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Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 48 (P503847)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 48 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503847 |
| 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 MUNUS.LUGAL KUR u₂-ga-ri-it | For the queen of Ugarit. |
| 2 | GAŠAN-ia qi₂-bi-ma | Speak to my lady! |
| 3 | um-ma {f}{d}he₂-be-ta-za-li | Thus (says) Hebetazali: |
| 4 | GEME₂-⸢ka⸣-ma | a female kid |
| 5 | a-na GIR₃-MEŠ GAŠAN-ia uš-he₂-hi-in | I have bowed down to the feet of my lady. |
| 6 | it-ti GAŠAN-ia mi-nu-me-e šul-ma-nu | Everything is well with my lady. |
| 7 | ṭe₂-ma li-te-er-ru-ni | If he requests, may he return it. |
| 8 | a-ma-tam an-ni-tam GAŠAN-ia li-iš-mi | This word of mine, my lady, may it be heard |
| 9 | {sig₂}ZA.GIN₂ haš-ma-na {sig₂}ZA.GIN₂ ha-an-da-la-ti | ḫašmānu-blue wool, handalu-wool |
| 10 | u₃ {sig₂}ZA.GIN₂ du-pa-aš-ši | and blue-purple wool |
| 11 | u₃ {na₄}ga-bi | and gabbi-stone |
| 12 | ma-aʾ-di₃-iš GAŠAN-ia | Maʾdiš, my lady |
| 13 | li-še-bi-la | may he bring. |
| 14 | u₃ a-nu-ma a-na | Now, to |
| 15 | šul-ma-ni ša ⸢GAŠAN⸣-ia | The harvest of my field |
| 16 | 1 IB₂.LA₂ ša qa-ab-li | 1 fat-tailed sheep |
| 17 | ul-te-bil₂ | I have sent. |
| 18 | u₃ a-nu-ma {m}la-ah-ra | and now Laḫara |
| 19 | {lu₂}TUR{ri}ia al-tap-ra | I have sent a boy. |
| 20 | GAŠAN-ia i-na KASKAL{ni} | my lady on the road |
| 21 | li-iš-ku-un aš-ra-nu | may he place. |
| 22 | lu-u₂ la-a u₂-ha-ra | may he not return. |
Sources & licences
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