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Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 33 (P503891)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 33 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503891 |
| 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' | LUGAL KUR u₂-ga-ri-it | king of Ugarit. |
| 2' | qi₂-bi-⸢ma⸣ | speak! |
| 3' | it-ti {d}UTU{ši} gab-bu dan-⸢niš₂⸣ | with Šamaš all the mighty |
| 4' | šu-ul-mu | well-being |
| 5' | LUGAL i-na il-ki ⸢uz⸣-za-ki-ka | The king, in the service of your yoke |
| 6' | u₃ ṭup-pa-a-ti ⸢ki ik⸣-nu-ku id-da₂-na-ku | and the tablets of Ea he sealed and gave to me. |
| 7' | ul pu-ut an-ni-i ⸢um⸣-ma-a | I am not responsible for this. |
| 8' | ša i-šap-pa-ru-ni-⸢iš⸣-šu | that he sent to him |
| 9' | i-še-mi-ma ip-⸢pu⸣-uš | he heard and performed |
| 10' | u₃ e-nen-na ša i-šap-pa-ar-ru-nik(NIN-)ku | And now that they are sending to you |
| 11' | am-mi-ni la te-pu-uš | Why did you not do it? |
| 12' | ki-i ša-a LUGAL EN-⸢ka⸣ u₂-⸢dab-bi⸣-[bu] | As the king, your lord, commands |
| 13' | e-te-pu-uš ⸢ka⸣-la-[ma] | he has performed against you |
| 14' | u₂-za-ak-ki-i-[ka] | I cleared you |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | [u₃] at-ta LUGAL EN-⸢ka⸣ | And you, O king, your lord |
| 2 | ⸢ša⸣ i-šap-pa-rak-ku e-[pu-uš] | I will write to you, I will do. |
| r | ||
| 1 | e-nen-na {iri}u₂-ra-a a-⸢ka₃⸣-[an-na] | Now, the Uraeans, the A'ekaeana |
| 2 | a-na {d}UTU{ši} ku-ru-um-ma-ta | to Šamaš, your servant |
| 3 | e-te-er-šu {d}UTU{šu} 2 lim ŠE.BAR | he returned. Šamaš, 2,000 (shekels) of iron |
| 4 | ul-tu KUR mu-kiš-he uk-tal-lim-šu-nu-ti | From the land of Kišḫe he brought them to me. |
| 5 | u₃ at-ta {giš}MA₂.GAL 1{en} | And you, the chief boatman, one |
| 6 | u₃ ERIN₂-MEŠ ma-la-he-e | and the Malaḫeans |
| 7 | in-na-šu-nu-⸢ti⸣ ŠE.BAR an-na-a | This is the price |
| 8 | a-na KUR-šu-nu ⸢li⸣-iz-bi-lu | to their land Elī-izbilu |
| 9 | lu-u₂ ma-la lu-u₂ 2{šu₂} i-na-šu-u₂ | or as many as there are |
| 10 | u₃ at-ta {giš}MA₂ la-a ta-kal₂-la-šu-nu-ti | And you, do not hold them in a boat. |
| 11 | i-na a-ma-ti an-ni-ti {m}a-li-zi-[ti] SAG LUGAL | By this word Ali-ziti, king's eunuch |
| 12 | u₃ {m}ku-un-⸢ni⸣ {d}UTU{šu} il-ta-par₂-šu-nu-ti | and Kun-emenī, Šamaš, have sent them. |
| 13 | na-pu-ul-⸢tu₄⸣ nap-ša₂-tu₄ ha-an-ṭiš | a napul-ešû-demon, a life-giving omen |
| 14 | [i-na KASKAL] ⸢šu⸣-ku-un-šu-nu-[ma] | in the path of yours |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | [i]-ši-ma a-na ab-bi-šu-nu i-din lu i-na ⸢KUR⸣ [...] | when to their fathers he gave or in the Ekur temple |
| 2 | ⸢lu⸣ ina KUR ša-nim-ma li-qu-u₂-bu i-ba-li-[ṭu-ni] | (If) a ghost in that land will arise (and) live |
| 3 | i-din mu-tu₄ nap-ša₂-tu₄ | he gave, life |
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