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RS 92.2017 (P504045)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | RS 92.2017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P504045 |
| 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}ur-te-na EN-ia | To Urtena, my lord: |
| 2 | qi₂-bi-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {m}URI₃-{d}MAŠ.MAŠ IR₃-ka-ma | Thus (says) Uṣur-Ninurta, your servant: |
| 4 | a-na GIR₃-MIN EN-ia iš-tu ru-qiš am-qut | I fall at the feet of my lord from afar. |
| 5 | a-na muh-hi EN-ia lu-u₂ šul-mu | May it be well with my lord! |
| 6 | DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ša {iri}u₂-ga-rit₂ | The great gods of Ugarit |
| 7 | nap-šat EN-ia PAP{ru} u₃ li-šal-li-mu | May my lord's life be long and may they be well. |
| 8 | a-na a-ma-ri EN-ia lib₃-bi-ṣi-ha-an-ni lib₃-bi-ṣi-ha-an-ni dan-niš | At the appearance of my lord my heart is very happy. |
| 9 | man-nu pa-ni ba-nu-ti ša EN-ia li-mur | Who can see the face of the creation of my lord? |
| 10 | u₃ da-ba-ab-ka ṭa-ba liš-te-mi | and your words may it be heard. |
| 11 | um-ma-a a-na EN-ia-ma šuluₓ(ŠUL)ka | Thus (says) my lord: I am well. |
| 12 | a-na muh-hi IR₃-ka šu-pur lib₃-bi | To your servant, a fingernail of the heart |
| 13 | lu-u₂ ha-di | be it a happy one, |
| 14 | mi-ri-il-ta ša a-na IR₃-ka | “It is a curse that is for your servant’s work |
| 15 | tu-še-bi-lu a-na ṭup-pi šu-ṭu₂-ur lu-u₂ i-de | He should know to write a tablet. |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | a-na {d}IŠKUR-DI.KU₅ EN-ia | To Adad-dayyān, my lord: |
| 2 | u₃ {f}ta-mar-{d}he₂-bat GAŠAN-ia | and Tamar-Hebat, my lady, |
| 3 | qi₂-bi-ma | speak! |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-na GIR₃-MIN EN-ia u GAŠAN-ia | To the feet of my lord and my lady. |
| 2 | 2{šu₂} 3{šu₂} am-qut a-na muh-hi-ku-nu lu-u₂ šul-mu | Two or three are missing. May it be well for you! |
| 3 | DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ša {iri}u₂-ga-rit₂ | The great gods of Ugarit |
| 4 | nap-šat EN-ia u₃ GAŠAN-ia PAP-MEŠ | The life of my lord and my lady are well. |
| 5 | u₃ li-šal-li-mu ki-i | and may they be reconciled as |
| 6 | EN-ia u₃ GAŠAN-ia am-ma-ti-ma | My lord and my lady are the same. |
| 7 | a-na ša-a-li šul-mi | For the well-being of the land |
| 8 | ša IR₃-šu-nu ul iš-pu-ru | Whoever they are, they have not sent (a message) |
| 9 | u₃ lib₃-bi-na-kud lib₃-bi-na-kud dan-niš | and my heart, my heart is strong |
| 10 | um-ma {m}{<<d>>}URI₃-{d}MAŠ.MAŠ | Thus says Uṣur-Ninurta |
| 11 | a-na {m}zi-mi-na ŠEŠ-ia | To Zimina, my servant |
| 12 | qi₂-bi-ma | speak! |
| 13 | lu-u₂ a-na muh-hi-ka DINGIR-MEŠ | May the gods be on your account! |
| 14 | a-na šul-ma-ni nap-šat ŠEŠ-ia | For the well-being of my life |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | PAP{ru} u₃ li-šal-li-mu | PAP and may they be reconciled |
| 2 | ki-i ŠEŠ-ia a-na ša-a-li | When my hand to the ground |
| 3 | šul-mi-ia iš-pu-ru | my well-being he sent |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | u₃ lib₃-bi-ha-di lib₃-bi-ha-di dan-niš ŠEŠ-ia | And my heart, my heart is very glad. |
| 2 | šuluₓ(ŠUL)ka šu-pur lu-u₂ ha-da-ku | May you be well, may I be happy. |
Sources & licences
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