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RS 94.2571 (P504189)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | RS 94.2571 |
|---|---|
| ID | P504189 |
| 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}ta-ʾa-a-si₂ DUMU ⸢LUGAL⸣ | Thus says Talasi, descendant of Šarru-eṭir: |
| 2 | a-na {lu₂}sa₃-ak-ki-in-ni | to the prefect |
| 3 | ŠEŠ-⸢ia⸣ qi₂-bi-ma | Speak to Šū-Eya’e: |
| 4 | lu-u₂ šul-mu a-na muh-hi-⸢ka⸣ | May it be well with you! |
| 5 | DINGIR-MEŠ a-na šul-ma-ni PAP{ru}⸢ka⸣ | May the gods look after your well-being |
| 6 | ša a-kan₂-na taš₃-pu-⸢ra⸣-an-ni | That which you wrote to me here |
| 7 | um-ma-a šum-ma {giš}MA₂-MEŠ | Thus (says) If boats |
| 8 | iš-tu {iri}ki-na-a-ni | from Kinanu |
| 9 | ma-na-ha-ta u₂-še-re-du-mi | they made me enter into a cella |
| 10 | u₃ u₂-še-bal-ku-mi | and brought to you |
| 11 | i-ia-nu-me-e mi-ri-il-ta₂ | “Iyanume, Irī-ilta |
| 12 | ša te-er-ri-ša-an-ni | that you have sent to me |
| 13 | u₂-še-bi-la-ku-mi | I sent to you. |
| 14 | ⸢u₃⸣ mi-⸢ri-il-ta₂⸣ | Irīlta |
| 15 | ⸢ša⸣ tu-⸢še-bi-la⸣ | You will bring it here. |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | mi-na-a e-er-ri-iš | What has he done to me? |
| 2 | šum-ma i-na lib₃-bi-ka | If in your heart |
| 3 | DUG₃.GA{ut-tu₂} ša-ak-na-at | is good, established |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₃ ma-na-ha-tu₄ | and mashtātu |
| 2 | ⸢ša⸣ e-te-er-ša-ak-ku | I have returned to you. |
| 3 | re-eh-ta₂ šu-bi-la | Send the rest! |
| 4 | ⸢u₃⸣ bul₂-li-ṭa-an-ni | “My house, my shelter, |
| 5 | pa-na-nu KUR u₂-ga-ri-it aš-šum ma-na-ha-ti | The face of the land of Ugarit is that of a manahatu. |
| 6 | u₂-ul ul-⸢tu⸣ {iri}ši-an-ni-i bal-ṭu | I was not able to leave the city of Vianni. |
| 7 | i-na-an-na i-na MU-KAM₂{ti} an-ni-⸢ti⸣ | Now, in this year |
| 8 | NUMUN i-za-⸢ar⸣-ru u₃ i-na MU-KAM₂{ti} | he will give seed, and in the year |
| 9 | ša il-la-ka ma-na-ha-tu₄ i-ma-ʾa-⸢da⸣ | He who came, he will measure out the losses. |
| 10 | u₃ ša ⸢i-na⸣-an-na at-ta ma-na-ha-⸢ta₂⸣ | And you, Manaḫa-eta |
| 11 | tu-še-ba₂-la a-na-ku 3{šu} u₂-ra-da-ku | you have carried off, I myself shall carry off three times. |
| 12 | u₃ aš-šum ma-⸢na-ha⸣-ti | And as for the manaḫa’eti |
| 13 | ša e-ri-⸢iš-ka⸣ | of Eriška |
| 14 | i-ia-nu lu-u₂ la-a ta-qab₂-bi | “Why don’t you say "no"? |
| 15 | u₃ IGI.DU₈.A aš-šum mi-ni-me-e | and the eyewitnesses, whatever |
| 16 | la-a ul-te-bi-la-ku | I have not sent you. |
| 17 | u₃ e-nu-ma ul-tu {iri}u₂-ki-it-⸢ta⸣ | and when from Ukittae |
| 18 | a-ma-ta₂ al-te-me | I heard your word. |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | u₃ i-na {iri}u₂-ki-it-⸢ta⸣ | and in Ukittae |
| 2 | u₂-⸢nam⸣-muš u₃ aš-šum | U₂-enam-emuš and Ašām |
| 3 | an-ni-i IGI.DU₈.A | This is an inspection. |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | la-a ul-te-bi-la-ku | I have not sent you. |
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