Use this if you are using igraph from R
Set edge attributes
set_edge_attr(graph, name, index = E(graph), value)
| graph | The graph | 
| name | The name of the attribute to set. | 
| index | An optional edge sequence to set the attributes of a subset of edges. | 
| value | The new value of the attribute for all (or  | 
The graph, with the edge attribute added or set.
Other graph attributes: 
delete_edge_attr(),
delete_graph_attr(),
delete_vertex_attr(),
edge_attr<-(),
edge_attr_names(),
edge_attr(),
graph_attr<-(),
graph_attr_names(),
graph_attr(),
igraph-dollar,
igraph-vs-attributes,
set_graph_attr(),
set_vertex_attr(),
vertex_attr<-(),
vertex_attr_names(),
vertex_attr()
g <- make_ring(10) %>%
  set_edge_attr("label", value = LETTERS[1:10])
g
plot(g)