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RS 20.238<br />

ù dú-nu-na-ta<br />

dan-níš<br />

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1. a-na LUGAL kur a-la-ši-ia “Speak to <strong>the</strong> king <strong>of</strong><br />

a-bi- ia qí-bi-ma Alashiya, my fa<strong>the</strong>r: Thus<br />

um-ma LUGAL kur u-ga-ri-it says <strong>the</strong> king <strong>of</strong> Ugarit,<br />

DUMU-ka-ma your son.<br />

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5. a-na GIR3.MEŠ a-bi-ia a[m-qu]t I fall at <strong>the</strong> feet <strong>of</strong> my fa<strong>the</strong>r.<br />

a-na UGU-®i a-bi-ia lu-ú š[u]l-m[u May my fa<strong>the</strong>r be well!<br />

a-na E2.HI.A-ka NITLAM4.MEŠ-k[a] May your estates, your<br />

ERIN2-ka consorts, your troops,<br />

a-na gab-bi [m]im-mu-ú everything that belongs to <strong>the</strong><br />

ša LUGAL kur a-la-ši-i[a] king <strong>of</strong> Alashiya, my fa<strong>the</strong>r,<br />

10. a-bi- ia d[a]n-níš dan-níš<br />

lu-ú šul-m[u]<br />

be very, very well!<br />

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a-bi a-nu-ma giš MA2.MEŠ My fa<strong>the</strong>r, now enemy ships<br />

ša lú.meš KUR2 il-l[a]-ka are coming (and) <strong>the</strong>y burn<br />

[U]RU.HI.A-ia i-na IZI : i-ša-ti down my towns with fire.<br />

15. i-ša-ri-ip <strong>The</strong>y have done unseemly<br />

ù a-ma-at<br />

[la]-a ba-ni-ta<br />

[i-n]a ŠA3-bi KUR i-te-e[p]-šú<br />

things in <strong>the</strong> land!<br />

a-bu-ia ú-ul i-[d]e My fa<strong>the</strong>r is not aware <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

20. ki-i gab-bu ERIN2.MEŠ E[N] fact that all <strong>the</strong> troops <strong>of</strong> my<br />

a-bi-ia fa<strong>the</strong>r’s overlord are<br />

i-na kur ®a-at-ti stationed in Hatti and that all<br />

aš-bu ù gab-bu giš MA2.MEŠ-[ i]a my ships are stationed in<br />

i-na ku[r] lu-uk-ka-a Lukk. <strong>The</strong>y still have not<br />

aš-bu [a-d]i-ni ul ik-šu-da-ni arrived and <strong>the</strong> country is lying like that!<br />

25. ù KUR-[t]u4 ka-am-ma na-da-at My fa<strong>the</strong>r should know <strong>the</strong>se<br />

a-bu-ia a-ma-at an-ni-ta5 things.<br />

[l]u-ú i-de i-na-an-na Now, <strong>the</strong> seven enemy<br />

7 giš MA2.MEŠ ša lú.meš KUR2 ships that are approaching<br />

[š]a il-la-ka-a[n]-ni have done evil things to us.<br />

30. ù a-ma-at maš-ik-ta<br />

it-ep-šu-na-a-ši<br />

i-na-an-na šum-ma giš MA2.[MEŠ] Now <strong>the</strong>n, if <strong>the</strong>re are any<br />

ša lú.meš KUR2 ša-na-t[u4] o<strong>the</strong>r enemy ships send me a<br />

i-ba-aš-ši-mi †é-m[a] report somehow, so that I will<br />

35. [a-i]a-ka-am-ma šu-up-r[a]-ni<br />

ù lu-ú i-de4 know.”<br />

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