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Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 28 (P503878)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 28 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503878 |
| 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 {m}he-eš-mi-{d}IŠKUR EN-ia | To Hešmi-Adad, my lord: |
| 2 | qi₂-bi-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {m}a-mis-tam-ri IR₃-ka-ma | Thus (says) Ammistamru, your servant: |
| 4 | a-na GIR₃-MEŠ EN-ia am-qut | I fall at the feet of my lord. |
| 5 | a-na muh-hi EN-ia lu-u₂ šul-⸢mu⸣ | May it be well with my lord! |
| 6 | a-na E₂-ka NITLAM₄-MEŠ-ka | to your house, your possessions |
| 7 | a-na gab-bi mim-mu-u₂ ša EN-ia | All the things of my lord |
| 8 | dan-niš₂ dan-niš₂ lu-u₂ šul-⸢mu⸣ | Strong one, strong one, may it be a šulmû-demon |
| 9 | be-li e-nu-ma ki-i u₂-še-⸢bal⸣ | My lord, when I have carried off |
| 10 | LUGAL EN-ia ANŠE.KUR.RA-MEŠ a-na IR₃-šu | The king, my lord, should send horses to him. |
| 11 | i-na ŠU{ti} ša {m}ta-gu₅-uh-li x x [...] | from the charge of Taguhli |
| 12 | u₃ ha-ta₂-ad-di₃ ⸢IR₃-šu⸣ [...] | And I have sworn by the lordship of his temple |
| 13 | ki-i šak-na-ak-⸢ku⸣ [...] | Like a šaknakkû-demon |
| 14 | i-na-an-na ANŠE.KUR.⸢RA⸣-[MEŠ ...] | Now, the horses |
| 15 | [u₃] ⸢IR₃-ka⸣ [...] | and your temple ... |
| r | ||
| 1' | [a-nu-um]-⸢ma⸣ {m}a-⸢mu⸣-[ta-ra ...] | Anum-emā-e-metara |
| 2' | [a-na] ⸢muh⸣-hi LUGAL EN-ia al-⸢ta-par₂⸣ [...] | I have written to the king, my lord |
| 3' | ⸢EN⸣-ia {m}a-mu-ta-ra | for my lord Amutara, |
| 4' | [a-na] ⸢pa⸣-ni LUGAL EN-ia lu-še-ri-ib-⸢šu⸣ | Let me make the king, my lord, enter into the temple. |
| 5' | a-ma-te-MEŠ-šu ki-i ša DUG₃.GA{iš} | his words as he deems best |
| 6' | EN-ia a-na pa-ni LUGAL EN-ia | To the king, my lord: your servant Ištar. |
| 7' | li-id-bu-ub u₃ ki-i SIG₅ li-⸢še-ri⸣-[ib-šu] | He should speak, and if it is good, he should remove it. |
| 8' | u₃ EN-ia a-na pa-ni LUGAL EN-ia | and my lord in the presence of the king, [my] lo[rd] |
| 9' | li-iq-bi u₃ 2 ANŠE.KUR.RA-MEŠ | and two horses |
| 10' | u₃ 1 {giš}BAN SIG₅{ta} ša KUR ha-ni-gal-bat | and 1 good bow of Hanigalbat |
| 11' | ⸢lu⸣-še-bi-la a-na IR₃-šu | Elu’ešebila to his servant |
| 12' | i-na ŠU{ti} {m}a-mu-ta-ri {lu₂}ZA.AR.QU₃ IGI-ia | From the charge of Amu-tāri the šandabakku in my presence |
| 13' | u₃ at-ta be-li 1 {giš}BAN SIG₅{ta} | And you, my lord, one good sūtu |
| 14' | ša KUR ha-ni-gal-bat šu-bi-la | Send me the land of Hanigalbat! |
| 15' | a-na IR₃-ka i-na ŠU{ti} | to your servant in the hand |
| 16' | {m}a-mu-ta-ri {lu₂}ZA.AR.QU₂ IGI-ia | Amutari, the šandabakku-priest before me |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | a-nu-um-ma a-na šul-ma-ni EN-⸢ia⸣ | Now, in order to save my lord |
| 2 | 1{en} {tug₂}GADA GAL{tu₄} ⸢SIG₅⸣ | 1 large linen garment, good quality, |
| 3 | u₃ 1{en} {tug₂}GADA ša-nu ⸢SIG₅⸣ | and one linen garment is that of the good ešû-plant |
| 4 | ul-te-bi-lak-ku | I have sent to you |
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