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RS 94.2485 (P504148)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | RS 94.2485 |
|---|---|
| ID | P504148 |
| 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-{d}IŠKUR [ŠEŠ-ia] | To Ur-Adad my lord |
| 2 | qi₂-bi-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {m}ŠEŠ-LUGAL ŠEŠ-⸢ka⸣ | Thus (says) Marduk-šarru, your servant: |
| 4 | lu-u₂ šul-mu a-na muh-hi-⸢ka⸣ | May it be well with you! |
| 5 | DINGIR-MEŠ ša KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it u₃ | gods of the land of Ugarit and |
| 6 | DINGIR-MEŠ ša KUR {iri}ṣur-ri a-na | the gods of the land of Burru to |
| 7 | šul-ma-ni PAP{ru}ka | I am well; you can be glad. |
| 8 | ši-bu-ta SIG₅{ta} li-ši-bu-ka | May a good fortune come to you |
| 9 | ul-tu i-na-an-na a-di da-<ri>-tim | From now until death |
| 10 | a-hi a-nu-um-ma it-ti-ia | “My brother, now with me |
| 11 | gab-bu šul-mu aš-ra-nu | All is well with me. |
| 12 | it-ti ŠEŠ-ia mi-nu-um-me-e | with my hand anything |
| 13 | šul-ma-nu ṭe₂-ma te-er-ra-an-ni | You are merciful, turn back to me! |
| 14 | [ša]-ni-tam a-hi aš-šum I₃.GIŠ-MEŠ | Another matter: my brother concerning oil |
| 15 | [ša SIG₂]-MEŠ ša aš₂-pu-ra | of wool that I wrote |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | [a-na] ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-ia a-nu-um-ma | to my father-in-law, now |
| 2 | [a-na]-⸢ku ul⸣-tu u₄-mi ka-⸢ta-x-ia⸣ | I, from the day of my ... |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢ul⸣-tu KUR {iri}ṣur-ri u₃ at-ta-lak | I conquered the land of Burru and went there. |
| 2 | a-na KUR hat-ti u₃ i-na-an-na a-hi-ia | to the land of Hatti, and now my brothers |
| 3 | al-ta-par₂ 2{šu} u₃ 3{šu} | I have sent. Two or three |
| 4 | aš-šum I₃.GIŠ-MEŠ ša SIG₂-MEŠ u₃ la-a | Because oil of wool and not |
| 5 | tu-maš-šar-šu u₃ la-a a-na-din-šu | I did not give it to him, but he did give it. |
| 6 | i-na ŠU{ti} {giš}MA₂-ia ša il-la-kam₂ | from the hand of my boat that is to be brought |
| 7 | i-na KUR mi-iṣ-ri a-hi a-nu-um-ma | In the land of Miṣru, my brother, herewith |
| 8 | DUMU{ri} {lu₂}tap-pi₂-ia an-nu-u₂ | This is the son of my messenger. |
| 9 | it-ta-din-me I₃.GIŠ-MEŠ ŠAM₃-MEŠ ša SIG₂-MEŠ | He has given the oil, the price of the wool |
| 10 | i-na ŠU{ti}šu u₃ I₃.GIŠ-MEŠ i-na | from his hand and oil from |
| 11 | E₂{ti}ia ia-a-nu a-mur at-ta | I have not seen my house, you |
| 12 | i-na aš-ra-nu ŠEŠ-ia DUG₃.GA{bu} | On my behalf, it is acceptable |
| 13 | a-na gab₂-ba₂ mi-ri-il-te-ia ša | to the chest of my wife, which |
| 14 | ha-aš-ha-ti a-na muh-hi-ka a-šap-par₂ | I have sent a message to you. |
| 15 | u₃ at-ta-kan₂-na-ma at-ta-kan₂-na-ma a-na ⸢aš⸣-[ra-nu] | and you have set up, and you (have set up) for the Assyrian |
| 16 | KAM-MEŠ-ka ša ha-aš-⸢ha⸣-[ta] | Your words are those of Ḫašû-ḫēta |
| 17 | a-na muh-hi-ia ti-⸢šap⸣-[par₂] | to me, Tîšappa |
| 18 | a-kan₂-na ŠEŠ-MEŠ [...] | Here the šû-priests |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | [i]-ša-ep-pa-ru-nu i-na be-ri-šu-nu | they will write, in their place |
| 2 | [hi]-⸢i⸣-iṭ a-hi mim-ma i-na lib₃-bi-ka u₃ la-a | “Anything that is in your heart and not |
| 3 | [ta]-⸢šak⸣-kan₂ ki-i la-a tu-še-bal mim-ma a-na ⸢ia-ša⸣ | You will place it. If you do not bring it, you will not bring anything to me. |
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