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RS 94.2511 (P504159)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | RS 94.2511 |
|---|---|
| ID | P504159 |
| 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}u₂-ra-ia-an⸣-ni | and Urayan-ēni, |
| 2 | ⸢a-na {m}niq₂⸣-ma-{d}IŠKUR LUGAL KUR u₂-ga-⸢ri-it⸣ | to Niqmaddu, king of Ugarit |
| 3 | qi₂-bi-ma | speak! |
| 4 | DINGIR-MEŠ a-na ⸢šul⸣-ma-ni PAP{⸢ru⸣}ka | May the gods look after your well-being! |
| 5 | {m}⸢ki-il-li⸣ {lu₂}DUMU KIN{ri}ia {lu₂}⸢x ša ANŠE⸣.KUR.RA-MEŠ | E-kīl-ēriš, messenger (and) ... of the horses |
| 6 | a-na muh-hi-ka al-ta-par₂ [x] | I have written to you |
| 7 | u₃ at-ta ⸢ERIN₂-MEŠ⸣ [...]-da₂-an-na-aš-šu | And yo[u] are his eše-troops |
| 8 | u₃ al/⸢la⸣-[...] | and Alae- |
| 9 | ma-a {lu₂}[x]-ia [...] | saying: “my ... |
| 10 | a-šap-par₂ ⸢u₃⸣ [...] | I send to the ešappar-priest |
| 11 | ⸢a⸣-na muh-hi [...] ERIN₂-MEŠ KARAŠ ANŠE.KUR.RA-MEŠ | On top of ... troops, camp and horses |
| 12 | u₂-ul ⸢i⸣-[x]-⸢x-x⸣ [...]-⸢x⸣ e-ep-pu-uš-šu | They did not do ... for him |
| 13 | a-na ⸢DUMU KIN{ri}ka⸣ [...] il-tap-ra-an-ni | to the messenger of yours has written to me |
| 14 | u₃ ERIN₂-⸢MEŠ⸣ [...]-⸢tu⸣ ša LUGAL KUR kar-⸢ga⸣-[miš] | and the troops of the king of Carchemish |
| 15 | [...]-⸢tu-uh⸣ [x x] | ...-tuḫe |
| 16 | [...]-MEŠ-ka [x] | ... your ... |
| 17 | [...] ša [x] | ... of ... |
| 18 | [...] | |
| 19 | [...] MI [x] | ... ... |
| 20 | [...]-⸢x⸣-ra u₃ [...] | ... and |
| 21 | [...]-⸢x⸣ i-na [...] | ... in |
| 22 | [...]-⸢x⸣ ERIN₂-MEŠ | ... troops |
| 23 | [...] za-⸢ki⸣ [x] | ... Za-e... |
| 24 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ ša il-qa-a [...] | ... that he took |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | [...] ERIN₂-MEŠ-ka ⸢ANŠE.KUR.RA-MEŠ-ka⸣ | ... your troops, your horses |
| 2 | [...]-kam-mi i-na IRI i-te-[...] | ... in the city ... |
| 3 | [la-a ta]-⸢kaš⸣-šad u₃ lu-u₂ ti-[de-e] | You shall not reach it, and you shall know (it). |
| 4 | [ki-i] ṣi₂-il-tu₄ ša {d}UTU{[ši]} | as the debt of Šamaš |
| r | ||
| 1 | [a-na] muh-hi-ka i-kaš-šad | to you he will reach |
| 2 | [...]-ka ⸢LU₂⸣-MEŠ-ka i-na-di₃-⸢in⸣ [...] | ... your ... and your temples he will give to you |
| 3 | [...] x ki-it-ta qa-du x [...] | ... true together with ... |
| 4 | [...] hal-qu₂ u₃ at-tu-ka [...] | ... have disappeared, and you ... |
| 5 | [... {giš]}⸢GIGIR⸣-MEŠ-ka u₂-hal-liq [...] | ... destroyed your chariots |
| 6 | [...] ma-a at-tu-ia ERIN₂-⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | ..., saying: “You, the troops |
| 7 | [i-na {iri]}a-la-at-ha u₂-ul aš-⸢bu⸣ [...] | In Alatha I did not enter |
| 8 | [...]-ka A-MEŠ ERIN₂-MEŠ ⸢i-na {iri⸣}[a-la-at-ha ...] | ... the water of the troops in the city Alatha |
| 9 | ⸢x-x⸣ KIN e-te-ep-[pu-šu ...] | ... they performed |
| 10 | [...] it-ta-⸢la-ak⸣ [...] | ... went out ... |
| 11 | [...] | |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [...] x [x x (x)] {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ [...] | ... chariots |
| 15 | [...] | |
| 16 | [lu-u₂] ti-i-de₄ ki-i [x] ⸢x⸣ [...] | May you know that ... |
| 17 | [ṣi₂-il]-⸢tu₄⸣ ša {d}UTU{ši} a-na muh-hi-ka | Šamaš to you |
| 18 | ⸢i⸣-kaš-šad | |
Sources & licences
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