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RS 94.2002 + RS 94.2003 (P504050)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | RS 94.2002 + RS 94.2003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P504050 |
| 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 x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x-ʾa-ia [x (x)] ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... my ... |
| 3' | [...] gab-bi x [...] | ... all |
| 4' | [...] ša {d}IŠKUR i-ra-[am-...] | ... of Adad ... |
| 5' | [...]-ku ša {d}UTU ki-i-ma [...] | ... of Shamash, like |
| 6' | [...] x-MEŠ-šu u₃ ⸢x x⸣-MEŠ-šu [...] | ... his and his ... |
| 7' | [...] ⸢EN⸣ e-mu-qi-ia [x x (x)] SIG₅ it-[...] | ... my strength ... good |
| 8' | [...] ša LUGAL DUMU-šu-nu [x (x)]-ku a-di da-[ri-ti-...] | ... of the king, their sons ... forever |
| 9' | [x x (x)] a-nu-um-ma LUGAL il-te-me ki-i ša at-ta taš₃-⸢pur⸣-[...] | Now the king has heard that you have sent |
| 10' | [x x (x)] ⸢šu⸣-pa-al-ti GIR₃-MEŠ ša LUGAL GAL LUGAL KUR ⸢mi-iṣ-ri⸣-[i-x ...] | ... ešû-pālti sword of the great king, king of the land |
| 11' | [x] ša i-⸢na⸣ IR₃{ut-ti} ša LUGAL ⸢EN-ia⸣ a-ki-i ⸢LUGAL⸣-[MEŠ AB.BA.MES-ia-...] | ... of Išme-nāṣir, the warrior of the king, my lord, like the şpi guards of the Apsu |
| 12' | [x x x (x)] i-na IR₃{ut-ti}MEŠ at-ta [ka]-an-na taš₃-pur x te-[...] | ... in the evening, you, here you wrote ... |
| 13' | [...]-⸢ša⸣ taš₃-pur UGU-šu ⸢gab⸣-ba a-dan-niš₂ gab-ba ša x [...] | ... you sent. On top of it all the ešāba-vessels |
| 14' | u₃ ki-⸢i⸣ ša at-ta taš₃-pur um-ma-a a-bu-ia a-bu a-⸢bu⸣-[ia-...] | And thus you wrote: "My father, my grandfather |
| 15' | ⸢IR₃⸣ {m}ri-⸢ia⸣-ma-še-ša LUGAL GAL LUGAL KUR mi-iṣ-ri-i a-mur a-du-⸢gu⸣ [a-na-ku] | I saw the temple of Rīya-emašva, the great king, the king of the land of Miṣrî. I am Adu-egu-e23. |
| 16' | ⸢IR₃⸣ {m}mar-ni-ip-ta-ah LUGAL GAL LUGAL KUR mi-iṣ-ri-i EN-ia [...] | The temple of Marnippaḫ, great king, king of the land of Išrī, my lord |
| 17' | a-bu-te-MEŠ-ia ša a-na-ku u₂-ba-ʾe-e-šu-nu-ti i-na KUR mi-iṣ-ri-i ⸢ki-i⸣ | My words which I uttered in the land of Miṣrî (and) E23 |
| 18' | ⸢ki-it-ti-ša⸣ at-ta ta-aq-bu-u₂ AB.BA-MEŠ-ka i-na IR₃{ut-ti} ⸢ša⸣-[...] | You are the one who spoke of the kītti-šû-temple, your descendants in the time of the temple |
| 19' | ul-[tu da]-⸢ri⸣-ti u₃ at-ta-ma i-na IR₃{ut-ti} ša {m}mar-ni-ip-tah ha-[at-pa-mu-a] | From Darius and you, in the reign of Marnippaḫ the Ḫatamua |
| 20' | ⸢DUMU ša⸣ {d}⸢UTU⸣ at-ta-ka-an-na-ma ki-i ṭe₄-e-ma ša AB.BA-MEŠ-ka [x] | You are the son of Šamaš-ēṭer, and when you say that your descendants |
| 21' | u₃ ki-i ša at-ta taš₃-pur ma-a ul e-te-ri-iš hi-ši-ih-ti x [...] | And as you wrote: "I have not returned my debts" ... |
| 22' | LUGAL GAL LUGAL KUR mi-iṣ-ri-i EN-ia a-ki-i hi-ši-ih-ti ⸢an⸣-ni-⸢i⸣ e-[te-ri-iš] | The great king, the king of the land of Išrī, my lord, like a wild bull he set out. |
| 23' | KUR u₂-ga-ri-it bi-ru-u₂ dan-niš₂ EN-ia li-bal-li-⸢iṭ⸣ [...] | May the land of Ugarit, the strong one, my lord, be reconciled |
| 24' | u₃ LUGAL li-id-din ZIZ₂.AN-MEŠ a-na bu-ul-lu-ṭi₃-ia a-⸢na⸣ [šu-bu-li] | May the king give me emmer for my life. |
| 25' | ša i-bal-li-iṭ-šu-nu-ti i-na KUR x x (x)-ti gab-bi x[...] | which he destroyed, in the whole land |
| 26' | id-da₂-an-na-ak-ku {m}ri-x-hu-ʾa-a x x x x x x [...] | Ri-ḫulāya |
| 27' | u₃ ⸢a-na⸣ bu-ul-lu-ṭi₃ DUMU-MEŠ KUR u₂-ga-ri-it u₃ ki-[i-...] | and Anana, the descendants of the land of Ugarit, and |
| 28' | u₃ x-[x (x)]-da/ṭa-bu-šu-nu-ti a-na ŠA₃ {⸢giš}MA₂⸣ u₂ i-le-eq-qu₂ [...] | and their ... into a boat they shall take |
| 29' | a-na ⸢KUR⸣ [u₂]-ga-ri-it u₃ ki-i ša [at]-ta taš₃-pu-ra x [...] | to the palace of Ugarit and as you wrote me |
| 30' | 1{⸢en⸣} {giš}MA₂ at-tu-ia a-na KUR tu-[ur-hi]-⸢pa⸣-ni LUGAL x [...] | One boat of mine to the land Turḫi-pa’e-ni the king |
| 31' | 4 eb-le-MEŠ ša NA₄-MEŠ qa-du 10 ⸢eb⸣-le-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ [...] | 4 bowls of stones together with 10 large bowls |
| 32' | da-an-nu-tu₄ u₃ li-⸢še-bi-lu 1{en} x x x {giš}GIGIR x⸣ [...] | Strong and mighty one ... chariot |
| 33' | ⸢LUGAL⸣ EN-ka it-ta-⸢din⸣ [a]-⸢na⸣ šu-bu-li a-na ka-a-ša 4 ⸢eb⸣-[le-MEŠ ša NA₄-MEŠ] | The king’s palace, your lord, has gone up to the river. It is for you. Four ... of stones |
| 34' | qa-du 10 eb-le-MEŠ [GAL-MEŠ x]-MEŠ SIG₅ ⸢ki⸣ ša at-ta taš₃-pur ⸢UGU-šu⸣ x [...] | Together with the 10 great towers, the good ... of E-e-23 that you wrote to me, the ... over it |
| 35' | [...] 10 (...)-al (...) qa-du GIŠ ma ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... 10 ... together with the boat ... |
| 36' | [... taš₃]-⸢pu⸣-ur UGU-⸢šu⸣ u₃ (...) 3 lim (...) | ... you write to him and 3,000 ... |
| 37' | [...] x x-⸢šu-nu a-ki⸣-i ša at-[ta taš₃]-pur u₃ ku-(...) | ... ... as you wrote and ... |
| 38' | [...] x x x x-ia a-na-⸢ku⸣ iš-tu (...) u₂-bal-la-aṭ | ... my ... I shall go out, from he will return. |
| 39' | [...]-x x KUR-MEŠ i-bal-li-ṭu i-na KUR mi-iṣ-ri-i | ... the lands will live in the land of Mišrî |
| 40' | [...] x x x x gab-be KUR-MEŠ {d}UTU it-ta-din ⸢gab-bi x (x) DUMU-MEŠ | ... all the lands Šamaš has given. Egabbi ... sons |
| 41' | [...] gab-bi-šu-nu ⸢ša⸣ LUGAL KUR mi-iṣ-ri-i u₃ ki-i ša at-ta taš₃-pu-ra | ... all of them, the king of the land of Išrî, and as you wrote me |
| 42' | ⸢ma⸣-[a] x x x {giš}MA₂ GAL{u₂} an-nu-u₂ ša a-na-ku a-na-an-⸢din⸣ a-na a-la-ki-šu | This great ship that I myself am bringing out to his departure |
| 43' | a-na KUR tu-ur-hi il-la-ka a-na ia-ši u₃ ⸢a⸣-na-ku a-na-⸢an-din a-na šu-bu-li⸣ | He will come to the land of Turḫu, to me and to me I will give to you. |
| 44' | e-bu/mu-⸢x⸣-MEŠ ša šu-u₂ i-la-qi i-na ma-an-da-at-ti [...] | That ebu/mū-e-šû-priest will take from me for a long time |
| 45' | a-na ⸢tar⸣-ba-ṣa-te-MEŠ ša EN-ia at-ta ka-an-na taq₂-bi ŠA₃-ba ⸢ir-x x x⸣ (x) | To the ētar-bašbatê of my lord, you are right now saying: “Ir- |
| 46' | gab-ba ša at-ta taš₃-pu-ur UGU-šu [u₃] ⸢ki-i⸣ at-ta taš₃-pu-ra ma-a | All that you wrote to me about, and you wrote me about E-ki-e-23: |
| 47' | i-na pa-na-mu x x x (x)-MEŠ ša e-reš ŠA-ia i-ma-⸢ak-ka⸣-su | In the presence of the ...s of my servant they will kill him. |
| 48' | u₃ 1{en} DUG I₃.GIŠ x (x) 10 DUG I₃.GIŠ ša i-te-ne₂-ep-pu-[(uš)-šu] ⸢it⸣-[ti] [...] | and 1 pot of oil ... 10 pots of oil that they have made ... |
| 49' | ⸢a-na ia⸣-[ši] ša-ak-[nu]-u₂ 1{en} iš-tu ŠA₃-šu-nu li-il-[...] | “As for me, they are placed. May one of them ... |
| 50' | a-⸢x x⸣ (x)-⸢mi x x-tu pa⸣-na-nu at-ta ka-an-na taq₂-⸢bi⸣ [x x (x)] | “Alas, my ..., you are the one who spoke to me ... |
| 51' | ik-⸢tal⸣-da a-na ka-ra-ti-MEŠ ša KUR mi-iṣ-ri-i u₃ ⸢LUGAL⸣ [...] | Ik-etal-eda to the quays of the land of Mīšrî and the palace of ... |
| 52' | ⸢a-na⸣ LU₂ bal/pal-la-ah-ti x ma-a mi-im-ma at-⸢x⸣ la-a [...] | “Ana’e23 (speaks) as follows: 'All that I have not |
| 53' | it-ti-šu-nu {m}EN-ta-⸢x ša⸣ u₂-ša-ṣi it-ti-šu-nu il-⸢la⸣-[ak] | Bēl-tâ-ēriš is with them; he will make peace with them. |
| 54' | ki-i ṭe₄-e-mi la-be-er-tu₄ ša i-te-ne₂-ep-pu-šu-šu-nu-⸢ti⸣ | When the old messages that they have been sending to them |
| 55' | ki-i ša at-ta taš₃-pu-ra UGU LU₂ an-na-a ša [...] | As you wrote to me, concerning this man |
| 56' | u₃ at-ta taq-bu-u₂ ma-a ul-te-bi-lu-šu a-na KUR ⸢mi⸣-[iṣ-ri-i] | And you said: "I have sent him to the land of Emiri. |
| 57' | [x (x)] a-⸢na⸣ LU₂ an-ni-[i x] x li-[...] | ... may this man ... |
| r | ||
| 1 | ša u₂-ši-ir-šu a-na ia-ši at-ta kan₂-na [taq-bi] [...] | “That which he brought to me you have said to me ... |
| 2 | il-te-qu-ni a-mur LU₂ an-na-a ša at-ta taš₃-⸢pur⸣ [...] | Look, this man, you have sent ... |
| 3 | šu-u₂ pa-qi-id a-na {lu₂}DUMU.KIN{ri}ka a-na šu-bu-li [a-na ka-a-ša] | It is entrusted to your messenger to you. |
| 4 | a-du₂-gu LUGAL iṣ-ṣa-ra-ah {m}am-ma-ia {lu₂}DUMU.KIN{ri} [...] | The king smote Ammāya, the messenger |
| 5 | {lu₂}GAL MA₂-MEŠ ša E₂ u₂-de-e-MEŠ ša LUGAL ⸢it⸣-[...] | The chief of the boats of the storehouse of the king |
| 6 | a-na ka-a-ša qa-du {lu₂}DUMU.KIN-ri-ka u₃ ⸢LUGAL⸣ it-⸢ta-din a⸣-[na šu-bu-li] | to you together with your messenger and the king’s palace he has given. What is in it? |
| 7 | a-na ka-a-ša šu-bu-ul-tu i-na ŠU-ti-šu at-ta lu-u₂ ⸢ti⸣-[de] | You are the one who bears the burdens in his hand, may you be the ēti’ede |
| 8 | 1 {na₄}KIŠIB GAL ša KU₃.GI ša LUGAL qa-du SU DU₃ HU 1 ir-tu₄ ⸢GAL⸣ | 1 big seal of gold of the king together with ... 1 irtu of the palace |
| 9 | ša KU₃.GI SIG₅ ša LUGAL 1 ki-li-lu ša KU₃.GI LUGAL ša SAG.DU | of gold, good for the king. 1 kīlīlu of gold for the crown prince. |
| 10 | 2 HUR-MEŠ qa-ti ša KU₃.GI SIG₅ ša LUGAL nap-har 5 GIN₂ x ša KU₃.GI | 2 ḫašû-bowls with gold, good for the king, all 5 shekels of gold |
| 11 | 6 {gada}⸢tak⸣-tim-mu ša me-ku su-na-te-šu-nu ar-ku 10 {gada}til-lu-u₂ | 6 eštak-etimmu-bowls (made) of reed bundles; 10 tillû-wraps |
| 12 | ša me-ku su-na-te-šu-nu ar-ku 20 {gada}til-lu-u₂ ša me-ku 50 GADA GAL-⸢MEŠ⸣ | The length is 0;20. The breadth is 50. The chief of the chapels |
| 13 | ša ⸢me-ku⸣ 50 {gada}GU₂.E₃-MEŠ ša me-ku 2 {gada}al-lu-ru SIG SIG₅ | From the Mekû-house. 50 cowpens of Meku. 2 good quality alluru-bowls |
| 14 | 80 {gada}ma-ak-la-lu-MEŠ SIG-MEŠ SIG₅-MEŠ 80 {gada}GU₂.E₃-MEŠ SIG-MEŠ [SIG₅-MEŠ] | 80 good quality mashlalu-bowls (and) 80 good grade oxen |
| 15 | 10 {⸢gada⸣}tu-un-su₂-[MEŠ] GAL-MEŠ pa-na-šu-nu SIG-MEŠ SIG₅-MEŠ | 10 large ešaddû-vessels, their faces are good, good. |
| 16 | nap-har 3 me-⸢at⸣ 8 GADA-MEŠ ša me-ku u₃ SIG-MEŠ SIG₅-MEŠ | a total of 3 hundred 8 linen garments of meku-work and good quality wool |
| 17 | 1 {⸢giš}GIGIR⸣ da-mi-iq-ti TUR KU₃.GI GAR.RA qa-du {giš}mi-gi-ir-ri-⸢MEŠ⸣ [ša/šu] | One good chariot, a golden halo, is installed together with the ...s. |
| 18 | [N] ⸢NA₄⸣-MEŠ le-hu ša ⸢NA₄-MEŠ⸣ su-mu-hu 1 ME {giš}UR₃ GAL-MEŠ ša [...] | n ēšakku-plants, the lēḫu-plant of the sūhu-plant, 100 big cypresses of |
| 19 | [...] ⸢me⸣-at 67 BA.AN NA₄ ga-bi 20 u-nu-tu₄ GAL-MEŠ ša NA₄ KAL [(x)] | ... 67 ... stones, its milk: 20 large utensils of coarse stone(s) |
| 20 | [x x (x)] GU₂.UN ša SIG₂-MEŠ 4 LIM KU₆-MEŠ a-ṭu-x x (x)-u₂ | x talents of wool, 4,000 fish ... |
| 21 | [...] GU₂.UN ša KU₆-MEŠ:la-at-ti 50 GU.UN KU₆-[MEŠ] | ... talent of fish, 50 talents of fish |
| 22 | ṭu-x x (x) 3 LIM KU₆-MEŠ:pa-ri/hu-šu i-na x x x (x) | 3 thousand fish in |
| 23 | 10 eb-le-[MEŠ GAL]-MEŠ SIG₅-MEŠ ša 1 LIM 2 ME⸣ am-ma-ti mu-ra-ak-šu-[nu] | 10 great towers, good ones, of 122 towers that were built. |
| 24 | ⸢N⸣ eb-le-[MEŠ GAL]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša 7 ME ⸢am-ma⸣-ti mu-ra-ak-[šu]-[nu] | The great towers of the seven hundred towers that he had built for you |
| 25 | 1 ri-ib-x x [...] x x x x x {giš}MA₂-MEŠ-ka i-la-[ka] [...] | If ... ... your boats will come |
| 26 | ša-ni-tam ki-i [ša at-ta taš₃]-⸢pu-ur⸣ ma-a x x (x) ša ul-⸢te⸣-[...] | This (is) what you wrote to me: “... ... |
| 27 | i-na KUR u₂-ga-⸢ri⸣-[it x (x)] x x ka [...] | in the land of Ugarit |
| 28 | ki-a-ma U₂-HI-A a-na [x x] (...) [...] | Just as the plants to ... ... |
| 29 | u₃ ki-i ta-šap-[x x] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | And when you ... |
| 30 | u₃ šu-u₂ is-si-ih i-na [...] | And he has sinned in |
| 31 | a-na a-la-ki-šu a-na ka-a-ša x [...] | to go, to you |
| 32 | li-li-ʾu-u₂-u₂ a-na na-da-ni a-na [ka-a-ša] [...] | May they be able to give, to you |
| 33 | LU₂-MEŠ ša at-ta taš₃-pu-ur UGU-[...] | You wrote to that man |
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