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PRU 6, no. 28 RS 17.0039+ (P503531)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | PRU 6, no. 28 RS 17.0039+ |
|---|---|
| ID | P503531 |
| 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⸣ {m}{⸢d}IŠKUR⸣-DI.KU₅ | Um-ema-e, Adad-dayyān |
| 2 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ {iri}ṣur-ri | the king’s palace in Šabur |
| 3 | [a]-na {m}{d}U-za-DUGUD | to Nergal-kabit |
| 4 | {lu₂}GAR{⸢kin₂⸣} ša KUR {iri}u-ga-[ri-it] | prefect of the land of Ugarit |
| 5 | qi₂-bi-ma | speak! |
| 6 | lu-u₂ šu-ul-mu a-na muh-⸢hi-ka⸣ | May it be well with you! |
| 7 | DINGIR-MEŠ{nu} a-na šul-ma-ni PAP{ru}⸢ka⸣ | May the gods keep you in good health! |
| 8 | ba-ni a-na pa-ni-ka | the foundations before you |
| 9 | ⸢ša⸣ ip-pu-uš {m}IR₃{du} | he will perform (the ritual). |
| 10 | ⸢DUMU a⸣-ia-ah-hi {lu₂}UGULA ⸢kar⸣-ri | son of Ayahḫi, overseer of the granary |
| 11 | a-[mi-lu] ⸢an⸣-nu-u₂ ki-i | “It is raining, when |
| 12 | ⸢i⸣-[...] | “The ei’e-[...] |
| 13 | 1 me-at [KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ ...]-⸢u₂⸣ | 100 (shekels of) silver |
| 14 | u₃ u₂-x [... n me]-⸢at⸣ | and ... n hundred (units) |
| r | ||
| 1 | KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ ki-⸢ma⸣ [NIG₂.KUD.DA ša] | The silver in the place of the scepter which |
| 2 | 14 ⸢DUG⸣ I₃.[GIŠ-MEŠ ...] | 14 jars of oil |
| 3 | a-na LU₂-ia ⸢ša NIG₂.KUD⸣.DA | To my man, the nīnu-priest |
| 4 | u₃ NIG₂.KUD.DA la-a il-qa-a | and he has not taken a pledge. |
| 5 | iš-tu ŠU{ti}šu la-a ⸢x⸣-ṣi₂-u₂ | From his hand he will not be able to |
| 6 | id-din NIG₂.KUD.DA {lu₂}DAM.GAR₃ | he gave. Property of the merchant |
| 7 | ša GIR₃-šu ul-tu₃ da-ri-ti | Whose feet are eternal. |
| 8 | la-⸢a⸣ i-laq-qi₃ NIG₂.KUD.⸢DA⸣ | He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| 9 | iš-tu ŠU{ti} {lu₂}DAM.GAR₃ | From the hands of the merchant |
| 10 | ša GIR₃-šu ša-ʾa-al | Whose feet are sharp |
| 11 | {⸢lu₂⸣}AB.BA-MEŠ {iri}u-ga-ri-[it] | elû-abbḫēš of Ugarit |
| 12 | [ki]-⸢i⸣ il-qa-a NIG₂.KUD.⸢DA⸣ | he took as a pledge. |
| 13 | [iš]-tu₃ ŠU{ti} {lu₂}⸢DAM⸣.[GAR₃ ša GIR₃-šu] | From the hands of the ēšamû-priest, whose feet |
| 14 | [u₃] ⸢i-na⸣-an-na a-⸢x⸣-[...] | And in the Eanna temple, the A-e-ana |
| 15 | [...] LU₂ GI ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... man ... ... |
| 16 | [i]-⸢šak⸣-kan₂-nu-ka x [...] | he will place for you |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | [...] KUR{ti} ši-i it-[...] | ... the land |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | ⸢x⸣-na ip-puš₂ ki-it-⸢ta⸣ [...] | (Sum) He performed a kiittu-lament in the temple (Akk) He did ... the temple in his temple |
| 2 | I₃.GIŠ-MEŠ LU₂-ia [...] | Oil of my man |
| 3 | u₂-maš-šar šu-u₂ [...] | He is the maššar-priest |
| 4 | a-mur ni-i-nu [...] | Look, our ... |
| 5 | ul [...] | ... not |
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