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Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 27 (P503850)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 27 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503850 |
| 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 LUGAL KUR kar-⸢ga⸣-miš | Thus (says) the king of Carchemish: |
| 2 | [a]-na {m}a-mis-tam-ri LUGAL KUR u₂-⸢ga⸣-ri-it | to Ammistamru, king of Ugarit |
| 3 | ⸢qi₂⸣-bi-ma | It is its qībi. |
| 4 | ⸢lu⸣-u₂ ⸢šul⸣-mu a-na muh-hi-ka | The elû-demon and the svul-emu-disease against you |
| 5 | aš-šum di-[ni] ša DUMU {m}zi-ba₂-ia | Concerning the lawsuit of the son of Zibaya |
| 6 | ša it-ti ⸢IR₃⸣ {m}hi-iš-mi-{d}IŠKUR | which with the threshing floor of Ḫišmi-Adad |
| 7 | ša taš₃-pu-ra DUMU {m}zi-ba₂-ia a-kan₂-na iq-bi | As to what you wrote, the son of Zibaya said thus: |
| 8 | ⸢ma⸣-a 4 me-at KU₃.BABBAR a-na muh-hi | 400 (shekels of) silver against |
| 9 | {[m]}⸢ta-ki⸣-ia u a-na muh-hi {m}zu-uk-ri-ia | Etiki-Ea and Zukriya |
| 10 | [a]-⸢na-ku⸣ hu-ub-bu-ul-mi u₃ KU₃.BABBAR | I shall pay the debts and the silver |
| 11 | [a]-⸢na⸣ muh-hi-⸢šu⸣ ut-ta-ah-hi-ir-mi dan-niš₂ | “As for me, I have turned to him very strongly. |
| 12 | [u₃] LUGAL KUR u₂-⸢ga⸣-ri-it 4 me-at KU₃.BABBAR | and the king of Ugarit, 400 (shekels of) silver |
| 13 | [ša]-⸢a⸣-šu mi-it-ha-ri-iš a-na muh-hi | His son, his brother-in-law, against |
| 14 | {m}ta-ki-ia il-ta-kan₂-mi | Takiya has established |
| 15 | u₃ 2 me-at KU₃.BABBAR id-dan-na-mi | and he will pay 200 (shekels of) silver. |
| 16 | u₃ 6 me-at KU₃.BABBAR a-na muh-hi-šu | and 600 (shekels of) silver against him |
| 17 | ir-te-eh-mi u₃ {m}ta-⸢ki⸣-ia | and Ta'emiya |
| 18 | a-kan₂-na iq-bi ma-a 8 me-at KU₃.BABBAR | He said thus: "800 (shekels of) silver |
| 19 | ša DUMU {m}zi-ba-ia | From the son of Zibaya. |
| 20 | ša a-na muh-hi-ia hu-ub-bu-ul | that is on my account destroyed |
| 21 | a-na DUMU {m}zi-ba-ia ul-tal-li-mi | to the son of Zibaya he returned. |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | u₃ {lu₂-meš}ši-bu-tu₄-ia | and my witnesses |
| 2 | i-ba-aš-šu-mi {m}at-ta-nu | there is Abtanu |
| 3 | [u₃ {m]}a-i-u₂ i-na-an-na šum-ma | and Aiu now, if |
| 4 | {⸢lu₂⸣-meš}ši-bu-tu₄-šu i-qab₂-bu-u₂ | they say: |
| r | ||
| 1 | ma-a šal-ma-at 8 me-at KU₃.BABBAR {m}ta-ki-ia | "Takiya is well. 800 (shekels of) silver |
| 2 | a-na DUMU {m}zi-ba-ia ul-tal-li-mi | to the son of Zibaya he returned. |
| 3 | {m}ta-ki-ia qa-du {lu₂-meš}⸢ši⸣-bu-ti-šu | Takiya together with his men |
| 4 | li-it-ma-ma ša DUMU {m}zi-ba-⸢ia⸣ | May it be known that the son of Ziba-Eya-e23 |
| 5 | ŠU li-li u₃ šum-ma {lu₂-meš}ši-bu-ti | Hand of Lili and if the people |
| 6 | ša {m}ta-ki-ia i-na-ak-ki-ru | of Takiya they shall cut off |
| 7 | DUMU {m(meš)}zi-ba-ia qa-du {lu₂-meš}ši-bu-ti-šu | son of Zibaya, together with his witnesses |
| 8 | li-it-ma-ma {m}⸢ta⸣-ki-ia KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ-⸢šu⸣ | let him know, and Eta-ekiya the silver |
| 9 | li-šal-li-im-šu | may they restore him. |
| 10 | e-nu-ma {m}ta-ki-ia im-tah-ra-⸢an-ni⸣ | When Takiya returned, |
| 11 | ma-a KIRI₆ GEŠTIN-ia ⸢i⸣-na {iri}šu-ra-aš-⸢ša⸣ | “The vineyard of my vineyard in the city Šuraše |
| 12 | it-ta-ak-su₂-mi i-⸢na-an⸣-na di-ni-šu | He has sinned, his lawsuit is void |
| 13 | ša-al-ma mu-ul-la-a | “It is enough! It is abundant!’ |
| 14 | ki-i ša KUR u₂-ga-ri-it lu u₂-al-li-ni-šu | Like the land of Ugarit he made him live. |
| 15 | u₃ aš-šum di-ni MUNUS{ti} | And if a lawsuit against a woman |
| 16 | ša {lu₂}mu-ut-ši it-ti DUMU {m}hu-ti-⸢ia⸣ | of the scribe with the son of Hutiya-e23 |
| 17 | ša i-na {iri}ar-zi-ga-na i-du-ku | which in Arzigana they killed |
| 18 | ša taš₃-pu-ra i-na-an-na LU₂-MEŠ {iri}ar-zi-ga-na | As to what you wrote, now the men of Arzigana |
| 19 | i-na {iri}a-ar-ru-wa li-it-mu-u₂ | in Arruwa they shall swear. |
| 20 | a-kan₂-na li-iq-bu-u₂ ma-a šum-ma | They should say thus: "If |
| 21 | {lu₂}mu-ut-ši ša MUNUS{ti} | the husband of the woman |
| 22 | u₃ ŠEŠ {m}IR₃-a-na-tum | and the debt of Arad-anatum |
| 23 | i-na IRI{li₃} ni-id-du₄-ku | in the city we shall kill |
| 24 | ia-nu-ma ša id-⸢du₄⸣-ku-šu | Now that Iddu-Ekušu |
| 25 | ni-de₄-mi li-it-mu-u₂-ma | let us know, and |
| 26 | ⸢DI⸣ MUNUS{tim₂} ša-a-ši qa-ta li-i-⸢li⸣ | May that woman’s hand be held high |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | u₃ šum-ma DUMU-MEŠ LU₂-MEŠ {iri}ar-zi-ga-na iš-tu ma-mi-ti | And if the citizens of Arzigana from afar |
| 2 | i-⸢na⸣-ah-⸢su₂⸣ u₃ ki-i ⸢mu⸣-ul-la-a DUMU-MEŠ {iri}ar-⸢zi-ga⸣-na | I-enaḫ-esû and when I-emulla the citizens of Arziga |
| 3 | a-na DUMU {m}hu-⸢ti⸣-ia um-tal-lu-u₂ u₃ a-na MUNUS{ti} ⸢ša⸣-[a-ši] | to the son of Hutīya he has been brought, and to the woman Eša-eaši |
| 4 | mu-⸢ul⸣-la-a a-⸢na⸣ [ŠU{ti}ši u₂]-⸢al⸣-[la]-a [...] | “It is enough, I want to go out, it is enough! It is sufficient! It has been enough, it has been too much for me |
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