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RS 94.2591 (P504201)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | RS 94.2591 |
|---|---|
| ID | P504201 |
| 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 | a-na LUGAL KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it | to the king of Ugarit |
| 2 | qi₂-bi-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma LUGAL KUR {iri}uš-na-ti ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-[ka] | Thus (says) the king of the land of Ušnati: |
| 4 | lu-u₂ šul-mu a-na muh-hi-ka | May you be well! |
| 5 | a-di ma-ti DI-MEŠ{ti} ṣa-ab-ta-ta | as far as the land of the lawsuits from |
| 6 | IR₃-MEŠ ša LUGAL KUR {iri}kar-ga-miš | The troops of the king of Carchemish |
| 7 | ša ta-ṣa-bat am-mi-ni | Why did you seize him? |
| 8 | la-a tu-maš-šar u₃ DI-MEŠ{ti} | Do not abandon him, and the lawsuits |
| 9 | iš-tu bi-ri-ni lu-⸢u₂⸣ nu-na-qir | After we have departed, let us take it away!” |
| 10 | a-na-ku IR₃-MEŠ-ka ⸢mim-ma⸣ | I, your servants, the emimma-priests |
| 11 | la-a aṣ-ṣa-bat a-nu-ma {m}IR₃-LU₂ | I did not seize. Herewith, Ištar-ṣāb |
| 12 | {lu₂}KAR.TAP ša LUGAL | the king’s slave |
| 13 | ⸢IR₃⸣-MEŠ-ka an-nu-ti iṣ-ṣa-bat | These ērib priests took them away. |
| 14 | [... IR₃]-⸢MEŠ-ka⸣ an-nu-ti | These are your servants. |
| r | ||
| 1' | [tal]-⸢ta⸣-par₂-mi i-na-an-⸢na ni-i-nu⸣ | If he slips through the thresholds, when we go out |
| 2' | IR₃-MEŠ ša 1{en} ⸢LUGAL⸣ u₃ ki-i ki-i | The servants of one king’s palace and as |
| 3' | {lu₂}KUR₂ a-na lib₃-bi ⸢la⸣-ma | the enemy into it |
| 4' | ni-ṣa-bat ha-⸢liq₂ a-na pa-ni {d}UTU⸣ | may we be able to pass before Šamaš. |
| 5' | la-a ⸢ta⸣-da-bu-⸢ub⸣ ki-it-ta | “It is not to be smashed, it is to be broken, |
| 6' | e-pu-uš u₃ IR₃-MEŠ-ni | did, and their debts |
| 7' | lu-u₂ la-a ⸢i⸣-hal-la-qu | may they not be destroyed. |
| 8' | IR₃-MEŠ ša ta-aṣ-ṣa-bat muš-ši-ir | IR-MEŠ (means) that you have seized, it is a snake |
| 9' | u₃ IR₃-MEŠ-⸢ka li⸣-maš-ši-ru | and your servants may they be released. |
| 10' | u₃ a-ma-ta ⸢ša⸣ ZAG-HI.A | and a word of the openings |
| 11' | LUGAL KUR {iri}⸢kar⸣-ga-miš u₃ at-ta | king of the land of Kar-Egamiš, and you |
| 12' | a-na pa-ni {⸢d⸣}UTU{ši} ⸢tu⸣-um-mi-ra | before Šamaš-šī, (and) Teummira |
| 13' | ⸢u₃⸣ aš-šum IR₃-MEŠ-ka an-nu-ti | As for you, these are your servants. |
| 14' | [a]-⸢na⸣ muh-hi ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR {iri}kar-ga-miš | Aya-ena-e3 on top of the king's palace of Kargamiš |
| 15' | ⸢šu⸣-pu-ur ⸢u₂-ul⸣ at-tu-ia | “You are the one who smites the enemy, |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | a-ma-tu₄ an-[ni]-⸢tu₄⸣ | this word |
Sources & licences
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