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Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 26 (P503840)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 26 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503840 |
| 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}šu-kur₂-{d}IŠKUR{ub} DUMU LUGAL | Thus says Šūkur-Adad, the son of the king: |
| 2 | a-na {m}am-mis-tam-ri | to Ammistamru |
| 3 | LUGAL {iri}u₂-ga-ri-it qi₂-bi-ma | Speak to the king of Ugarit: |
| 4 | lu-u₂ šul-mu a-na muh-hi(TE-)ka | May you be well! |
| 5 | a-nu-um-ma iš-tu ma-har {d}UTU{ši} | Now, before Šamaš |
| 6 | at-ta-al-ka u₃ i-na {iri}a-la-la-hi | I came, and in Alalaḫ |
| 7 | aš-ba-ku u₃ at-ta EN ta₂-hu-mi-ia | I myself, and you, my lord, are my friends. |
| 8 | u₃ it-ti-ia lu-u₂ ṭa₂-ba₂-ta | and with me may you be reconciled. |
| 9 | u₃ a-na-ku a-na muh-hi-ka DUG₃.GA{ku} | And I am glad on account of you. |
| 10 | at-ta mi-nu-um-me-e | You, whatever |
| 11 | [ha]-aš-ha-ta a-na muh-hi-ia te-šap-par₂-ra | You have sent a message to me |
| 12 | [a]-⸢na⸣-ku mi-nu-um-me-e | What else? |
| 13 | [a]-⸢šap⸣-par₂-ra-ka lu-u₂ ta-ša-am-me | May you be praised in the šapepar. |
| 14 | [i]-na-an-na a-nu-um-ma | Now, herewith |
| 15 | {⸢lu₂⸣-meš}ṣa-ri-pu-tu₃ | the elû-priests of Bariputu |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | DUMU-MEŠ {iri}pa-ni-iš₃-ta-a | sons of Paništaya |
| 2 | a-na muh-hi-ka al-ta-par₂ | I have written to you. |
| 3 | MAŠ₂.DA.A.RI a-na e-pe₂-ši | to perform extispicy |
| r | ||
| 1 | i-na {iri}NIN-ri-mi li-pu-šu | in Nineveh they should build. |
| 2 | u₃ a-na {lu₂}ha-za-ni | and to the mayor |
| 3 | ša {iri}ša-al-mi-ia | of the city Šalmiya |
| 4 | a-na ŠU{ti}šu šu-ku-un-su₂-nu-ti | to his hand they shall cast them |
| 5 | u₃ ma-am-ma lu-u₂ la-a | or anyone else |
| 6 | u₂-ha-ab-ba₂-at-su₂-nu-ti | shall remove them. |
| 7 | a-di i-na HUR.SAG i-la-ku-ma | Until they come in Hursag |
| 8 | a-na pa-ni-šu-nu ma-am-ma | Nobody |
| 9 | lu-u₂ la-a e-el-li | may it not be tremble |
| 10 | u₂-nu-te LIL.LA.BI mi-nu-um-me-e | “What are those lilītu-shields? |
| 11 | e-ri-šu a-⸢na ša⸣-am-mi | His seed is the water of the sea |
| 12 | {lu₂}ha-za-nu ša šal-mi-ia | the mayor of my peace |
| 13 | li-di₃-in-na-su₂-nu-ti | may he give them. |
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