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Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 38 (P503845)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 38 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503845 |
| 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 | a-na LUGAL KUR u₂-ga-ri-it | to the king of Ugarit |
| 2 | EN-ia qi₂-bi-ma | Speak to my lord! |
| 3 | um-ma {m}pa-di-ia {lu₂}GAR{kin₂} KUR qinₓ(HAR)sa₃ ⸢IR₃-ka⸣-ma | Thus Padiya, the governor of the land of Qinsa: |
| 4 | a-na GIR₃-MEŠ EN-ia iš-tu ru-qiš | To the feet of my lord, from afar |
| 5 | 2{šu₂(3)} 7{šu₂} am-qut | Two seven are missing. |
| 6 | [a-na]-⸢ku-ma⸣ i-na KUR qinₓ(HAR)sa₃ IR₃-ka | I will go to you in the land of Qinsa. |
| 7 | ⸢u₃ EN-ia⸣ [ṭe₂]-ma i-na muh-hi IR₃-šu | You are my lord, and on his account |
| 8 | ⸢li⸣-[il]-⸢ta⸣-ku-[un] ⸢u₃⸣ a-na pa-ni | Ilī-eta-ekun, the temple administrator, before |
| 9 | LU₂-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ŠEŠ-MEŠ-ia a-kan₂-na | The great men of my army are here. |
| 10 | aq-te-bi ma-a LUGAL KUR u₂-ga-ri-it | I said: "The king of Ugarit |
| 11 | be-li šu-ut u₃ EN-ia SIG₅{ta} | My lord, the hand of and my l[ord] is good |
| 12 | a-na IR₃-šu li-pu-uš-ma | May he perform it for his life |
| 13 | u₃ EN-ia IR₃-šu iš-tu qa-ti-šu | And my lord, his anger is from his hand |
| 14 | lu-u₂ la-a u₂-maš-šar u₃ mi-nu-um-me-e | May he not be forgotten, and whatever |
| 15 | mi-ri-il-ta ša EN-ia iš-tu le-et | The curse of my lord from the beginning |
| 16 | IR₃-šu a-na-ku a-na EN-ia a-na-din | I will give his urine to my lord. |
| 17 | u₃ aš₂-šum₂ mi-ri-il-ti ša EN-ia | And if the curse of my lord |
| 18 | ul-te-bi-la-an-ni | I have sent to you. |
| 19 | 20 GUN ZABAR-MEŠ ki-i KI.LA₂.BI | 20 talents of bronze according to their weight |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | [i]-na lib₃-bi 1 ⸢GUN⸣ 1 li-im | from among 1 talent of eše3 1 thousand |
| 2 | [x me]-⸢at⸣ mu-uṭ-ṭu-u₂ | x hundred (shekels of) copper, the wages |
| 3 | ⸢u₃⸣ AN.NA ša EN-ia | The lead of my lord |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₂-še-bi-la ki-i KI.LA₂.BI | he sent. According to its weight |
| 2 | 8 GUN AN.NA u₃ 7 me-at šu-ut | 8 talents of lead and 700 (shekels) of it |
| 3 | u₃ 1(MEŠ) a-ga-an-nu ZABAR | and 1 bronze ax, |
| 4 | 1 GUN šu-ut i-na lib₃-bi-šu | 1 talent from it |
| 5 | 1 me-at mu-uṭ-ṭu-u₂ | 100 female lambs |
| 6 | u₃ NIG₂.KA₉-ia a-na pa-ni DUMU KIN | and my account in the presence of the messenger |
| 7 | ša EN-ia ki-i e-pu-u₂-šu | As my lord has done |
| 8 | ŠAM₂ 17 ANŠE-MEŠ šu-ut | Total: 17 donkey(s). |
| 9 | u₃ i-na-an-na ŠAM₂-MEŠ 5 ANŠE-MEŠ it-ti | Now, the purchase price of 5 donkeys is with |
| 10 | LUGAL EN-ia ir-te-eh 10 GUN ZABAR-MEŠ | The king, my lord, has taken 10 talents of bronze. |
| 11 | u₃ ŠAM₂-MEŠ UDU-HI.A-MEŠ {tug₂}BAR₂-MEŠ-SAG.DU-MEŠ | and the price of the sheep, the first-class garments |
| 12 | {⸢u₂}NU.LUH⸣.HA gab₂-bi {mušen-meš}e-re-e | All the ešuḫ-plants, all the erēnu-birds |
| 13 | ⸢NIG₂.KA₉-ia⸣ ki-i e-pu-šu | When my account was established |
| 14 | 3 me-at 20 [GIN₂] ⸢KU₃⸣.BABBAR-MEŠ ir-te-eh | 320 shekels of eškû-silver he received. |
| 15 | it-ti EN-⸢ia⸣ | with Bel-eya-e |
| 16 | u₃ a-na-ku a-kan₂-na ⸢a-na⸣ ŠEŠ-MEŠ-ia | And as for me, my handiwork |
| 17 | aq-te-bi LUGAL GAL iṣ-ṣa-ab-ta u₃ | I said to the great king: |
| 18 | SIG₅{ta} a-na muh-hi-ia e-pu-uš | I did good to me. |
| 19 | u₃ EN-ia pa-ni ŠEŠ-MEŠ-ia | and my lord before my servants |
| 20 | lu-u₂ la-a u₂-ba-ša-an-ni | may he not bring me |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | ša EN-ia a-na IR₃-šu i-na-din | of my lord to his servant he will give. |
| 2 | li-id-di-in | may he give. |
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