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PRU 4, pl. 16 RS 17.0132 (P503568)
Letter, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | PRU 4, pl. 16 RS 17.0132 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503568 |
| 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 {d}UTU{ši} LUGAL GAL {[m}šu-up-pi₂-lu-li-ma] | Thus says Šamaš, the great king: Uppiluli |
| 2 | a-na {m}ni-iq-ma-an-da qi₂-bi-[ma] | Speak to Niqmaddu: |
| 3 | e-nu-ma KUR nu-haš u₃ KUR mu-ki₂-⸢iš⸣ | When the land Nuḫa and the land Mukišue |
| 4 | it-ti-ia na-ak-ru-ma u₃ at-⸢ta⸣ | they are hostile to me, and you, |
| 5 | {m}ni-iq-ma-an-du la-a ta-pa-lah₃-šu-nu | Niqmaddu, do not fear them! |
| 6 | it-ti ra-ma-ni-ka lu-u₂ pu-ut-qu₂-da-ta | May you be reconciled with me. |
| 7 | ki-i ša ul-tu ma-hi-ri-i | As from the beginning |
| 8 | AB.BA-MEŠ-ka it-ti KUR ha-at-ti | Your descendants with the land Hatti |
| 9 | ša-al-mu u₃ la-a na-ak-ru | Peace and non-violence |
| 10 | UD{ma} at-ta {m}niq₂{iq}ma-an-du | You, Niqmaddu, |
| 11 | lu-u₂ a-kan₂-na-ma it-ti {lu₂}KUR₂-ia | or herewith with my enemy |
| 12 | lu-u₂ na-ak-ra-ta u₃ it-ti | or an enemy, or with |
| 13 | ša-la-mi-ia lu-u₂ ša-al-ma-ta | May my well-being be well! |
| 14 | u₃ šum-ma at-ta {m}niq₂{iq}ma-an-du | And if you, Niqmaddu |
| 15 | a-ma-te-MEŠ an-na-a-ti ša LUGAL GAL EN-ka | These are words of the great king, your lord. |
| 16 | ta-ša-am-me u₃ ta-na-ṣar-ši-na | you will hear and you will see them |
| 17 | u₃ šar-ru-um-ma ta-mar du-um-qa | and the king will see good fortune. |
| 18 | ša LUGAL GAL EN-ka u₂-dam₂-mi₃-qa-ak-ku | of the great king, your lord, I shall kill you. |
| 19 | UD{ma} at-ta {m}ni-iq-ma-an-du ri-ik-sa₃ | You, Niqmaddu, are a pledge. |
| 20 | u₃ ša-la-ma ša KUR ha-at-ti | and the rest of the land of Hatti |
| 21 | u₂-ṣu₂-ur-ma u₃ EGIR{ka-nu} | he shall add, and afterwards |
| 22 | ta-mar LUGAL-MEŠ KUR nu-haš u₃ LUGAL KUR mu-kiš | You will see the kings of the land of Nuḫšu, and the kin[g of the country of Mukiṣ]u. |
| 23 | ša ri-ik-sa₃ u₃ sa-la-ma | of the rīksa and sala |
| 24 | ša KUR ha-at-ti un-da-aš-ši-ru | of the land Ḫattu, he will be released |
| 25 | u₃ it-ti LUGAL GAL EN-šu-nu | and with the great king, their lord |
| 26 | nak₂-ru ki-i-ki-i-me-e LUGAL GAL | The enemy is a great king. |
| 27 | ip-pu-uš-šu-nu-ti u₃ at-ta | they will do, and you |
| r | ||
| 1 | {m}ni-iq-ma-an-du i-na EGIR{ki} UD-1-KAM | Niqmaddu on the 1st day after |
| 2 | a-ma-te-MEŠ ša LUGAL GAL EN-ka ta-qa-a-ap | You speak the words of the great king, your lord. |
| 3 | u₃ šum-ma LUGAL-MEŠ gab₂-bu-šu-nu ERIN₂-MEŠ mim-ma | And if all the kings and troops |
| 4 | a-na ha-ba-ti ša KUR-ka u₂-ma-šar-ru | I will make your land great for the destruction of your land. |
| 5 | u₃ at-ta {m}ni-iq-ma-an-du la-a ta-pal-lah₃-šu-nu | And you, Niqmaddu, do not fear them! |
| 6 | ha-mu-ut-ta DUMU KIN{ra}ka a-na muh-hi-ia | Ḫamūta, your messenger, to me |
| 7 | šup-ra-am-ma li-il-lik-ka₃ | Send me, so that he may come to you |
| 8 | u₃ šum-ma at-ta {m}ni-iq-ma-an-du iš-tu {giš}TUKUL-ka | And if you, Niqmaddu, with your weapon |
| 9 | ERIN₂-MEŠ KUR nu-haš u₃-lu-u₂ ERIN₂-MEŠ ša KUR mu-kiš | The troops of Nuḫāš, Ulû, (and) the troops of the land of Mušezib |
| 10 | ⸢ta⸣-ha-bat-ma ta-pa-an-na-a-an-ni-ma | “You have seized me, and |
| 11 | ⸢ma⸣-am-ma iš-tu ŠU{ka} lu-u₂ la-a | “May it not come out of your hand!’ |
| 12 | ⸢ik⸣-kim-šu-nu-ti u₃ šum-ma pi₂-qa-at | They are entrusted to you, and if the request |
| 13 | ERIN₂-MEŠ KUR nu-haš ia-nu-um-ma ERIN₂-MEŠ KUR mu-kiš | The troops of the land of Nuḫšu are not there, the troops of [the land of] Mušezib |
| 14 | ki-i {lu₂-meš}mu-un-na-bi-tu₃-ut-ti | as the men of Munnabitti |
| 15 | i-na ŠA₃ KUR-ka i-te-er-bu ma-am-ma iš-tu | They entered your land. Nobody from |
| 16 | qa-ti-ka la-a i-la-qe₃-šu-nu u₃ pi₂-qa-at | They shall not take your hand, and the responsibility is upon them. |
| 17 | IRI-DIDLI ša li-me-ti-ka it-ti-ka mim-ma | The cities of your eponymy with you, whatever |
| 18 | ⸢i⸣-na-kir-ru u₃ at-ta it-ti-šu-nu | and you with them |
| 19 | lu-u₂ mi-it-hu-ṣa-ta u₃ ta-la-ʾe-e-šu-nu | or a mišhūṣu-demon and their tālālu-disease |
| 20 | EGIR{ki} u₄-me ma-am-ma iš-tu ŠU{ti}ka | In the future, no one from your hand |
| 21 | lu-u₂ la-a ik-kim-šu-nu | may they not bind them |
| 22 | u₃ pi₂-qa-at i-na EGIR{ki} u₄-me | and the allocation in the future |
| 23 | LUGAL GAL LUGAL-MEŠ an-nu-ti i-la-ʾe-e-ma | The great king of these kings will come and |
| 24 | u₃ LUGAL GAL ṭup-pa ka₃-an-ka₃ | and the great king, the sealed tablet |
| 25 | ša ri-ik-si₂ ⸢i-na⸣-an-di-⸢na-ak-ku⸣ | of the riksu of Ina-andi-nakku |
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