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Manapa-Tarhunta Letter Manapa-Tarḫunta Letter

Ed. Forrer, E., Forschungen, 1 Band, 1926

Vs.

§1
Say [to My Sun,] my [lord]: Thusly Mr. Manapa-Tarḫunta, your servant:

§2
May all be well [with yourself and with] (your) land.

§3
[. . .] he came(?), and he brought the troops of Ḫatti. [. . . . .] later they began to attack the land Wiluša. An illness afflicted [me]. An evil made me sick. The illness has [overpowered(?)] me.

§4
(Concerning) how [Mr.] Piyama-radu humiliated me, and (how) he finished me [before] Mr. Atpa: He attacked the land Lazba. Whatever ṢARIPU-men of mine were (there), all of them joined them . Whatever ṢARIPU-men of My Sun were (there), all of them joined them. [His] grandfather, who is an occupent of the same house, is a table man. He had summoned the ṢARIPU-men. He settled them (in (a) town(s)). [His(?)] grandfather and the ṢARIPU-men (spoke) to Mr. Atpa thusly, "They [. . . . .]. We are obligated to pay our tribute. We came into [your] prescence. Our tribute [. . . . .] He the sin [. . . . . Wherev]er(?) we went. When they [. . . . .]-ed. Mr Atpa them [. . . . .] he turned out." [. . . . .] He wrote [in that w]ay(?). And to him thusly (spoke) [. . . . .] "He [. . .]-ed. Why did he [. . .] back? [. . . . .]" Mr. Piyama-radu heard. [. . . . .] When Mr. Kaššu [. . . . .] him, [. . . . .] He wrote to Mr. Atpa, "[. . . . .] my father, [. . . . .] What gods of My Sun [. . . . .] he turned." [. . . . .he/I] wrote. [. . . . . he/I] said, [. . . . . he/I] wrote, "To Mr. Atpa [. . . . .] He [. . .] the reed-workers [. . . . .] Mr. Kupanta-Kurunta [. . . . .] my lord [. . . . .] I again attacked.

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					Why?
	Manapa-Tarhunta Letter Manapa-Tarḫunta Letter Ed. Forrer, E., Forschungen, 1 Band, 1926 Vs. §1 Say [to My Sun,] my [lord]: Thusly Mr. Manapa-Tarḫunta, your servant: §2 May all be well [with yourself and with] (your) land. §3 [. . .] he came(?), and he brought the troops of Ḫatti. [. . . . .] later they began to attack the land Wiluša. An illness afflicted [me]. An evil made me sick. The illness has [overpowered(?)] me. §4 (Concerning) how [Mr.] Piyama-radu humiliated me, and (how) he finished me [before] Mr. Atpa: He attacked the land Lazba. Whatever ṢARIPU-men of mine were (there), all of them joined them . Whatever ṢARIPU-men of My Sun were (there), all of them joined them. [His] grandfather, who is an occupent of the same house, is a table man. He had summoned the ṢARIPU-men. He settled them (in (a) town(s)). [His(?)] grandfather and the ṢARIPU-men (spoke) to Mr. Atpa thusly, "They [. . . . .]. We are obligated to pay our tribute. We came into [your] prescence. Our tribute [. . . . .] He the sin [. . . . . Wherev]er(?) we went. When they [. . . . .]-ed. Mr Atpa them [. . . . .] he turned out." [. . . . .] He wrote [in that w]ay(?). And to him thusly (spoke) [. . . . .] "He [. . .]-ed. Why did he [. . .] back? [. . . . .]" Mr. Piyama-radu heard. [. . . . .] When Mr. Kaššu [. . . . .] him, [. . . . .] He wrote to Mr. Atpa, "[. . . . .] my father, [. . . . .] What gods of My Sun [. . . . .] he turned." [. . . . .he/I] wrote. [. . . . . he/I] said, [. . . . . he/I] wrote, "To Mr. Atpa [. . . . .] He [. . .] the reed-workers [. . . . .] Mr. Kupanta-Kurunta [. . . . .] my lord [. . . . .] I again attacked. [Text breaks. Nothing of the reverse is preserved.]