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Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 39 (P503869)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 39 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503869 |
| Language | Akkadian; Ugaritic |
| 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 qinₓ(HAR)sa₃ | Thus (says) the king of Qinsa: |
| 2 | a-na LUGAL KUR u₂-ga-⸢ri⸣-it ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-ia | To the king of Ugarit, my lord: |
| 3 | ⸢qi₂-bi⸣-ma | speak! |
| 4 | [lu-u₂] ⸢šul⸣-mu a-na ⸢muh-hi-ka⸣ | or a šul’emu-plant to your muhhi-plant |
| 5 | [DINGIR]-⸢MEŠ⸣ a-na šul-ma-ni | May the gods look upon me with pleasure |
| 6 | ⸢PAP⸣{ru}ka | of E-pa-e-bru, |
| 7 | a-nu-ma {m}bi-di-ʾi-lu IR₃-ia | Now, Bidi-ilu, my servant, |
| 8 | iq-ta-ba ma-⸢a⸣ SISKUR-ia ni-qa-te-⸢ia⸣ | He said to me: “My sacrifice (and) my offerings |
| 9 | a-na KUR u₂-ga-⸢ri⸣-it i-ba-aš₂-⸢ša⸣-[a] | to Ugarit there will be. |
| 10 | u₃ e-na-⸢an⸣-[na] ⸢a-nu-ma⸣ | and when he rises up, when I rise up |
| 11 | aš₂-ra-nu-⸢um⸣ [ul]-⸢te⸣-[bi-la]-⸢šu-nu⸣ | Ašarnāum I have sent to you |
| 12 | ⸢a⸣-na e-pe-ši ⸢ni-qa-ti-šu⸣ | In order to do his niqati ritual |
| 13 | ⸢u₃⸣ ŠEŠ-⸢ia⸣ | (Problem 1:) “If he slips through my threshold, |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | [i]-ni-⸢šu a⸣-na muh-hi-šu₂ | Išme-ēṣû on top of him |
| 2 | [li-iš-ku]-⸢un⸣ | may he cut off |
| r | ||
| 1 | [i]-⸢na⸣ a-la-⸢ki⸣-šu | he went up to Ala'e. |
| 2 | ⸢u₃⸣ na-hi-si-⸢šu u₃⸣ | The nahisi’ešu-plant |
| 3 | LU₂ mam₂-ma a-⸢na⸣ [pa-ni-šu] | A man whose face (is) |
| 4 | lu-u₂ la-a i-⸢pa⸣-[ar-ri]-⸢ik⸣ | may he not make it perfect for you |
| 5 | ⸢a⸣-nu-ma 30 MAŠ₂.⸢GAL⸣-[MEŠ] | Thirty of the chief eunuchs |
| 6 | ⸢u₃⸣ 3 ANŠE-MEŠ ⸢ša⸣ [...] | 3 donkeys |
| 7 | {[u₂]}⸢NU⸣.LUH.⸢HU⸣ [...] | ēšû-plant, ḫūlu-plant |
| 8 | [i-na] ⸢ŠU⸣ {m}bi-di-DINGIR x [...] | in the hand of Bidi-ilu |
| 9 | {lu₂}⸢MAŠKIM-ia⸣ | |
| 10 | ul-te-bi-la-ku | I have sent you. |
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