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Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 57 (P503899)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | Nougayrol Ugaritica 5, no. 57 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503899 |
| 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' | x [...] | |
| 2' | DINGIR-MEŠ [x ...] | May the gods |
| 3' | u₃ ⸢DINGIR⸣-[MEŠ ...] | and the temples |
| 4' | a-di ⸢da⸣-[ri-ti ...] | as far as the Euphrates |
| 5' | u₃ ⸢ŠA₆⸣-[šu-nu] | and their temple |
| 6' | ki-i DUG₃.GA{⸢iš⸣} [i-na ...] | When it is agreeable, in |
| 7' | u₃ ŠI-MEŠ-[šu-nu SIG₅] | and their good hands |
| 8' | lu-u₂ at-⸢tu⸣-[ka ŠEŠ{hi}ia] | May you be my release, |
| 9' | e-nu-ma it-⸢ti⸣-[ia] | when my third year |
| 10' | u₃ it-ti ⸢IR₃⸣-[MEŠ ša it-ti-ia] | and with the chariots that are with me |
| 11' | aš-bu gab-ba₂ ⸢E₂⸣-[ia šul-mu] | All my possessions are well. |
| 12' | it-ti ŠEŠ{hi}ia ⸢aš⸣-[ra-nu] | with my hand, the ašarrānu |
| 13' | mi-nu-um-me-e [šul-ma-nu ṭe₂-ma] | whatever illness you may say |
| 14' | te-er-[ra-an-ni] | return to me. |
| 15' | mi-nu-um-⸢me-e⸣ [šul-ma-nu] | What is it that is missing? |
| 16' | ša ŠEŠ{hi}⸢ia⸣ x [...] | of my hand |
| 17' | mah-⸢ra⸣ | the great one, |
| r | ||
| 1' | ki-i {m}⸢pur-ra⸣ it-[ti ...] | When Purrâ with |
| 2' | na-a-ši ŠEŠ{hi}ia [im-hur] | He received the payment of my debts |
| 3' | aš-šum₂ mi-im-me-e ⸢ŠEŠ⸣{[hi}ia] | If any of the ešû-plants |
| 4' | a-na a-la-ki ut-tah-hi-⸢ra⸣ [aš-šum₂] | to go I have turned back. |
| 5' | EN KAS ša ib-ta-ʾu-[u₂] | owner of the beer being sold. |
| 6' | u₃ aš-šum₂ an-ni-i ut-[tah-hi-ra] | And because of this I have turned back |
| 7' | u₃ a-nu-ma it-ti [na-a-ši] | And now with |
| 8' | nap-ta-ṭar-šu-ma ⸢il⸣-[lik] | his meal, “Eili-elik |
| 9' | šum₂-ma ŠEŠ{hi}ia i-na [KAS] | If my hand is in beer |
| 10' | il-la-ka ⸢u₂⸣ [a-na KUR] | he will come, the ēru-offering to the land |
| 11' | ša {iri}e-⸢mar⸣ [i-kaš-ša-ad] | of Emar he will conquer |
| 12' | ṭe₂-ma šu-up-⸢ra⸣-[an-ni-ma] | Send me a report! |
| 13' | a-na muh-hi-⸢ka⸣ [ṭe₂-ma] | you speak to your servant |
| 14' | lu-uš-pu-⸢ra⸣-[ak-ku] | let me do!” |
| 15' | a-nu-ma [...] | Herewith |
| 16' | 2 ṭup-⸢pu⸣ [...] | 2 tablets of ... |
| 17' | u₃ ⸢i⸣ [...] | and the ešī-priest |
| 18' | x | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | [šul-mu aš-ra]-⸢nu⸣ it-ti GAŠAN-ia mi-nu-um-me-e | All is well with my lady. |
| 2 | [šul-ma-nu ṭe₂-ma] ⸢li⸣-te-er-ru-ni | “If he is ill, you will tell him to return. |
| 3 | [a-nu-ma a-na UGU] GAŠAN-ia 1 {tug₂}GADA a-na {tug₂}GU₂.E₃ | Now, concerning my lady, 1 linen garment for the throne |
| 4 | [lu-u₂ u₂]-še-⸢bi⸣-la | or he shall remove it |
| 5 | [a-na] ⸢ṭup⸣-pa ša a-na {m}ši-paṭ-{d}IŠKUR u₂-še-⸢bi⸣-[la] | to the eponymy of Vipat-Adad he sent. |
| 6 | [u₃ ki]-i-me-e a-⸢na pa-ni⸣-šu₂ i-ša-su₂-šu | And as if he were his face was darkened |
| 7 | [u₃ a]-⸢na⸣ pa-ni GAŠAN-⸢ia lil⸣-su₂-ši ⸢GAŠAN-ia⸣ li-⸢iš⸣-[mi] | And may the face of my lady be resplendent, may my lady rejoice. |
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