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RS 94.2288 + RS 94.2289 (P504080)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | RS 94.2288 + RS 94.2289 |
|---|---|
| ID | P504080 |
| 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 | um-ma {m}ki-⸢in⸣-[...] | Thus (says) Kidin- |
| 2 | a-na {lu₂}sa₃-ki-ni [ŠEŠ-ia] | to my prefect |
| 3 | qi₂-bi-[ma] | speak! |
| 4 | ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-ia DINGIR-MEŠ a-na ⸢šul⸣-[ma-ni] | May the gods look after my well-being |
| 5 | [PAP]{⸢ru⸣}ka u₃ li-⸢šal⸣-[li-mu-ka] | your envoys and your eunuchs |
| 6 | [a-nu]-ma a-na le-et {m}[...] | Herewith, to the side of |
| 7 | [ak]-⸢ta⸣-šad u₃ ⸢it-ti-ia⸣ [...] | I conquered, and my city |
| 8 | [x x]-it-⸢ta-x IL ma-a⸣ [am-mi-ni]-i | ... why did you raise ...? |
| 9 | [ERIN₂-MEŠ] ⸢KARAŠ⸣ {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ la-a ⸢ta⸣-[at]-ta-dan-mi | The troops of the E-KARAŠ-e23 (and) the chariots did not give (them) to me. |
| 10 | ⸢u₃ ni-nu⸣ a-kan₂-na na-aq-⸢ta⸣-bi | “This is what we have said to you. |
| 11 | ma-a ZAG-MEŠ-⸢ti⸣-šu-nu {lu₂-meš}su-u₂-tu-u₂ | saying: “They are the captives of their people |
| 12 | im-ha-aṣ-mi u₃ ERIN₂-MEŠ KARAŠ-šu-nu | he struck, and the troops of their camp |
| 13 | u₃ {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ-šu-nu a-na muh-hi {lu₂-meš}su-tu₃-u₂ | and their chariots against the Sutians |
| 14 | a-na {lu₂}KUR₂-MEŠ it-tal-ku-u₂-mi | to the enemy went, |
| 15 | ma-a 1{en} LU₂-ma i-na ŠA₃ KUR-šu-nu | "One man from their country |
| 16 | la-a na-ta-mar-mi ṣi-il-ta | I did not see (them) |
| 17 | it-ti-ni e te-pu-uš-mi | You did it with us. |
| 18 | u₃ ŠEŠ-ia a-kan₂-na iq-ta-bi | and my hand he said thus: |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | ma-a {lu₂-meš}DUMU-MEŠ KIN{ri}ia | saying: “The messengers |
| 2 | a-na muh-hi {m}u₂-ri-ia-an-ni | against Uriyanni |
| r | ||
| 1 | na-al-ta-par₂-mi ki-i | I have sent to you as |
| 2 | LUGAL KUR {iri}qi₂-in-sa₃ | king of Qinsa. |
| 3 | LUGAL KUR a-mur-ri {lu₂-meš}DUMU-MEŠ KIN{ri} | king of the land of Amurru, messengers |
| 4 | a-na muh-hi-šu il-tap-ru | they have sent to him. |
| 5 | u₃ ŠEŠ-ia a-kan₂-na-ma am-mi-ni-i | And why is my hand here? |
| 6 | {lu₂-meš}DUMU-MEŠ KIN{ri}šu₂ la-a il-tap-ra | the messengers did not send. |
| 7 | u₃ {m}u₂-ri-ia-an-ni a-kan₂-na | and Uriyannu here |
| 8 | i-dab-bu-ub ma-a ERIN₂-MEŠ KARAŠ | He says: "The troops of the palace |
| 9 | ša ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR {iri}u₂-ga-ri-it | of the king of Ugarit |
| 10 | a-na ⸢il-ki⸣ mim-ma ub-bal-šu-nu-ti | to Ilku-ēriš whatever he brought |
| 11 | ⸢u₂-ul na⸣-x-x-tu-u₂ ša gab₂-bi | “It is not ..., it is the whole |
| 12 | [... {m}ma]-⸢di⸣-{d}KUR | ... Mā-edi-Eṭir |
| 13 | [ša] ⸢iš-tu⸣ {iri}tu-tul₂ ub-ba-lu | of E-ištu-e, Tutul, they brought |
| 14 | [...] ⸢i-na⸣ UD 20-KAM i-⸢la⸣-[ak] | ... on the 20th day he will go out. |
| 15 | [...] i-da₂-⸢a-an⸣ [x] | ... Ida’ean |
| 16 | ⸢šum⸣-[ma ...] {⸢lu₂⸣}KUR₂-MEŠ [x] | If a man |
| 17 | i-⸢ma-ha-aṣ⸣ [...] | he smote |
| 18 | mim-ma ⸢i⸣-x-na [...] | “Anything ... |
| 19 | u₃ ŠEŠ-ia ⸢a-kan₂⸣-[na iq-ta-bi] | and my hand he said: |
| 20 | ma-a {m}ki-⸢il⸣-x-[...] | "Kī-eil- |
| 21 | an-ni-ka x [...] | This ... |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | A-MEŠ i-⸢ša⸣-[x-x a-ma-ta] | The water ... the word |
| 2 | la-a ba-[ni-ta ...] | Without him ... |
| 3 | i-dab-ba-[ab ...] | he will seize ... |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | DINGIR-MEŠ ša KUR {iri}u₂-[ga]-⸢ri⸣-it lu-u₂ | May the gods of Ugarit |
| 2 | i-tu-du ma-an-⸢ma⸣-[an ša a-ma]-ta la-a | he has sworn by the word of Man-emana-ean |
| 3 | ba-ni-ta i-qab-[bi] | he will speak from his mouth. |
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