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Ras Shamra-Ougarit 07, 046 (P347884)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | Ras Shamra-Ougarit 07, 046 |
|---|---|
| ID | P347884 |
| Museum no. | NMSA — |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Ugarit (mod. Ras Shamra) |
| Coordinates | 35.6021, 35.7853 |
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) |
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| 0 | [um-ma {m}{giš}TUKUL{ti}{d}NIN.URTA LUGAL {kur}{d}a-šur] | Thus says Tukulti-Ninurta, king of Assyria: |
| 1 | [DUMU {d}sal₂-ma-nu]-SAG LUGAL {kur}{[d}a-šur-ma] | son of Salmaneser, king of Assyria. |
| 2 | [a]-na LUGAL {kur}u₂-[ga-ri-it] | to the king of Ugarit |
| 3 | [qi₂-bi-ma a-na E₂-HI].A DAM-MEŠ-[ia] | Speak to the houses of my wives. |
| 4 | [...]-ia ANŠE.KUR.RA-MEŠ-ia | ... my horses |
| 5 | [da-an-ni]-⸢iš⸣ da-an-ni-⸢iš⸣ [šul-mu] | He is well, he is well |
| 6 | a-na muh-hi-ka a-hu-u₂-a lu-u₂ šul-[mu] | May my brother be well! |
| 7 | [...] ⸢x⸣ a-na DUMU-MEŠ-⸢ka⸣ [...]-MEŠ-⸢ka⸣ | ... to your sons |
| 8 | [...]-MEŠ-ka [...]-a | ... your ... |
| 9 | [...]-⸢x⸣-ka KI.KAL.BAD-⸢MEŠ⸣-[ka] | ... your ..., your ‘strength’ |
| 10 | [... lu]-u₂ ⸢šul⸣-[mu] | ... may it be my ‘vulmu’ |
| 11 | [... a]-na [muh]-⸢hi⸣-ia ta-⸢x⸣-[...] | ... to me, you ... |
| 12 | u₃ {m}⸢tu⸣-[ud-hu-li-ia LUGAL] {kur}ha-[at-ti] an-ni-ta il-tap-ra | and Etudḫuliya, king of the land Ḫattu, has written to me. |
| 13 | a-na ⸢muh⸣-[hi-ia ma-a] am-mi-ne₂-e [...] | “To my emuḫīya, why ... |
| 14 | EN ma-⸢mi-ti⸣-ia ta-ak-šu-ud-ma ta-al-qi₃ | Lord of my land, you have become strong and bought (me). |
| 15 | um-ma a-⸢al⸣-ka₃ lu-u₂ ni-in-da-ah-hi-iṣ ma-a la-a | Thus (says) Aḫi-elka: "Let us be frightened!" |
| 16 | ki-am-ma a-na-ku al-li-ka-ak-ku a-na mi-it-hu-ṣi [...] | “Just as I am going to you, ... in order to ... |
| 17 | u₃ a-na-ku an-ni-ta al-tap-ra-aš-šu ma-a at-ta am-mi-ne₂-e | And I have written to him thus: "Why are you here?" |
| 18 | ta-al-li-ka ma-a a-na-ku al-li-ka-ak-ku-um-mi | "You came to me, saying: "I will come to you." |
| 19 | u₃ a-na-ku i+na u₄-mi-šu ERIN₂-MEŠ-ia {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ-ia | And I, on that day, my troops and my chariots |
| 20 | ad-de-ek-ke a-na {iri}ta-e-di i+na la-a ka-ša-di | I went down to Tādi, without reaching. |
| 21 | u₃ {m}tu-ud-hu-li-ia LUGAL {kur}ha-at-ta-iu-u₂ {lu₂}DUMU KIN-MEŠ ša-ni-a | and Tudḫuliya, king of the land Ḫattayu, this messenger |
| 22 | a-na muh-hi-ia il-tap-ra 2 ṭup-pa-MEŠ{ti} ša nu-kur₂-ti | he has written to me. Two old tablets |
| 23 | u₃ 1{et} ṭup-pa ša šul-mi na-a-ši 2 ṭup-pa-MEŠ{ti} ša KUR₂{ti} | and one tablet of well-being is given. Two tablets of enemy land |
| 24 | a-na pa-ni-ia uk-ta-al-li-im ki-i-me-e ERIN₂-MEŠ-ia | I have sworn by the name of my troops. |
| 25 | a-ma-te-MEŠ ša nu-ku-ur-ti il-ta-na-am-mu-u₂ | The words of the nukūrtu-commentary keep on repeating. |
| 26 | ṣa-ar-mu-ni il-li-ku-ni u₃ {lu₂}DUMU KIN{ru} | Šarmuni came, and the messenger |
| 27 | ša LUGAL {kur}ha-at-ti i-da-gal ki-i-me-e U₄ 3-KAM | of the king of the land Ḫattu he will serve. Like the 3rd day |
| 28 | i-te-et-qu u₃ {lu₂}DUMU KIN{ru} ša LUGAL {kur}ha-at-ti | and the messenger of the king of Hatti |
| 29 | ṭup-pa ša šu-ul-mi a-na pa-ni-ia uq-tar-ri-ib | I presented a well-being tablet to my presence. |
| 30 | u₃ i+na lib₃-bi ṭup-pi-šu a-kan₂-na ša-ṭir um-ma-a šu-u₂-ma | And from his tablet he wrote thus: |
| 31 | ma-a {d}IŠKUR u₃ {d}UTU lu-u₂ i-du-u₂ ma-a ⸢šum-ma⸣ a-na-ku | “May Adad and Šamaš know (this), and I myself |
| 32 | it-ti LUGAL {kur}{d}a-šur ŠEŠ-ia nak(NAGA-)ra-ku-mi [u₃ ...] | with the king of Assyria, my enemy, and |
| 33 | sal-ma-ku-mi ma-a šum-ma {lu₂-meš}mu-un-na-bi-du [...] | I am sick, saying: “If the men ... |
| 34 | la-a ut-ta-ar-ra-šu-me u₃ ERIN₂-MEŠ ša ⸢x⸣ [...] | They shall not return them, and the troops of ... |
| 35 | ša i+na pa-ni LUGAL {kur}{d}a-šur in-na-bi-du [...] | which before the king of Assyria had brought |
| 36 | u₃ i+na ša₂ {kur}ha-at-ti i-te-er-bu ma-a ⸢x x⸣ [...] | and they entered the land Ḫattu, saying: “ |
| 37 | u₃ a-na LUGAL {kur}{d}a-šur la-a u₂-še-bal ⸢x x⸣ [...] | and to the king of Assyria he did not bring. |
| 38 | ma-a am-mi-ne₂-e ŠEŠ-MEŠ ne₂-e-nu ⸢it-ti⸣ [ha-miš] | “Why are these people deprived of their rites? |
| 39 | nak-ra-ni ma-a ⸢x mah⸣-ru [...] | His enemy, saying: “It is high, it is high |
| 40 | du-uk-ku u₃ GU₂.DU₃.A ⸢x⸣ [...] | Duukku and Kudurru |
| 41 | iṣ-ṣe-na-ah ma-a 1{en} [...] | Išbenah said: “One |
| 42 | u₃ a-na-ku a-RIB um-ma-a [...] | And I, the scribal apprentice, said: … |
| 43 | ne₂-e-nu u₃ ul-tu ha-[ra-am-ma ...] | The nēnu-demon and the ḫaramma (demon) ... |
| 44 | pag-ru ša LUGAL {kur}zu-la-[pa ...] | The campaign of the king of the land of Zulipa |
| 45 | u₃ a-na-ku it-ti ha-⸢miš⸣ [...] | And I with Ha’emiš |
| r | ||
| 1 | ki-i a-ma-te an-ni-ta LUGAL {kur}ha-⸢at⸣-[ti a-na UGU-ia] | As to this matter, the king of Ḫeat-eti to me |
| 2 | iš-pu-ra-am-ma u₃ {iri}ni-ih-ri-⸢ia⸣ [...] | sent me, and Nihriya |
| 3 | u₃ a-na-ku ERIN₂-MEŠ-ia uq-tar-ri-ib [...] | And I presented to my troops ... |
| 4 | u₃ {iri}ni-ih-ri-ia i-la-ab-bi {m}LU₂ ⸢GAL⸣ [...] | and the city Nihriya he will take. A man of the palace |
| 5 | ša LUGAL {kur}ha-at-ti a-du ERIN₂-MEŠ-šu ša {kur}⸢ha⸣-[at-ti] | of the king of Hatti together with his troops of Ḫatti |
| 6 | i+na {iri}ni-ih-ri-ia a-ši-ib u₃ a-na-ku a-[ma-te an-ni-ta] | in Nihriya I went, and I this matter |
| 7 | a-na muh-hi LUGAL {kur}ha-at-ti al-ta-par₂ ma-a {iri}⸢ni⸣-[ih-ri-ia] | I sent to the king of Hatti, saying: “My city Eniḫriya |
| 8 | it-ti-ia na-kir ma-a am-mi-ne₂-e ERIN₂-MEŠ-ka | “Why are your troops hostile to me?" |
| 9 | i+na {iri}ni-ih-ri-ia aš-bu ma-a i+na ki-it-ti-ma it-⸢ti⸣-[ia] | I was in Nihriya, (saying): “On the right and left side of me |
| 10 | sal-ma-ta u₃ la-a nak-ra-ta ma-a am-mi-ni-ma | “You are ill, and you are not a criminal! Why are you |
| 11 | ERIN₂-MEŠ-ka {iri}ni-ih-ri-ia u₂-da-an-ni-nu ma-a {iri}ni-ih-⸢ri⸣-[ia] | Your troops from Nihriya gave me orders: “Nihriya |
| 12 | a-la-am-mi ma-a šup-ra ERIN₂-MEŠ-ka ul-tu ša₂ {iri}ni-ih-ri-[ia] | "I will go and send your troops from Nihriya." |
| 13 | lu-še-eṣ-ṣu-u₂ la-a i-ma-an-gur la-a iš-pur-ra | He has not returned and has not written to me. |
| 14 | u₃ a-na pa-ni {lu₂}DUMU KIN-ia qa-at-šu a-na pa-ni {d}UTU [it]-ta-ši | and in the presence of my messenger he took his hand to Šamaš. |
| 15 | ma-a at-ta {d}UTU lu-u₂ ti-i-de ma-a šum-ma a-na-ku | "You, may Šamaš know! If I |
| 16 | ul-tu LUGAL {kur}{d}a-šur i-ša-ad-di-ru-ni ki-i-me-e a-na-ku | After the king of Assyria had sworn, I |
| 17 | a-ma-te-MEŠ-šu an-na-a-ti al-te-me u₃ ṭup-pa ša ma-mi-ti | I have heard these words, and the tablet of my case |
| 18 | al-ta-ṭar u₃ ul-te-bi-la-aš-šu ma-a i+na ki-it-ti-ka | I have written to him and he has sent him, saying: “In your trust |
| 19 | ṭup-pa a-na pa-ni {d}UTU lu-pu-ut u₂-ul i-ma-an-gur | a tablet before Šamaš I shall make, but he will not return it. |
| 20 | ṭup-pa a-na pa-ni {d}UTU a-na la-pa-ti u₃ a-na-ku i+na u₄-mi-šu-ma | a tablet before Šamaš for the extispicy and I on that day |
| 21 | ERIN₂-MEŠ-ia ul-tu {iri}ni-ih-ri-ia at-ta-ša-ah | my troops from Nihriya I mobilized. |
| 22 | i+na {iri}šur-ra he₂-di ERIN₂-MEŠ-ia al-ta-kan₂{an} | In Šur I placed my troops. |
| 23 | 1 me-at 20 A.ŠA₃ be-ri a-na he₂-di ERIN₂-MEŠ ša LUGAL {kur}ha-at-ti | 120 (shekels of) bēru-land for the troops of the king of Hatti |
| 24 | ir-te-da-ni-im u₃ 1{en} {lu₂}mu-un-na-<bi>-da ul-tu lib₃-bi | and one lord from within |
| 25 | ERIN₂-MEŠ ša {kur}ha-at-ti it-ta-bi-da a-na UGU-ia | The troops of the land Ḫattu have come to me. |
| 26 | ik-ta-ša-da a-na pa-ni-ia an-ni-ta iq-bi ma-a LUGAL {kur}⸢hat⸣-[ti] | he has sealed and said to me this: “The king of the land Ḫatti |
| 27 | ša-di-ir u₃ il-la-ka₃ u₃ ha-am-da-ti il-ta-nap-pa-ra | The šadīru-official and the ilāku-official will come and keep writing to me. |
| 28 | u₃ lu-u₂ ti-i-de ma-a lu-u₂ pu-ut-qu-da-ta ki-i-me-e | “You should know (this), so that you can be sure that you are safe. (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) |
| 29 | a-na-ku a-ma-te-MEŠ ša {lu₂}mu-un-na-bi-di al-te-me | I have heard the words of the governor. |
| 30 | a-na {lu₂}⸢NIMGIR⸣ na-gi-ri ša KI.KAL.BAD-MEŠ-ia al-ta-si | I have written to the herald of my fortified outposts. |
| 31 | ma-a ⸢sa⸣-[ri]-a-na-te-ku-nu hu-ta-al-li-pa u₃ {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ-ku-nu | saying: “Your sa’erianāte-vessels have been broken, and your chariots |
| 32 | ru-⸢uk-ba⸣ ma-a LUGAL {kur}[hat]-ti ša-di-ir u₃ il-la-ka₃ | Ru-e’ukba-e says: “The king of the land Ḫatti has been captured, and he is coming— |
| 33 | a-[na-ku ...]-ta-na-a {giš}GIGIR-ia aṣ-ṣa-me-ed u₃ at-te-ṣi | I, the ... of my chariot, have been gathered, and I have come up. |
| 34 | ma-a LUGAL {kur}ha-at-ti ša-di-ir u₃ il-la-ka₃ u₃ ERIN₂-MEŠ-ia | He said: “The king of the land Ḫattu is captured and he will come, and my troops |
| 35 | [u₃ {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ]-ia ul-tu lib₃-bi uš-ma-[an-ni ...] la-a | and my chariots from within it I have not |
| 36 | [il-li-ku]-⸢ni⸣ i+na pa-ni-ia u₃ a-na-ku a-na lib₃-bi | came before me, and I myself |
| 37 | [...]-⸢ti⸣ i-te-ru-ub di-ik-ta ra-ba-a lu ad-du-uk | (Sum) ... I entered (Akk) I entered ..., I have killed a great storm |
| 38 | [...] a-du ERIN₂-MEŠ-šu ul-tu pa-ni-ia | ... together with his troops from my presence |
| 39 | [...]-⸢ti⸣-ia it-ta-bi-ku it-ta-⸢al-lak⸣-ku | ... my ... has gone, has gone away |
| 40 | [...]-⸢x⸣-MEŠ-šu it-[ta]-bi-ku it-ta-[al-lak-ku] | ... his ... went and went |
| 41 | [...] uš-⸢ma⸣-[an-ni ...] | ... he made me enter |
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| 1 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | [...] an ši | ... heaven |
| 3 | [...] e-ta-pa-aš [x] | ... he has done |
| 4 | [...] ERIN₂-MEŠ ša mi-na-[...] | ... the troops |
| 5 | [...] ⸢x⸣ MEŠ [...] | ... eš ... |
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