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RS 94.2559 (P504183)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | RS 94.2559 |
|---|---|
| ID | P504183 |
| 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' | [...] ⸢KUR⸣ uš-na-ti | ... of the Ekur-ešnati |
| r | ||
| 1' | [... u]-ga-ri-it | ... he conquered |
| 2' | [...] ⸢iq⸣-bu-na-ši | ... he smote |
| 3' | [...]-šu-nu iq-bu-u₂ | ... they said |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ li-iz-zi-iz | ... may he stand |
| 5' | [x x x] ⸢x x x x⸣ u₃ la-a il-li-ku | ... and they did not go |
| 6' | ⸢ki-i⸣ a-na LUGAL KUR uš-na-ti ni-iq-te-bi ma-a ERIN₂-MEŠ | We spoke to the king of the land of Ušnati: “The troops |
| 7' | {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ id-na a-na pa-ni-šu-nu ni-iz-zi-iz u ni-⸢duk⸣-šu-nu | We stood before them and we killed them. |
| 8' | la-a i-ma-gur u₃ ni-nu a-na LUGAL KUR a-mur-ri | He does not agree, but we will send it to the king of Amurru. |
| 9' | ni-il-ta-par₂ ma-a šum-ma ERIN₂-MEŠ an-nu-u₂ KUR-ka ⸢il⸣-[x] | We have sent, saying: “If these troops are from your country, Eil-e... |
| 10' | u₃ iš-tu u₄-mi an-ni-i ma-ma-ta nu-ut-te-⸢er⸣-ra-ak-⸢ku⸣ | And since this day, we have not been able to return you |
| 11' | KUR₂-MEŠ it-ti-⸢ka⸣ u₃ a-na LUGAL KUR qi₂-in-sa₃ a-kan₂-na-ma | The enemy is with you, and it is a gift for the king of the land. |
| 12' | ni-il-ta-par₂ u₃ ERIN₂-MEŠ su-te ša-a-šu-nu | We have sent, and those Suteans |
| 13' | iṣ-ṣa-ab-tu₄ qa-du ša il-te-qu₂-u₂ ut-te-er-⸢ru⸣-[šu-nu] | As soon as he has taken it, he will return it to them. |
| 14' | i-na pi₂-i-šu-nu ut-te-er-ru-šu-nu | in their mouth they have returned to them |
| 15' | [a]-nu-ma mi-iš-la LU₂-MEŠ i-na KUR a-mur-ri ut-⸢te⸣-[er-ru-šu-nu] | Now, I have returned half of the men to Amurru. |
| 16' | ⸢u₃⸣ mi-iš-la-šu-nu ša LUGAL KUR qi₂-in-sa₃ ut-te-er-[ru-šu-nu] | The king of the land of Qinsa has returned them. |
| 17' | [i]-⸢na⸣ INIM ERIN₂-MEŠ KUR ŠI ME ut-te-er-ru-šu-nu [x] | When the word of the troops of the land returned to them |
| 18' | [u₃] at-ta ṭe₂-ma te-er-ra ša ta-⸢qab₂⸣-[bi/bu] | And yo[u] know that you have turned back |
| 19' | [la]-⸢a⸣ hi-ṭu₄-šu-nu hi-ṭa₂ LU₂-MEŠ ša-nu-⸢ti⸣ [...] | (If) he does not pay, the penalty of those men will increase. |
| 20' | [x x (x)]-ka tu-ba-ʾi-i ša x [...] | ... you brought to me ... |
| 21' | [...]-nu LU₂-MEŠ ša iṣ-[...] | ... men who |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢il⸣-li-ku i-na KUR [...] | ... eliku in the land |
| 2 | [...]-MEŠ-ku/šu-nu [...] | ... their |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | [...]-⸢ti⸣ ERIN₂-MEŠ ⸢KUR⸣ [...] | ...-etie23 troops of the Ekur-e23 |
| 2 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ ka ⸢ṣa/ha⸣ x [...] | ... ... the mouth of the ṣaḫa temple |
Sources & licences
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