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RS 94.2598 (P504206)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | RS 94.2598 |
|---|---|
| ID | P504206 |
| 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 LUGAL] ⸢KUR gu-ub-li⸣ | Thus (says) the king of the Ekur, the throne bearer |
| 2 | [a-na] ⸢LUGAL KUR u₂-ga⸣-ri-it | to the king of Ugarit |
| 3 | ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-ia qi₂-bi-ma | Speak to my lord |
| 4 | lu-u₂ šul-mu a-na muh-hi-ka | May you be well! |
| 5 | DINGIR-MEŠ ša KUR ⸢gu⸣-ub-li | the gods of the land of Egû-ubli |
| 6 | u₃ DINGIR-MEŠ ⸢ša KUR⸣ u-ga-ri-it | and the gods of the land of Ugarit |
| 7 | i-na ⸢šul⸣-[ma]-ni PAP{ru}ka | In the “šulmānu-temple, your watch |
| 8 | a-nu-um-⸢ma {lu₂⸣}EN {giš}MA₂-ia | Now, the owner of my boat |
| 9 | an-na-a aš-šum ṣa-bu-⸢ti⸣-[ia] | This (is) because of my supplication |
| 10 | aš-ra-nu al-ta-par₂ [...] | I have written to you ... |
| 11 | ⸢LU₂⸣-ka a-na muh-[hi-ia] | your servant to me |
| 12 | [x] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [a-na] ⸢UGU-ka⸣ li-id-bu-ub | to you may he speak |
| 2' | [a]-ma-⸢te-MEŠ-šu⸣ ši-me-ma | His words are heard |
| 3' | ap-pu-na-ma a-nu-ma | I asked, and herewith |
| 4' | ⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ KIN{ri}ia ṭe₂-ma il-tap-ra-an-ni | “You have heard of my messenger and sent me. |
| 5' | ⸢ma-a⸣ NINDA-MEŠ KAŠ-MEŠ | ... bread and beer |
| 6' | i-na KUR u-ga-ri-it la-a | in the land of Ugarit not |
| 7' | id-da₂-an-nu-ni-in-na-ši | he gave to him |
| 8' | i-na-an-na DUMU-MEŠ KIN{ri}ka | Now, your messengers |
| 9' | ša-al šum-ma a-na-ku NINDA-MEŠ ⸢KAŠ⸣-[MEŠ] | If I (am to eat) bread and beer |
| 10' | a-na DUMU-MEŠ KIN{ri}ka la-a | not to your messengers |
| 11' | ad-da₂-an at-ta mim-ma | I will give. You, whatever |
| 12' | ⸢a-na DUMU-MEŠ⸣ [KIN]{ri}ia ⸢x⸣ [x] | to the sons of the messenger |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢ti⸣ [...] | ... the Nineveh |
| 2 | iš-[...] iš šu ⸢x x⸣ [...] | ... hand of ... |
| 3 | {m}ša-⸢x-x x x⸣ [...] | Va-e22-...-e23 |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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