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RS 94.2524 (P504166)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | RS 94.2524 |
|---|---|
| ID | P504166 |
| 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 ... qi₂-bi-ma] | Say “. . ." |
| 2 | a-⸢na {lu₂}sa₃⸣-ki-in-[ni] | his father, his prefect |
| 3 | DINGIR-MEŠ a-na šul-ma-ni PAP{ru}⸢ka⸣ | May the gods look after your well-being |
| 4 | ⸢aš⸣-šum {lu₂-meš}za-ru-u₂-ti | Ašûšīm (and) the Zaruti |
| 5 | ša-a a-kan₂-na aš₂-pu-ra | That is why I am writing to you |
| 6 | <ma>-a ia-nu-um-ma {lu₂-meš}za-ru-u₂-ti | “There are no prisoners |
| 7 | ⸢qa⸣-du DAM-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ a-na ⸢muh-hi-ka⸣ | The ēqa’edu-house, his wife and his sons, for the muhhu-house |
| 8 | ⸢ul⸣-te-bil₂-šu-nu-ti u₃ LU₂-MEŠ | I have sent them, and the men |
| 9 | ⸢la⸣-a tul₂-te-bi-la-an-ni mim-mu-šu-[nu] ⸢ia-nu⸣ | You have sent me everything that I have |
| 10 | LU₂-MEŠ ša-a-šu-nu ⸢e-er⸣-ri-⸢iš-šu₂⸣-nu | These men are called “Eerīšûnu.'" |
| 11 | a-na 1{en} LU₂ ŠI ⸢x x x x⸣-ma | For one man ... |
| 12 | a-na ša-a-ni-i ⸢ir⸣-[...] | to him ... |
| 13 | u₃ mi-i-x e-[...] | and ... |
| 14 | la-a a-kan₂-na x [...] | Not here ... |
| 15 | DUMU KUR an-ni-i [...] | The son of this land |
| 16 | ma-am-ma i-x [...] | Nobody ... |
| 17 | DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ E₂ [...] | The sons of the house |
| 18 | ma-a šum-ma [...] | "If ... |
| 19 | DUMU KUR an-ni-[i ...] | The son of this land ... |
| 20 | ma-am-ma [...] | Nobody |
| 21 | a-na x [...] | to ... |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | ma-a [...] | saying: “... |
| 2 | E₂ [...] | ... house |
| r | ||
| 1 | i-na-⸢an⸣-[na ...] | Ina-eana |
| 2 | an-nu-ti ⸢a-na⸣ [...] | These are ... . |
| 3 | ut-te-er-ra-ku ⸢li⸣-[...] | I have returned, elī- |
| 4 | qa-du DAM-MEŠ-šu-nu DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ | together with their wives and children |
| 5 | iš-tu gab-bi tu-še-bi-la-[an-ni] | After you have sent me all this |
| 6 | u₃ a-ma-har-šu-nu i-ia-nu-ma | and I have received them, but they are not |
| 7 | mu-ul-lu-u₂ ki-i ša-a ITI-KAM₂-⸢šu⸣ | He shall pay in full as in the month of Tammuz (IV). |
| 8 | šu-bi-la | Send! |
| 9 | [a-nu]-ma ma-na-ʾa-ti ša-a a-kan₂-na | Herewith the measurements that are here |
| 10 | [taš₃]-⸢pu⸣-ra ma-a a-nu-um-ma 10 GUR GIG-MEŠ | You wrote to me: "Now, 10 kor of wheat |
| 11 | [ul]-te-bil₂ u₃ GIG-MEŠ ša-a | I have sent, and that sick person |
| 12 | tul₂-te-bi-la-an-ni 9 GUR GIG-MEŠ | 9 kor of wheat |
| 13 | x ANŠE ša-a ul-te-bi-la-ku | I have sent you [x] homers. |
| 14 | [x] x am-mi-ni-i tu-ut-te-er-ra-an-ni | ... why have you returned to me? |
| 15 | [i]-na lib₃-bi-ia e-ke-el dan-niš₂ | In my heart I have sinned fiercely |
| 16 | [x]-⸢x⸣ la-a ba-na-a-ta at-ta | You are not a ..., |
| 17 | 10 GA-ia ša-a ŠU{ti}ia i-ba-ši 2 | 10 of my milk are mine. There are 2 |
| 18 | u₂-še-bi-la-ku | I sent to you. |
| 19 | a-nu-um-ma a-na šul-ma-ni-ka | Herewith, for your protection |
| 20 | 2 GA.KIN.AG ul-te-bil₂ | I have sent 2 ... |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | u₃ I₃.GIŠ šu-⸢bi⸣-[la] | and oil of the hand |
Sources & licences
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