "1=-Bi-Ha-A,..
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Subsection 2 of 5
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13.yi-iq-bi,.. a-na ia--nu#
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Subsection 3 of 5
14.QuoteUmma LUGAL,.. ú#-ṣa-ru-mi#
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15.URU-IR-Qa-Ta dumu-meš#-!
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Subsection 4 of 5
15.6--------
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___-!
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Reverse:
Paragraph III-Cuneiform score, Akkadian, English
Cuneiform score, and Akkadian, and English.
Paragraph-
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Paragraph IV-Cuneiform score, Akkadian, English
Cuneiform score, and Akkadian, and English.
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38.iš-tu mu-hi-nu
39.a-bu-la nu-ú-du-lu,.. a-di
40.ka-ša-di,.. ša-ri
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___"Returned,..
41...LUGAL#,.. a-na ia-ši-nu
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42.kal#-ga,.. nu-kúr,.. UGU-nu
___ - !
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43.-gal ma-gal
___magal - !, magal - !
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