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RS 86.2221 + RS 86.2225 + RS 86.2226 + RS 86.2240 (P504029)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | RS 86.2221 + RS 86.2225 + RS 86.2226 + RS 86.2240 |
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| ID | P504029 |
| 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)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
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| 1 | ⸢um-ma⸣ {m}{d}[IŠKUR]-⸢iš⸣-mi LUGAL KUR ṣi-du-u₂-[ni] | I, Adad-ešīmi, king of the land of Bidu, |
| 2 | [a]-na LUGAL KUR ⸢u₂⸣-ga-ri-it ŠEŠ-ia qi₂-bi-ma | Speak to the king of the land of Egarit: |
| 3 | lu-u₂ šul-[mu] a-na muh-he-ka DINGIR-MEŠ{nu} PAP{ru}ka | May you be well! May the gods watch over you! |
| 4 | [a-nu]-ma [aš₂-šum₂ ša] ⸢ta⸣-aš-pu-ra-ne₂ aš₂-šum₂ DUMU ia-ta-re | Now, concerning the son of Yatre |
| 5 | [x x x x x ṭup-pa]-⸢te⸣-šu šu-bi-la ki-i ir-te-eh | When he had finished his tablet |
| 6 | [a]-⸢na muh-he⸣-[šu x] KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ ⸢u₃⸣ it-mu-u₂ a-na pa-ne₂ DINGIR-MEŠ | against him x (shekels of) silver he has sworn in the presence of the gods. |
| 7 | a-kan₂-na ⸢še⸣-[bu-tu-šu] ⸢it⸣-mu-u₂ ap-pu-na-ma ⸢ma-a⸣ šum-ma | This is its ešebūtu-disease. It is an eṭemû-distortion. |
| 8 | i-na E₂ ki-le la-aš-[šu u₃] ša₃ šar-šar-ra-a-te ša GIR₃-MEŠ-šu | In the house of the dead, there are no kings and his swords. |
| 9 | la-a u₂-te-ru u₃ [a-na-ku] KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ a-na-din taq₂-ṭa₂-bi | He has not returned it, and I have given the silver. You have said: |
| 10 | ke-e-na-tu ša taq₂-⸢ṭa₂⸣-[bi-u₂-ni] i-na ke-e-te | True words that you spoke to me, in truth |
| 11 | a-mur ša iš-tu ⸢pi⸣-[i-ka] ⸢uṣ⸣-ṣa-ne₂ ki-i ša iš-tu pi-i DINGIR-MEŠ | Look at what is from your epî-vessel, the eušbāne plant, as it is from the mouth of the gods. |
| 12 | uṣ-ṣu-ni [al-te-ma iš]-⸢tu⸣ lib₃-be₂ a-ma-te ša TUR-MEŠ | I heard that the heart of the small words |
| 13 | ma-a ⸢ne⸣-[nu ah-hu-u₂ a-kan₂]-⸢na⸣ li-it-mu-u₂ | saying: “Let them hear the following: |
| 14 | ma-a [šum-ma i-na E₂ ki-li la-aš]-⸢šu⸣ šar-šar-ra-te | “If there are no kings in the temple, |
| 15 | a-[na] ⸢GIR₃-MEŠ⸣-[šu la-a u₂-ta-ru]-šu LU₂ ⸢GIM₂⸣ ka-a-ša | They shall not return him to his sceptre. The man of the šēpê-house is yours. |
| 16 | x [x] x EN de-e-[ne₂-šu i-na ke]-et-⸢te⸣ [... taq₂-ṭa₂-bi] | ... lord of his lawsuit, in the truth you spoke ... |
| 17 | [u₃] a-ma-tu an-na-tu ša TUR-MEŠ-ni ša ta-ša-[ap-pa-ru-ni] | And these words of mine that you wrote me |
| 18 | [a-na] ia-a-ši a-na muh-he-ši-na ⸢la-a a⸣-ma-tu-MEŠ [ša] ⸢LU₂⸣ ša-ak-re | To me, against them, the elāʾa-demons of the ELU₂-e23 are set. |
| 19 | ⸢u₃⸣ la-a a-ma-tu-MEŠ ša LU₂ la-a [ša]-ak-re mi-[na] i-qab₂-bi | I have not heard the words of a man, what should I say? |
| 20 | LU₂ ša-nu-⸢ti⸣-[šu] ki-i i-ša-am-⸢mi⸣-u₂-ši-na-ni | If a man, when he sees me |
| 21 | u₃ ki-i LU₂ [ki-i pa]-ni-ti-ša hi-ṭa GAL{a} an-na-ka i-na KUR ṣi-du-ni | And if a man, as before, there will be a big crime here in the land. |
| 22 | ih-ṭi₂-u₂-[ni i-na] ⸢qa⸣-ab-le pe-⸢rek⸣-te i-na qa-qa-de₄ ša {d}IŠKUR | he has sinned, in the “qābu-tree’, the exit of the reed-bed, on the ground of Adad |
| 23 | SISKUR-MEŠ GAL-[MEŠ e-ra-bu a]-⸢na⸣ gab-be E₂-MEŠ ša DINGIR-MEŠ pa-ṭi₄-[ia] | I have entered the great offerings, all the temples of the gods are open for me. |
| 24 | u₃ ⸢u₄-ma⸣-at a-⸢qab⸣-[bi-u₂-ni x x] x x šu-ut u₃ a-na E₂ ⸢DINGIR⸣-[MEŠ it-te]-ni | And every day the aqabbû-priests ... and to the temple of the ēši-priestess he went. |
| 25 | SISKUR-MEŠ e-⸢ta⸣-[ra-bu u₃ la-a aṭ]-⸢ru⸣-ud-da u₃ i-na 4 U₄-MEŠ [an-nu]-te | The offerings have been recited, but I have not been able to recite them. In these four days |
| 26 | LU₂ ša-na-am-ma [e-tar]-ba [a]-⸢na⸣ E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ it-te-ni | That man entered, and the temple of the gods was with him. |
| 27 | e-ta-ra-ab-ma u₃ la-a ⸢aṭ⸣-[ru-ud]-⸢da⸣ ul-ta-iš šu-[ut] | he has entered, and he is not a descendant of Erutae. |
| 28 | SISKUR-MEŠ ša {d}IŠKUR u₃ iq-ṭa₂-⸢bi⸣ [ma-a e-pa-aš SISKUR-MEŠ] ša {d}[IŠKUR] | The offerings of Adad and he said: “Perform the offerings of [Adad] |
| 29 | a-na hi-ṭi₂ GAL ša an-na-ka e-[pu-šu]-u₂-[ni] ⸢SISKUR-MEŠ⸣ | For the great sin that he committed here, he performed the sacrificial offerings. |
| 30 | a-kan₂-na la-a e-pu-šu-uš u₃ up-⸢ta-ah⸣-hi-ru LU₂-MEŠ | They did not do this, and the men have been seized. |
| 31 | {iri}ṣi-du-na-ia lu-u₂ GAL{u₂} lu-⸢u₂⸣ ṣe-eh-ru | (In) the city Bidunaya, either the chief or the second chief |
| 32 | u₃ iq-ṭa₂-bu-u₂ šu-nu a-na ni-ia-a-ši ma-a bi-la-ne₂-šu | And he said to us: “Bring him!’ |
| 33 | a-na ni-ia-ši i-na NA₄-MEŠ lu ni-du-uk u₃ lu nu-ša-⸢ka⸣-[an GIŠ-MEŠ] | We shall kill him with stones, and we shall release you with wood. |
| 34 | u₃ i-na GIŠ-MEŠ lu ni-iz-qu-up-šu iq-ṭi₃-bi-⸢u₂⸣ | and in the woods we shall cut it off, he said |
| 35 | u₃ nu-ta-ki-ir-šu ne₂-e-nu iš-tu pa-ne₂-šu-nu | and his nutariršu, the nēnu from their faces |
| 36 | u₃ lu la-a nu-na-ki-ir-šu iš-tu pa-ne₂-šu-nu e-kar-[ra-ru-šu] | And if they do not release him, they will seize him from their presence |
| 37 | ki-i ⸢ša⸣ iq-bu-u₂ a-na e-pa-ši-šu li-[pu-šu-uš ...] | As soon as they have said to do it, may they do it |
| 38 | [u₃ ki-i]-mu ša la-a ša-ka-ni-šu i-na E₂ ki-le u₃ [šum-ma] | If it is not his, he will live in a stable. If |
| 39 | [i-na šar]-⸢šar-ra-te⸣ la-a u₂-ta-ru hi-ṭa ša ih-ṭi₂-[u₂-ni] | in the šarrû-priests he did not return. That sin which he committed |
| 40 | [u₂]-⸢ša-al-lam⸣-ma u₃ la-a tu-ra-ad-da ap-pu-na-ma | “If you are not to return, I will write to you, and |
| 41 | [a]-⸢ma⸣-te-MEŠ ⸢lam⸣-na-te la-a ta-qab₂-bi a-na-i-ša qu-⸢ul⸣ | You will not say “Alas, the Elamite, why is it that you are angry with me? |
| 42 | ⸢u₃⸣ an-⸢nu⸣-u₂ i-ša-am-mi-ka u₃ ma-ne₂-⸢e⸣-[te-šu ...] | “An-nu-ē-u will come to you, and his one-twelfth of ... |
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| 1 | u₃ la-a ta-na-ad-di-in ṣa-al-ta i-na be-ru-[u₂-ni] | and you will not give (them) back. |
| 2 | la-a ta-⸢ga⸣-ar-ri ŠEŠ-MEŠ ne₂-e-⸢nu⸣ | You will not approach me, the en priests will not come up. |
| 3 | u₃ ⸢KU₃⸣.[BABBAR-MEŠ] ⸢ša le⸣-et DUMU ia-ta-re ⸢li⸣-[di-nu u₃] | and the ēšû-silver, the one who is the son of Yatre, eli-edinu and |
| 4 | [i-na] ⸢pa⸣-ṭi₄-ia DUMU ia-ta-re gab-bu-šu ⸢li⸣-[din] | In my temple, the son of Yatre, all the elī-edin |
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| 1 | [u₃] li-pu-šu-uš LU₂-MEŠ ṣi-du-na-ia | and they should do. The men of Bidunaya |
| 2 | ⸢ki⸣-i ša i-na pa-na-nu iq-bu-ni a-na e-pa-ši | (As for) Ekî, which he said in his presence, to do |
| 3 | ša-an-na-ma li-pu-šu-uš iš-tu e-mu-ru-[ni] | Now, let them do it! After they have seen it |
| 4 | ki-i i-⸢na⸣ E₂ ki-le na-du-u₂-ni u₃ šar-šar-ra-[tu] | When he enters the house, he makes the foundations firm and the kings |
| 5 | a-na GIR₃-MEŠ-šu ša-ak-na-ni u₃ ub-ta-ʾe-u₂ | For his feet he is placed and he will recover. |
| 6 | e-pa-aš ma-si-ik-te a-na ša-a-šu u₃ ha-ra-ma | He performs the masiktu-offering to him and to his brother. |
| 7 | iq-ṭa₂-bi ma-a 1 li-⸢im⸣ [KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ a]-⸢na⸣-ad-din a-na ⸢ša⸣-[al-lu-mi] | He said: “I have given one thousand (shekels of) silver to the eša-allumi-house. |
| 8 | u₃ 6 ME KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ [x x x x iš-tu lib₃-be₂] KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ ir-[te-hu] | and 600 (shekels of) silver ... from the silver they have withdrawn. |
| 9 | u₃ LU₂-ka ki i-⸢šal⸣-[la-mu-ni ...] | And your man, when he enters |
| 10 | a-na aš-ra-a-nu [...] | to Ašranu |
| 11 | ⸢i-na⸣ tar-ṣe pa-[ne₂ DINGIR-MEŠ x x x x x x] {⸢lu₂}GAL⸣-MEŠ x [...] | Ina-eštar, the face of the gods ... the chief of the temples |
| 12 | [ma]-a 4 ME ⸢KU₃⸣.[BABBAR x x x] ⸢u₂⸣-šal-lam-⸢šu⸣ iq-ṭa₂-bi | “400 (shekels of) silver E-svallam-e-šu’e said |
| 13 | [... i-na še]-er-te a-na el-li-di-iš | ... in the morning to purify |
| 14 | [...] x [...] x-MEŠ [iq-ṭa₂]-⸢bi⸣ ma-a KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ an-na-a-[nu-um ...] | ... said to me: “This silver |
| 15 | [iš-tu le]-et LU₂ ša-ni-e tal-te-qe-e-ši | After you have taken that man |
| 16 | [u₃ a-ta-lak] a-na-ku qa-du E₂-ia a-na KUR mi-iṣ-ri iq-⸢ṭa⸣-bi | And I went, together with my house, to the land of Mišri. |
| 17 | [u₃ it-mu-u₂ a-na] ⸢pa⸣-ne₂ LU₂-MEŠ še-bu-⸢te⸣ u₃ am-mi-ni an-na-a-[nu-um la-a] | And he said to the envoys: “Why aren’t these men not |
| 18 | [i-la-qe]-a KU₃.GI-MEŠ ša i-⸢qab-bu⸣-ni u₃ šu-ut ul-ta-iš ⸢ša-ba-as⸣ | He will take the gold that he will speak and that which he has stolen from Ešabaš. |
| 19 | [le]-em-ne₂-e-te ma-da-a-⸢te⸣-MEŠ u₃ ŠEŠ-ia DINGIR-MEŠ{nu} | Evildoers, Madāya-etêšu and my family, the gods |
| 20 | [it]-tah-ṣu i-na muh-he-šu a-na ka-al-be ša-a-šu u₃ šu-ut ba-li-iṭ | They have sworn by his name and by the command of Balit |
| 21 | ⸢IRI⸣-ia me₂-e-et u₃ ša-ni-tam mi-na ta-qab-bi a-na DUMU ia-ri-me | “My city is exhausted, and what else do you say to the son of Yarimme?’ |
| 22 | [ma-a] šu-ut {lu₂}⸢mu-ša-al-lim⸣ KU₃.BABBAR u₃ mi-na ṭe₂-em-ka at-ta | Saying: “The hand of the eunuch is silver, and what are your words?’ |
| 23 | [x x x] E U₂ [...] šu-ut | ... ... hand |
| 24 | [u₃ tu-še]-la-a {[m]}⸢ta⸣-ša-am-me a-na ia-a-ši u₃ ta-laq-qe | And you have brought Eta-ešamme to me, and you have taken it. |
| 25 | [re-he-et] KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ ⸢iš⸣-tu li-tu-šu u₃ tu-še-⸢el⸣-la a-na ia-a-ši | The remainder of the silver shall be paid and you shall not raise a claim against me. |
| 26 | [IR₃ ša {m}DUMU] ia-ri-mi bal-ṭa šu-bi-la-an-ne₂ | Warad of the son of Yarimmu, alive. Send it to me! |
| 27 | [u₃ lu]-ur-ri-ku IRI i-na lib₃-be₂-šu u₃ i-na NA₄-MEŠ li-du-ku-uš | And I will return to you the city inside and out of the stone. |
| 28 | [u₃ i-na] GIŠ-MEŠ li-<iz>-qu-pu-uš u₃ ah-hu-u₂ ne₂-e-nu | and in the woods may they pluck up, and the other side of the netherworld |
| 29 | [a-ma-ti]-ia ⸢ta⸣-še-em-me u₃ šu-bi-la-šu a-na ia-a-ši | My words are uttered to you, so send him to me! |
| 30 | [a-ma]-tu-a la-a u₂-da-a mu-tu ša ta-ša-ku-nu-ni u₃ la-a ki-a | I do not know my words, the death that you have caused me to die, and it is not true. |
| 31 | [a]-⸢di⸣ a-na-ku la-a ⸢ud⸣-du-ni a-di ki-i-se-su tu-še-ba-šu a-na ia-a-ši | As for me, I do not know (how) to do (this) until you have brought it to me. |
| 32 | i-na ŠU{at} LU₂-ka u₃ ša i-na pa-ne₂-ka da-am-qu-u₂-ni | in the hands of your man, and that which is acceptable in your presence |
| 33 | a-na e-pa-ši e-pu-uš u₃ a-na pa-an na-pul₃-te | to manufacture, manufacture, and in the presence of the cult centers |
| 34 | ša ṭup-pi₂-ka a-da-gal a-na ša-me₂-e a-ma-te-MEŠ ša ta-qa-bi | I will look at your tablet and speak to the people. |
| 35 | u₃ li-pu-uš ša e-pa-šu-u₂-ni a-na IR₃-ia | And do what he does for my life! |
| 36 | ša i-na li-tu-ka u₃ a-di ta-qa-ab-bi-ma a-na TUR{ni} la-a | that in your limbs and until you say, and to the small one not |
| 37 | u₂-še-be₂-el-šu i-na ŠU{at} LU₂-šu | he shall rule over him. In the hand of his man |
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