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PRU 6, no. 7 RS 17.0148 (P503580)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | PRU 6, no. 7 RS 17.0148 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503580 |
| 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}ya-bi₄-⸢in⸣-en-še | Thus (says) Byabi-ēnše: |
| 2 | a-na {lu₂}sa₃-ki-⸢ni⸣ ša KUR u₂-[ga-ri-it] | to the prefect of the land of Ugarit |
| 3 | DUMU-ia qi₂-bi-ma | Say to my son: |
| 4 | lu-⸢u₂⸣ šul-mu a-na muh-hi-ka | May it be well with you! |
| 5 | DUMU-ia li-im DINGIR-MEŠ a-na šul-ma-ni | My son, may the thousand gods protect me! |
| 6 | PAP{ru}ka | in your presence |
| 7 | a-nu-ma 1 TUG₂ ma-aš-ši-ia-an-na | Herewith, 1 Aššiyannu-garment |
| 8 | 1 TUG₂ ša MURU₂ GUN₃ 2 maš-hu-ra-⸢an-na⸣ | 1 multicoloured garment, 2 (for) Mašhura-eanna |
| 9 | u₃ 1 me-at {sig₂-meš}HE₂.ME.TA | and 100 shekels of red wool |
| 10 | a-na DUMU-ia ul-te-bil₂ | I have sent to my son. |
| 11 | u₃ e-nu-ma KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ ṣi-bu-ti-[ia] | and when the silver of my debts |
| 12 | DUMU-ia KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ ma-aʾ-di₃-iš | My son has received the silver |
| 13 | li-še-bi-la mi-i-ṣa | may he bring to me |
| 14 | lu-u₂ la-a tu-še-ba-la | You should not bring (them) down. |
| r | ||
| 1 | um-ma {m}pi₂-ha-{d}IM DUMU {m}up-par₂-mu-wa | Thus Piha-Adad, son of Upparmuwa: |
| 2 | a-na {lu₂}sa₃-ki-ni ša KUR u₂-ga-ri-it | to the prefect of Ugarit |
| 3 | ŠEŠ-ia qi₂-⸢bi⸣-ma | Speak to me, so that |
| 4 | ŠEŠ-ia li-im DINGIR-MEŠ a-na šul-[ma-ni] | May all the gods look after my well-being! |
| 5 | PAP{ru}ka | in your presence |
| 6 | a-nu-ma ANŠE.KUR.RA ša SAL{al-⸢la₂} SIG₅⸣ | Herewith, the Ekur horse of SAL-ela |
| 7 | a-na NIG₂.BA ša ŠEŠ-ia | For the gift of my hand |
| 8 | ul-te-bil₂ u₃ šum-ma ŠEŠ-ia | I have sent. And if my hand |
| 9 | a-kan₂-na i-qab-bi ma-a am-mi-ni-i | Here he says: "Why are you here?" |
| 10 | ŠAM₃ ša ANŠE.KUR.RA an-ni-ti | The price of this horse |
| 11 | la-a tu-um-te-eṭ-ṭa-a | do not turn back! |
| 12 | ŠEŠ-ia 30 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ | My debt: 30 shekels of silver |
| 13 | u₃ 1 ŠEN ZABAR | and 1 bronze kettle. |
| 14 | ⸢li⸣-še-bi-la | he had brought. |
| 15 | u₃ {lu₂-meš}DUMU KIN{ri} | and the messengers |
| 16 | ša ŠEŠ-ia ⸢šup-ra⸣-am-ma | That which is in my hand (is) šupra’ema |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | a-na muh-hi-ia li-it-ta-na-al-la-ku-ni | May they keep you in good health! |
| 2 | u₃ ANŠE.KUR.RA-MEŠ SIG₅ a-na ŠEŠ-ia | and good horses for my work |
| 3 | lu-u₂ at-ta-na-di-<in> | I have constantly sought out. |
Sources & licences
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