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PRU 3, pl. 40 RS 16.0111 (P503366)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | PRU 3, pl. 40 RS 16.0111 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503366 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢um⸣-ma {f}ul-mi | “If Ulmi |
| 2 | a-na MUNUS.LUGAL KUR u-ga-ri-⸢it⸣ | to the queen of Ugarit |
| 3 | DUMU.MUNUS-ia qi₂-bi-ma | Say to my daughter: |
| 4 | DINGIR-MEŠ ša KUR u-ga-⸢ri-it⸣ | The gods of the land of Ugarit |
| 5 | u₃ DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša KUR a-mur-ri | and the gods of the land Amurru |
| 6 | a-na šul-ma-ni PAP{ru}ki | for the protection of Ugarit |
| 7 | it-ti LUGAL KUR u-ga-ri-it | with the king of Ugarit |
| 8 | u₃ it-ti-ki mi-nu-me-e | and with you, whatever |
| 9 | šul-ma-nu ṭe₂-ma te-er-ri | Šulmānu means “to turn back. |
| 10 | DUMU.MUNUS-ia at-ti-ma ti-i-de₄ | You, my daughter, know (this). |
| 11 | ki-i-me-e gab₂-ba₂ E₂-ia | like the front of my house, |
| 12 | ⸢i⸣-na ŠA₃ IZI i-ša-ti | (If) the Hand of Fire afflicts (him) |
| 13 | al-ta-kan₂-šu | I have placed. |
| 14 | u₃ mim-ma i-na ⸢ŠA₃⸣ E₂-⸢ia⸣ | and whatever in the courtyard of my temple |
| 15 | [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [x x] ⸢u₃⸣ [...] ⸢al-ta⸣-par₂ | ... e’epar |
| 4 | [... {giš]}⸢GU.ZA⸣-MEŠ ⸢a⸣-na DUMU.MUNUS-ia | the thrones of my daughter |
| 5 | u₃ a-na LUGAL KUR u-ga-ri-it | and to the king of Ugarit |
| 6 | il-te-qa₂-a ⸢DUMU⸣.MUNUS-ia | took my daughter-in-law |
| 7 | li-⸢il⸣-qi₃ x-x-x-ma | may he take, and |
| 8 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 9 | [...] KAB [...] ⸢šum⸣-ma DUMU.MUNUS-ia | ... ... my daughter |
| 10 | ⸢a-na la⸣-[qe₂]-⸢šu⸣-nu la-a i-ma-gur | he shall not take them. He shall not return them. |
| 11 | aš-ra-nu-ma IR₃-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša DUMU.MUNUS-ia | I have sent the messengers of my daughter |
| 12 | li-il-qu₂-ni ša₂-nu-ta-šu | may they take from me, his own |
| 13 | [a]-⸢na⸣ {lu₂}DUMU KIN{ri}ia | Aḫenāe, messenger |
| 14 | [...]-u₂ lu-u₂ la-a | ... or not |
| 15 | [i]-la-aq-⸢qu₂⸣-ni | shall take |
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