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Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 55 (P503872)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 55 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503872 |
| 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}rap-a-na | Thus Rapana: |
| 2 | a-na {f}DUMU-ši-ip-ṭi₄ NIN-ia | To Mār-šipti, my lady: |
| 3 | qi₂-bi-ma | speak! |
| 4 | lu-u₂ šul-mu a-na muh-hi-[ki] | May you be well! |
| 5 | DINGIR-MEŠ ša KUR-ti ba₂-aṭ-<ru-na> | May the gods of the land be appeased |
| 6 | u₃ DINGIR-MEŠ ša KUR u-ga-rit₂ | and the gods of Ugarit |
| 7 | u₃ gab-ba DINGIR-MEŠ ša E₂ a-⸢bi⸣-[ni] | and all the gods of the temple of A'ebīni |
| 8 | a-na šul-ma-ni PAP{ru}ki | for the protection of Ugarit |
| 9 | u₃ li-iš-la-mu-ki | and may he kiss you |
| 10 | u₃ li-še₂₀-bu-ki ši-bu-⸢ta⸣ | And may your supplication be heard |
| 11 | a-na pa-ni DINGIR-MEŠ E₂ a-⸢bi⸣-[ni] | before the gods of the temple of A’ebi-e-ni |
| 12 | a-di da-ri-ti | forever. |
| 13 | [a-nu-ma] ⸢it⸣-tu šul-mu | Herewith, it is well |
| 14 | [aš-ra-nu] ⸢it⸣-tu NIN-⸢ia⸣ | Ašranu (is) “ittu-disease, my sister-in-law |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | [mi-nu-um-me-e] ⸢šul⸣-[ma-nu] | When the šulmānu-plant |
| 2 | [ṭe₂-ma te-er-ri] | “You are the one who is to return |
| r | ||
| 1' | [a-na {f}DUMU-ši-ip-ṭi₄ AMA-ia] | To Mar-šipti, my mother |
| 2' | ⸢qi₂⸣-[bi-ma] | it is an eqībi |
| 3' | um-ma {m}⸢nu⸣-[... DUMU-ki] | Thus Enu-e..., your son: |
| 4' | a-na ⸢GIR₃-MEŠ⸣ [AMA-ia am-qut] | to the šēpi guards of my mother fell |
| 5' | a-na ⸢muh⸣-[hi-ki] ⸢šul⸣-mu | to your emuḫi-plant, svul-emmu-plant |
| 6' | DINGIR-MEŠ a-⸢na⸣ [šul-ma-ni PAP{ru}ki] | May the gods of Aya-ēna’e be reconciled with me. |
| 7' | a-nu-ma ⸢it⸣-[tu šul-mu] | Herewith, it is well. |
| 8' | aš-ra-nu it-⸢tu AMA⸣-ia | (Sum) I am the one who has sinned against my mother (Akk) I have been smeared with slander by my mother |
| 9' | mi-nu-um-me-e šul-ma-nu | Whatever sickness |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | ṭe₂-ma te-er-ri a-na | You speak as follows to |
| 2 | DUMU-ki | your son |
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