Amarna letter EA 75

EA 161, Obverse
(slightly out-of-focus)

Amarna letter EA 75, titled: "Political Chaos"[1] is a short to moderate length letter from Rib-Hadda, who wrote the largest number of Amarna letters in a sub-corpus, from the city-state of Byblos; Byblos contained an Ancient Egyptian colony, and was aligned with a few neighboring townsites.

EA 75 is damaged with a few lines missing on the Bottom, Obverse, and parts of line endings, and beginnings, but the topic of the letter is extensive — explaining the conflict with 'Apiru/Habiru and also major Great King states of the region (Hatti(Hattusa) and Mitanni).

After a short Introduction to the Pharaoh, the dire straits of the city-state are related. Possessions are sold in Yarimuta to stay alive, and the Habiru warfare has reduced the town's people to conduct daily life: "...My field is "a wife without a husband", lacking in cultivation."[2]

The Amarna letters, about 300, numbered up to EA 382, are a mid 14th century BC, about 1360 BC and 30–35 years later, correspondence. The initial corpus of letters were found at Akhenaten's city Akhetaten, in the floor of the Bureau of Correspondence of Pharaoh; others were later found, adding to the body of letters.

Letter EA 75 (also see here-(Obverse & Reverse, etc.): ), is numbered C 4757 (12191), from the Cairo Museum.


Cuneiform & Akkadian

The cuneiform[3] of EA 75, and the Akkadian[4] text.

Obverse (see here: )

(Line 1)—[ Diš ]-Ri-iB-aD-Da [ iq-bi ]
(2)—[ a ]-na EN-šu lugal [kur-kur lugal gal ]
(3)—dnin ša iri [ Gub-La ]

Akkadian

Obverse (see here: )

(Line 1)—[ Diš ]-Rib-Hadda [ qabû ]
(2)—[ a ] -na Bēlu-šu lugal [kur-kur(mâtâti) lugal gal ]




See also

References

  1. ↑ Moran, William L. 1987, 1992. The Amarna Letters. EA 75, "Political Chaos", pp. 145-146.
  2. ↑ EA 75, Hanson home page
  3. ↑ CDLI page
  4. ↑ EA 75, Hanson home page
  • Moran, William L. The Amarna Letters. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. (softcover, ISBN 0-8018-6715-0)


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