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RS 94.2523 (P504165)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | RS 94.2523 |
|---|---|
| ID | P504165 |
| Language | Akkadian; Hittite |
| 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}pi-in-di-{d}LUGAL-ma | Thus Pindi-Šarruma: |
| 2 | {lu₂}tup-pi-nu-ra hu-bu-ur-ti-nu-ra | |
| 3 | {lu₂}GAL{u₂} DUGUD ša KUR ha-at-ti | the mighty chief of the land of Hatti |
| 4 | a-na {m}am-mu-ra-pi₂-i LUGAL KUR u₂-ga-ri-it | to Ammurapi, king of Ugarit |
| 5 | ŠEŠ DUG₃.GA-ia qi₂-bi-ma | Speak favorably with me! |
| 6 | a-nu-um-ma it-ti {d}UTU{ši} gab-bu | Now all with Šamaš |
| 7 | dan-niš šu-ul-mu | strong, well-being |
| 8 | it-ti-ia šu-ul-mu | It is well with me. |
| 9 | u₃ at-ta ŠEŠ{u₂}a šu-lum-ka | And you, O lord, your well-being |
| 10 | šu-up-ra | Send! |
| 11 | um-ma a-na {m}am-mu-ra-pi₂-i-ma | Thus (says) Ammurapi: |
| 12 | {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ ša a-na {d}UTU{ši} tu-še-bi-la | the lapis lazuli that you sent to Šamaš |
| 13 | {d}UTU{ši} i-na pa-ni ha-di dan-niš | Šamaš, in the presence of the great joy |
| 14 | a-ma-ta an-ni-ta tu-ud-da-mi-iq | You have made this word pass by. |
| 15 | da-an-ni-iš | strong |
| 16 | aš-šum {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ a-na {d}UTU{ši} tu-še-bi-la | If you send lapis lazuli to Šamaš |
| 17 | i-na pa-an {d}UTU{ši} tu-uk-ta-bi-ta-an-ni | in the presence of Šamaš you have convicted me |
| 18 | u₃ a-na ia-ši {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ am-mi-ni | And why is lapis lazuli for me? |
| 19 | la tu-še-bi-la | did not send |
| 20 | ina lib₃-bi-ka-a e-te-li | in your heart he went up. |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | e-nen-na ⸢ki-i⸣ {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ | Now, in E-ki, lapis lazuli |
| 2 | ib-ta-ta₂-aq-qu₂-um-ma | he shall have the usufruct |
| 3 | a-na {d}UTU{ši} tu-še-bi-la | to Šamaš you sent |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-na ia-ši a-kan₂-na-ma {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ ⸢SIG₅⸣ | For me, herewith, lapis lazuli, good ebony |
| 2 | a-na ra-ma-ni šu-bi-la | Send it to me! |
| 3 | u₃ aš-šum SILIM{mi}ka u₃ RIM-ka | And because of your well-being and your strength |
| 4 | ša a-na {d}UTU{ši} taq-bu-u₂ | which you spoke to Šamaš |
| 5 | e-nen-na LUGAL a-mur-ri it-ti {d}UTU{ši} a-ši-ib | Now the king of Amurru is with Šamaš. |
| 6 | a-na {d}UTU{ši} a-na-ku a-qa-bi-ma | I spoke to Šamaš, and |
| 7 | aš-šum RIM-ka u₃ SILIM{mi}ka LUGAL a-mur-ri | Because of your anger and your peace, O king, am I. |
| 8 | iṣ-ṣa-ab-ba-at-ma ul-te-ri-su-ka | “It has been seized, and I have returned it to you. |
| 9 | u₃ pa-an ša-at-ti DUMU-ka šu-up-ra-am-ma | and send me your son before that. |
| 10 | it-ti {d}UTU{ši} su-ši-ib | with Šamaš, the shepherd |
| 11 | u₃ {lu₂}ERIN₂-MEŠ il-ki ša ta-⸢am-ta-na⸣-ha-ru | and the troops under the ilku service of Tamtanā-Ḫaru |
| 12 | i-na 1{et} KASKAL an-ni-ti {m}ša-ta-al-li | On this one campaign, Šatalli |
| 13 | tu-še-er-si-ma ŠUK-MEŠ a-na {lu₂}hi-ia-u₂-wi-i | You return, and the šukku-offerings to Hiya'uwu |
| 14 | a-na KUR lu-uk-ka-a li-⸢il⸣-qe₂ | Let me enter the land, let me take it. |
| 15 | {⸢d}UTU⸣{ši} ul u₂-ra-⸢ad-da⸣-ma | did Šamaš-eši not raise up, and |
| 16 | {⸢lu₂⸣}[(ERIN₂)-MEŠ] ⸢il⸣-ki a-na UGU-ka | The elû-priests of your Eil temple to you |
| 17 | [ul] i-šap-pa-ra | he will not write |
| 18 | [ṭup-pi] ri-ki-il-ti ša {d}UTU{ši} | Tablet of the requisition of Šamaš |
| 19 | [i]-⸢pu⸣-ša-ak-ku | he shall remove |
| 20 | ⸢an-ni⸣-tu-um-ma ri-ki-il-ta-ka | “This is your curse, |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | ma-am-ma ri-ki-il-ta-ka | nobody will take your oath. |
| 2 | ul u₂-ša-aš₂-na | I did not bring to him |
Sources & licences
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