Amarna letter EA 26, titled ''To the Queen Mother: Some Missing Gold Statues'', is a shorter-length

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from Tushratta of

Mittani Mitanni (; Hittite cuneiform ; ''Mittani'' '), c. 1550–1260 BC, earlier called Ḫabigalbat in old Babylonian texts, c. 1600 BC; Hanigalbat or Hani-Rabbat (''Hanikalbat'', ''Khanigalbat'', cuneiform ') in Assyrian records, or '' Naharin'' i ...

. Unlike the next letter EA 27 from Tushratta, which is more than twice as tall, and about twice as wide-(XXVII paragraphs), EA 26 is topical and synoptic about recent events about the desire for 'gold statues' (VII paragraphs). The letter is addressed to the Pharaoh's wife,

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, and its dimensions are approximately: tall, wide, and thick. EA 26 has missing edges, left and right. The piece pictured is the

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's piece which is part of the obverse, lower-left corner, at the beginning of lines of text. The entire obverse of EA 26 can be see
here
with its missing edges and scuffed/eroded surfaces on the edges. The Oriental Institute piece shows the high quality of inscribed

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, as visible in undamaged sections of EA 26.

The letter

EA 26: ''To the Queen Mother: Some Missing Gold Statues''

EA 26, letter ten of thirteen from Tushratta. (Not a linear, line-by-line translation.) :''Obverse'' (see here

:(Lines 1-6)-- ayt[o

], the mistrisss of Egy[pt]: T[hus Tushratta, Tuš]ratta, the king of [

. For me] all goes well. For you may all go w ll. For ''your household,'' foryour sons, may all go well. For Tadu-Heba, y daughter your daughter-in-law, may all go well. For your countries, fo your ''troops,''and for whatever else belongs to you, may all go very, very ell :(7-18)--You are the one that knows that I yselfalways showed love oMimmureya, your husband, and that Mimmureya, ourhusba d on the other hand, always showed love to me. A d ''the things''that I wou d write andsay Mimmureya, your husband, and the things that Mimmureya, your husband, ould alwas write and say to me, you, elia, and Mane know. But you are the on , ''on the other had,'' who knows much better than all others the things

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we said o one anther. No one le knows them (as well). :(19-29)-- nd nw, you yourself ai to Keliya, ''"Say to your lord: 'Mi ureya,''¹ ''my husband, always showed love to yo rfather, and maintened (it) for you;''² ''he did not forge '³ ''his love for your father, and he did not cut o f'⁴ ''the massies that he had been accustomed to sending, one after the other. And now you are the one that must not forget your ve''⁵ ''for Mimmu eya your brother. Increase (it) f rNaphurre and maintiain (it) for hi You must keep on send ngembassies of joy,''⁶ ''one after the other. Do not cut

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off.' "'' :(30-39)--I will otfo

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''⁸ the love for Mimmureya, your husband. More than ever be oe,⁹ at this very moment, I show 10 times — much, much — more love to Naphurreya, your son. '' our are the one who knows' the words of Mimmureya, ourhusb nd, ''but' you did not ''s nd'¹⁰ all of my greeting-gift¹¹ that '' our husband ordered' to '' e sent'' I had asked¹² our husbandfor tatuesof sol dcast

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saying, ''" ay my brother send mea my greeting gift,''¹³ ''statues of solid cast gold and ... ... of gold' and genuine

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." :''Reverse'' (see here

:(lines 40-48)—But now Nap urreya, your son has plated tatuesof wood. With gold being the dirt n your son's country, wy have they been a source of such dis ressto your son that he has not given them to me?¹⁴ Furthermore, I asked ... .. t give ''th s''¹⁵ Is this love? I had sa d ''"Naphurre a,'' ''my brother'' ''is going to treat me 10 times better that his father did."'' But now he has not iven meeven what his father was accustomed to give. :(49-57)—Wh have you o exposed before Naph rreyathe words t at you yourelf, and with your own mouth, said to e If oudo not expose them before him, and ''y u keep silent''¹⁶ ''can anyone le know?'' Let apurreya give me statues of sol dgold! He must cause me no isress whasover, nor ... Let him treat m 10 times better hn his father did, ih love and evidence of es eem :(58-63)—May your own

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s g regularly with the messen ers o Naphurreya, with 5 .. t Yuni, my wife, and may the messen ers o Yuni, my wife, regula lyto ou :(64-66)–I erwith

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as your Greeting-gift scent containers¹⁷ illedwith "sweet oil," (and) 1 set of stones '' et in gold''—(complete EA 26, lines 1-66, with various major & minor lacunae)

Akkadian text

Text:

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s, Egyptianisms, etc. Akkadian: Obverse:
Paragraph I (see her

:(Line 1)-- a (cuneiform), A- na MUNUS- Te- I- E NIN KUR M iṢ- iṢ-[_ri_(cuneiform)">Ri-(Egypt)_ iṢ-[_ri_(cuneiform)">Ri-(Egypt)_qí_(cuneiform)">qí- iṢ-[_ri_(cuneiform)">Ri-(Egypt)_qí_(cuneiform)">qí-bil_(cuneiform)">bí-ma_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="bil_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="qí_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="ri_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="iṣ_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="-iṣ (cuneiform)">iṢ-[ ri (cuneiform)">Ri-(Egypt) qí (cuneiform)">qí-bil (cuneiform)">bí-ma (cuneiform)">ma ] :(2)--um (cuneiform), um ma 1.^diš-du (cuneiform), Du-uš (cuneiform), uŠ-]rat (cuneiform), RaT- Ta LUGAL (king Sumerogram), LUGAL Mi.html" ;"title="UR Mi">UR Mi- Ta- aN- Ni a (cuneiform), a na ia- ši :(3)-- šul- mu a na ka- a- ši lu- ú šul- mu_a_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="u_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="mu (cuneiform)">mu a (cuneiform)">a na É- ka a na :(4)-- DUMU- MEŠ-]- ka (cuneiform), ka lu- ú šul- mu a na Ta- a (cuneiform), A-Tu₄- Hé- Pa :(5)--É-GI₄- a (cuneiform), A- ka (cuneiform), ka lu- ú šul- mu a na KUR. KUR- ka (cuneiform), ka a- na_x(= na_x(=ERIM_(Sumerogram)">ERIM)-_na x(= ERIM)-_ka.html"_;"title="ka_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="ERIM (Sumerogram)">ERIM)- ka.html" ;"title="ka (cuneiform)">ka">ka (cuneiform), ka :(6)-- ù MIM.mu (cuneiform), MU- ka (cuneiform), ka dan- is dan-is (cuneiform), is lu- ú [ šul- mu ] :(1)--(To Tiye,..
--(1.3)--Mistress land Egypt (Miṣri),.. Speak!... ) :(2)--('Message thus' 1.- Tushratta, King land

Mitanni Mitanni (; Hittite cuneiform ; ''Mittani'' '), c. 1550–1260 BC, earlier called Ḫabigalbat in old Babylonian texts, c. 1600 BC; Hanigalbat or Hani-Rabbat (''Hanikalbat'', ''Khanigalbat'', cuneiform ') in Assyrian records, or '' Naharin'' ...

!..
--(2.8)--For me,.. ) :(3)--(Peace,..
--(3.1)--For you,.. "may there be" Peace!..
--(3.7)--For (family)-Household-yours,.. ) :(4)--((for) "Sons"-(compatriot)s(pl)-yours, "may there be" Peace!..
--(4.4)For Tadu-khipa,.. Daughter-mine,.. ) :(5)--(Daughter-in-law-yours,.. "may there be" Peace!..
--(5.5)--For 'country-lands(pl)-yours,.. For Armys(pl)-yours,.. ) :(6)--(and Everything-yours,...
--(6.5)--Strongly,.. Strongly, (fervently) "May it Be" Peace-full!... ) ---- (Double-line ruling)
Obverse: Paragraph II ---- :(7)-- at- ti- i- ma ti- i- ta- a- an- ni,.. ki- i- me- e a- na- ku(?) it ti--((K)âti idû,.. kīma itti ) :(8)--1.^diš- Mi- iM- Mu- Ri- iYa, mu- ti- i- ka (cuneiform), ka,.. ar- ta-_na-'a- ta-_na-'a-am_(cuneiform)">am!..--(1.Mimmuriya,_mutu-ka,.._ra'āmu!.._) :(9)-- ta-_na-'a-am_(cuneiform)">am!..--(1.Mimmuriya,_mutu-ka,.._ra'āmu!.._) :(9)--ù_(cuneiform)">ù_1.^_diš-_Mi-_iM-_Mu-_Ri-_iYa,.._ ta-_na-'a-am_(cuneiform)">am!..--(1.Mimmuriya,_mutu-ka,.._ra'āmu!.._) :(9)--ù_(cuneiform)">ù_1.^_diš-_Mi-_iM-_Mu-_Ri-_iYa,.._ap_(cuneiform)">ap- ta-_na-'a-am_(cuneiform)">am!..--(1.Mimmuriya,_mutu-ka,.._ra'āmu!.._) :(9)--ù_(cuneiform)">ù_1.^_diš-_Mi-_iM-_Mu-_Ri-_iYa,.._ap_(cuneiform)">ap-pu_(cuneiform)">pu-_na,..__mu- ta-_na-'a-am_(cuneiform)">am!..--(1.Mimmuriya,_mutu-ka,.._ra'āmu!.._) :(9)--ù_(cuneiform)">ù_1.^_diš-_Mi-_iM-_Mu-_Ri-_iYa,.._ap_(cuneiform)">ap-pu_(cuneiform)">pu-_na,..__mu-ut_(cuneiform)">ut-[__ta- na-'a-am (cuneiform)">am!..--(1.Mimmuriya, mutu-ka,.. ra'āmu!.. ) :(9)--ù (cuneiform)">ù 1.^diš- Mi- iM- Mu- Ri- iYa,.. ap (cuneiform)">ap-pu (cuneiform)">pu- na,.. mu-ut (cuneiform)">ut-[ ka.html" ;"title="ka (cuneiform), ka">ka (cuneiform), ka?,.. -(Ù 1.Mimmuriya,.. appu,.. ?mahru? ) :(10)-- ki- i- me- e it ti- ia,.. ir (cuneiform), ir- ta- na-'a- am,.. a_na?_? a_na?_?ia_(cuneiform)">ia-ši_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="ia_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="? a na? ?ia (cuneiform)">ia-ši (cuneiform)">ši? ]--(kīma itti-ia,.. ra'āmu,.. iāši!.. ) :(11)--?ù (cuneiform), Ù? 1.^diš- Mi- iM- Mu- Ri- iYa,.. mu- tu- ki,.. ša a- ša- ap- ap-pa_(cuneiform)">pa- ap-pa_(cuneiform)">pa- ru,.._.html"_;"title="ru_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="pa_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform)">ap-pa_(cuneiform)">pa-ru_(cuneiform)">ru,.._">ru_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="pa_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform)">ap-pa_(cuneiform)">pa-ru_(cuneiform)">ru,.._-(Ù_1.Mimmuriya,.._mutu-ka,.._ša_šapāru,.._) :(12)-- ru,.._.html"_;"title="ru_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="pa_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform)">ap-pa_(cuneiform)">pa-ru_(cuneiform)">ru,.._">ru_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="pa_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform)">ap-pa_(cuneiform)">pa-ru_(cuneiform)">ru,.._-(Ù_1.Mimmuriya,.._mutu-ka,.._ša_šapāru,.._) :(12)--ù_(cuneiform)">ù__ša__a- ru,.._.html"_;"title="ru_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="pa_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform)">ap-pa_(cuneiform)">pa-ru_(cuneiform)">ru,.._">ru_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="pa_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform)">ap-pa_(cuneiform)">pa-ru_(cuneiform)">ru,.._-(Ù_1.Mimmuriya,.._mutu-ka,.._ša_šapāru,.._) :(12)--ù_(cuneiform)">ù__ša__a-tap_(cuneiform)">tap- ru,.._.html"_;"title="ru_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="pa_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform)">ap-pa_(cuneiform)">pa-ru_(cuneiform)">ru,.._">ru_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="pa_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform)">ap-pa_(cuneiform)">pa-ru_(cuneiform)">ru,.._-(Ù_1.Mimmuriya,.._mutu-ka,.._ša_šapāru,.._) :(12)--ù_(cuneiform)">ù__ša__a-tap_(cuneiform)">tap-bu_(cuneiform)">bu- ru,.._.html"_;"title="ru_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="pa_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform)">ap-pa_(cuneiform)">pa-ru_(cuneiform)">ru,.._">ru_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="pa_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform).html"_;"title="ap_(cuneiform)">ap-pa_(cuneiform)">pa-ru_(cuneiform)">ru,.._-(Ù_1.Mimmuriya,.._mutu-ka,.._ša_šapāru,.._) :(12)--ù_(cuneiform)">ù__ša__a-tap_(cuneiform)">tap-bu_(cuneiform)">bu-bu_(cuneiform)">bu_ù_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="bu_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="bu_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="tap_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="ù_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="ru_(cuneiform)">ru,.._.html" ;"title="ru_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="pa_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="ap_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="ap (cuneiform)">ap-pa (cuneiform)">pa-ru (cuneiform)">ru,.. ">ru_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="pa_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="ap_(cuneiform).html" ;"title="ap (cuneiform)">ap-pa (cuneiform)">pa-ru (cuneiform)">ru,.. -(Ù 1.Mimmuriya,.. mutu-ka,.. ša šapāru,.. ) :(12)--ù (cuneiform)">ù ša a-tap (cuneiform)">tap-bu (cuneiform)">bu-bu (cuneiform)">bu ù (cuneiform)">ù 1.^diš- Mi- iM- Mu- Ri- iYa--(ù,.. ša dabābu(discussed),.. Ù 1.Mimmuriya,.. ) :(13)--[ x x ]-na? mu- ti- ki a- ma- te-

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,.. a na ia- ši- ša_.html" ;"title=" ša "> ša -( xx ?idû mutu-ki amatu-meš,.. a-na(=itti) iāši- ša?:(14)--[ xx ù (cuneiform), ù Ša (cuneiform), ša š-]-ap (cuneiform), ap-pa (cuneiform), pa-ru (cuneiform), ru,.. ù (cuneiform), ù ša i-tap (cuneiform), tap-bu (cuneiform), bu-bu (cuneiform), bu,.. at- ti-[ i ]--([ xx š]apāru,.. ù ša dabābu(discussed),.. #1-(k)âti ,.. ) :(15)--1.^diš-ik (cuneiform), iK-Li (cuneiform), Li- iYa,.. 1.^diš-ma (cuneiform), Ma-né (cuneiform), Né-E (cuneiform), E i- te,.. ù (cuneiform), ù at- ti-[- i ]--(#2 1.-Keliya,.. #3 1.-Mane idû!.. Ù (k)âti ) :(16)--[ x x ] [ x ]-šu (cuneiform), šu-nu (cuneiform), nu- ma ti- i- te a- ma- te-

--([ x x ] [ x ] idû, amatu-meš, ) :(17)-[ ša it-] ti ha (cuneiform), ha-mi (cuneiform), mi-iš (cuneiform), iš,.. ni-id (cuneiform), id-bu (cuneiform), bu-bu (cuneiform), bu ma- am- ma--(ša itti ahāmiš,.. nadû mimma ) :(18)-- ša-nu (cuneiform), nu-]um (cuneiform), um- ma,.. la (cuneiform), la i- te-šu (cuneiform), šu-nu (cuneiform), nu--(šanu,.. lā idû!..) :(7)--You know,.. (that) Always [ with.. ] :(8)--1.Mi-iM-Mu-Ri-iYa Husband-yours,.. "I showed Love"!... :(9)--..and 1.Mi-iM-Mu-Ri-iYa,.. foremost,.. ?topmost?,.. :(10)--"always"(as/if) with-myself,.. "showed Love",.. 'to Me'!... :(11)--..And, 1.Mi-iM-Mu-Ri-iYa, Husband-yours,.. What sent,.. :(12)--..and What "written about"(discussed),.. But 1.Mi-iM-Mu-Ri-iYa,.. :(13)--[ ? knows ? ] Husband-yours,.. 'discussions', by Me!... :(14)-- [..But,.. What.. s]ent,.. and What "written about"(discussed),..
--(14.9)--#1-YOU,.. :(15)-#2-1.-Keliya, and #3-1.-Mane (Amarna letters), Mane,.. Know!..(are Aware-of)
--(15.8)--But You,.. ---- file:Amarna letter fragment, from King Tushratta of Mitanni to Queen Tiy (Teye) of Egypt, matching fragment in_British_Museum - Oriental Institute Museum,_University_of Chicago - DSC07018.JPG, 370px (Double-line ruling)
Obverse: Paragraph III ---- :(19)--[ ù (cuneiform), Ù a-nu (cuneiform), nu-]-um (cuneiform), um- ma,.. at- ti- i- ma,.. a na 1.^diš-gi (cuneiform), Gi-li (cuneiform), Li-ia (cuneiform), iYA--(Ù enūma,.. (k)âti,.. ana Keliya ) :(20)--[ ta-aq (cuneiform), aq-]- ta-bi (cuneiform), bi a na,.. be (cuneiform), be-li (cuneiform), li i- ka (cuneiform), ka,.. qí (cuneiform), qí-bi (cuneiform), bi i- me--(qabû,.. ..Ana Bēlu-ka:.. (^Quote)Qabû.. ) ''Beginning of Line 21: 1. '': Start of Fracture corner. ''Lines 23, 24, and 25, all begin with "And (But)" '' (Ù (cuneiform), Ù) :(21)--1.^diš- Mi- iM- Mu- Ri- iYa,.. mu- ti,.. it- ti a-bi (cuneiform), bi- i- ka (cuneiform), ka--(1.Mimmuriya,.. mutu,.. itti abu-ka,.. ) :(22)--ir (cuneiform), ir- ta- na-'a- am- me,.. ù (cuneiform), ù ak (cuneiform), ak- ka (cuneiform), ka- a- ša,.. it- ta-ṣa (cuneiform), ṣa- ar- ka (cuneiform), ka--(..ra'āmu!.. Ù kâša,..itti-(him).. ) :(23)--ù (cuneiform), Ù,.. it- ti a-bi (cuneiform), bi- i- ka (cuneiform), ka,.. ra (cuneiform), ra-'a- mu-ut (cuneiform), ut- ta-šu (cuneiform), šu!.. la (cuneiform), La im (cuneiform), im-še (cuneiform), še!..--(..Ù,.. itti abu-ka,.. ra'āmu!.. ..Lā mašû!.. ) :(24)--ù (cuneiform), Ù,.. har (cuneiform), har-ra (cuneiform), ra- na,.. ša il (cuneiform), il- ta- na-ap (cuneiform), ap-pa (cuneiform), pa-ru (cuneiform), ru,.. la (cuneiform), la ip (cuneiform), ip-ru (cuneiform), ru-[-us (cuneiform), us--(..Ù harrānu,.. ša (napharau)(commonplace),.. Lā parāsu!.. ) :(19)--And now-(at-this-time),.. You,.. to Keliya, :(20)--..Say,.. to Lord-yours:.. (^Quote)Say.. :(21)--1.Mi-iM-Mu-Ri-iYa,.. Husband,.. with(concerning) Father-yours,.. :(22)--"showed Love"!.. ..And You,.. with Him!.. :(23)--..And,.. with Father-yours, "showed Love"!.. 'Never' forgetting!.. :(24)—..And,.. "diplomatic trips" which commonplace,.. 'Not' stopping!.. :(25)—..And .. Later You .. With 1.Mi-iM-Mu-Ri-iYa,.. :(26)—..Brother-yours .. Loved !, .. Not Forgetting .. :(27)—1.Neb-Kheper-Ru-ia Great! .. And Send(Issue) .. :(28)—..And (But) "diplomatic trips" "which of" "to be joy" .. Return .. :(29)—..Not .... I..N..T..E..R..R..U..P..T.ing !!.. ^(Unquote) Note: ''The last line of Para III, uses cuneiform: la (cuneiform), La, for "not" ("no"), Akkadian "lā", but of course, it is obvious, that the verb is spread across the entire last line, 29, as an embellishment, and an "exclamation", to the topic of Paragraph III.'' (The fractured piece has only the first two cuneiform characters, ta & pa (cuneiform), pa, for Akkadian language, Akkadian ''parāsu'', meaning: "to separate, cut, decide".,Parpola, 1971. ''The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh'', Simo Parpola, Parpola, Simo, Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project, c 1997, Glossary pp. 119-145; p. 135, ''"parāsu"'', and using English "interrupt". The rest of the verb is on the main letter piece, (See here

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Photo, EA 26: ObverseBritish Museum page Write-up of EA 26Line Drawing, cuneiform, and Akkadian, EA 325: Obverse & Reverse
CDLI no. P270897 (''Chicago Digital Library Initiative'')
CDLI no: P270897, same, (''Chicago Digital Library Initiative''), accessed Apr 20, 2016
*William L. Moran, Moran, William L. ''The Amarna Letters.'' Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 1992. (softcover, ) Amarna letters Mitanni Middle Eastern objects in the British Museum

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EA 26: ''To the Queen Mother: Some Missing Gold Statues''

Akkadian text

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