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RS 94.2530 (P504169)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | RS 94.2530 |
|---|---|
| ID | P504169 |
| 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 {d}UTU{[ši]}ma | Thus says Šamaš |
| 2 | a-na {m}am-mu-⸢ra-pi₂-i⸣ qi₂-bi-ma | Speak to Ammu-rapî |
| 3 | a-nu-um-ma ⸢it⸣-ti {d}UTU{ši} | Now, the extispicy of Shamash |
| 4 | gab-bu dan-niš šu-ul-mu | All is very well |
| 5 | um-ma-a a-na {m}⸢am⸣-mu-ra-pi₂-i-ma | thus (says) Eam-murapi: |
| 6 | {na₄}ZA.⸢GIN₃⸣ ša a-na LUGAL tu-še-bi-la | You sent the lapis lazuli that you sent to the king. |
| 7 | LUGAL i-na pa-an {na₄}ZA.GIN₃-ka ha-di dan-niš | The king, in the presence of your lapis lazuli, is very glad. |
| 8 | u₃ at-ta {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ SIG₅ bu-ʾi-i | And you, good lapis lazuli |
| 9 | ki-i {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ i-had-da-ak-ku | as lapis lazuli he shall cut off |
| 10 | a-na {d}UTU{ši} šu-bi-la | to Šamaš send! |
| 11 | u₃ LUGAL a-mur-ri it-ti {d}UTU{ši} a-ši-ib | and the king of Amurru with Šamaš I sent. |
| 12 | aš-šum SILIM{mi}ka u₃ RIM-ka ša a-na {d}UTU{ši} | Because of your peace and your strength, which to Šamaš |
| 13 | ta-am-hu-ru {d}UTU{ši} i-na UGU di-ni-ka | Šamaš, on account of your case |
| 14 | az-za-az LUGAL a-mur-ri aš-šum di-ni-ka | I stand before the king, my lord, concerning your case |
| 15 | a-ṣa-ab-ba-su-u₂-ma ki ša ul-te-ri-su-ka | I shall seize him, and when I have returned him to you |
| 16 | at-ta-ma te-še-⸢em⸣-me₂ | You are the one who hears |
| 17 | u₃ DUMU-ka ša a-na muh-hi {⸢d⸣}UTU{ši} | and your son who against Šamaš |
| 18 | taš-pu-ra ši-ki-in ⸢SILIM⸣{mi}šu | You sent me the instructions for his ESILIM plant |
| 19 | ša i-ba-aš₂-šu-u₂ ki-i SIG₅{iš} | who there is, like a good one |
| 20 | SILIM{ma} al-ta-ka-an-šu₂ u₃ a-na UGU-ka | I have set it up. And to you |
| 21 | al-tap-ra-aš₂-⸢šu⸣ | I have written to you |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₃ at-ta i-na pa-an ša-at-⸢ti⸣ | And you in the presence of Šat-eti |
| 2 | a-na muh-hi {d}UTU{ši} al-⸢ka⸣ | to Šamaš I will go up. |
| 3 | u₃ šum-ma a-ma-tu₄ mi-im-ma ⸢i-ka⸣-al-la-ka | And if the word of anything of yours |
| 4 | ha-an-ṭiš DUMU-ka a-na muh-hi {d}⸢UTU⸣{ši} | Your son is well; may it be well with you! |
| 5 | šu-up-ra | Send! |
| 6 | {d}UTU{ši} ul u₂-ra-ad-da-ma i-na-la-nu-uš-šu₂ | Šamaš, he will not raise a claim against you, but they will fight against him. |
| 7 | a-na ru-qi₂ ul u₂-maš-ša-ar-šu | I did not cast him into a hole |
| 8 | a-na da-ar UD-MEŠ it-ti {d}UTU{ši} lu a-ši-ib | forever with Šamaš I shall serve. |
| 9 | aš-šum {lu₂}ERIN₂-MEŠ il-ki ša a-na {⸢d}UTU⸣{ši} ta-am-hu-ru | If the troops of the ilku-service who to Šamaš-eṭir receive |
| 10 | i-na KASKAL an-ni-ti {m}ša-ta-al-li ul aš₂-pu-ra-ma-ku | On this journey I did not send Vatalli. |
| 11 | e-nen-na iq-ta-bu-u₂-ni | Now they have said: |
| 12 | um-ma-a {lu₂}hi-ia-a-u₂ i-⸢na KUR lu-uk⸣-ka-a | Thus (says) the Hiyāyu: “May I conquer the land of yours!’ |
| 13 | a-ši-ib u₃ ⸢ŠUK⸣-MEŠ{su} ⸢ia⸣-nu | As for the ēšuk-emûsu-plant, the iya’emenu-tree |
| 14 | a-ki a-ma-ti an-ni-ti ia-nu na-⸢ṭu₃⸣ | As this word is not true, |
| 15 | la-a ta-qa-ab-ba-a | do not speak! |
| 16 | {giš}MA₂-MEŠ a-na {m}ša-ta-al-li i-din-ma | He gave the boats to Šatalli, and |
| 17 | ŠUK-MEŠ a-na {lu₂-meš}hi-ia-u₂-wi-i lil-qu-u₂ | They must take the šukku-offerings for the Hiauwu. |
| 18 | ina KASKAL ša-ni-ti {d}UTU{ši} ul u₂-ra-da-ma | On this journey Šamaš did not abandon me, |
| 19 | {lu₂}ERIN₂-MEŠ il-ki a-na muh-⸢hi⸣-ka | The men of ilku service to you |
| 20 | ul i-ša-ap-pa-ar | he will not write |
| 21 | ṭup-pi ri-ki-il-ti | A tablet of requisition |
| 22 | ša {d}UTU{ši} il-ṭu₃-ra-ak-ku | of Šamaš he has slain |
| 23 | ma-am-ma ri-ki-il-ta-ka ul-li-iš | No one shall take away your bond. |
| 24 | ul u₂-ša-an-na | I did not establish |
Sources & licences
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