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PRU 4, pl. 20 RS 17.0146 (P503578)
Treaty, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | PRU 4, pl. 20 RS 17.0146 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503578 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Treaty |
| 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 | {⸢m⸣}i-ni-{d}IŠKUR LUGAL KUR {iri}kar-ga-miš | Ini-Adad, king of Carchemish. |
| 2 | DUMU-šu ša {m}ša-hu-ru-nu-wa DUMU DUMU-šu | son of Vahurunuwa, son of his son |
| 3 | ša {m}LUGAL-{d}30 UR.SAG | From Šarru-Sin, warrior. |
| 4 | ri-kil₂-ta ina be-ri ša KUR {iri}kar-ga-miš | You are exalted in the land of Kargamiš |
| 5 | u₃ be-ri ša KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it a-kan₂-na ir-ku-us | and the border of the land of Ugarit he established here. |
| 6 | ma-a šum-ma-me-e {lu₂-meš}DAM.GAR₃ ša ma-an-da-ti | “If the merchants of many years |
| 7 | ša LUGAL KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it i-na lib₃-bi KUR {iri}kar-ga-miš | of the king of Ugarit in Kargamiš |
| 8 | i-du-ku-mi₃ u₃ {lu₂-meš}da-i-ku-šu-nu iṣ-ṣa-ba-tu₄-mi₃ | they killed me, and their witnesses seized me. |
| 9 | u₃ DUMU-MEŠ KUR {iri}kar-ga-miš NIG₂.GA(GU₄-)MEŠ-šu-nu | and the citizens of Kargamiš, their property |
| 10 | u₂-nu-te-MEŠ-šu-nu gab-ba ki-i ša ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu-nu | all their possessions are as they were received |
| 11 | i-qa-ab-bu-ni a-kan₂-na u₂-šal-la-mu-ni | they say, here they are bringing it. |
| 12 | u₃ mu-ul-lu ša 1{en} LU₂{li₃} | and the debts of one man |
| 13 | 3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ KUR {iri}kar-ga-miš | 3 minas of silver, the citizens of Carchemish |
| 14 | u₂-šal-la-mu-ni u₃ DUMU-MEŠ | he will redeem, and the sons |
| 15 | ša KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it aš-šum ⸢NIG₂⸣.GA(GU₄-)MEŠ-šu-nu | of the land of Ugarit, because of their oxen |
| 16 | aš-šum u₂-nu-te-MEŠ-šu-nu i-tam-mu-ni | If their possessions he shall swear |
| 17 | u₃ DUMU-MEŠ KUR {iri}kar-ga-miš NIG₂.GA(GU₄-)MEŠ-šu-nu | and the citizens of Kargamiš, their property |
| 18 | u₂-nu-te-MEŠ-šu-nu a-kan₂-na u₂-šal-la-mu-ni | their possessions he shall redeem here |
| 19 | u₃ šum-ma LU₂ ma UZU ka-a-ma i-ṣa-ba-tu₄-ni | And if a man says: “You are the one who seized me,’ |
| 20 | u₃ da-i-ku-ti-šu-nu la-a i-ṣa-ba-tu₄-ni | and their judges shall not seize me |
| 21 | DUMU-MEŠ KUR {iri}kar-ga-miš il-la-ku-nim-ma i-na | the citizens of Kargamiš will come and in |
| 22 | KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it i-na NAM.ERIM₂ i-tam-mu-ni | the land of Ugarit in battle he defeated. |
| 23 | ma-a šum-ma {lu₂-meš}da-i-ku-ti-šu-nu ni-de-mi₃ | “If they are prisoners of war, we shall prove it. |
| 24 | u₃ ša {lu₂-meš}DAM.GAR₃ ša-a-šu-nu NIG₂.GA(GU₄-)MEŠ-šu-nu | and those merchants, their property |
| 25 | u₂-nu-tu-MEŠ-šu-nu i-hal-li-iq | their possessions shall be destroyed |
| 26 | u₃ DUMU-MEŠ KUR {iri}kar-ga-miš 3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ | and the citizens of Kargamiš 3 minas of silver |
| 27 | mu-ul-la-a ša 1{en} LU₂{li₃} u₂-šal-la-mu-ni | The one whom the en-priestess blesses |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₃ šum-ma {lu₂-meš}DAM.GAR₃ ša LUGAL KUR {iri}kar-ga-⸢miš⸣ | And if the merchants of the king of Karga-emiš |
| 2 | ša ma-an-da-ti i-na lib₃-bi KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it i-da-ku | of many, in the land of Ugarit he shall serve. |
| 3 | u₃ da-i-ku-šu-nu i-ṣa-ab-ba-tu₄-ni | and their limbs he shall cut off |
| 4 | DUMU-MEŠ KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it NIG₂.GA(GU₄-)MEŠ-šu-nu | The citizens of Ugarit, their property |
| 5 | u₂-nu-te-MEŠ-šu-nu ki-i ša ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu-nu | their possessions as they received |
| 6 | i-qa-ab-bu-ni a-kan₂-na u₂-šal-la-mu-ni | they say, here they are bringing it. |
| 7 | u₃ ša 1{en} LU₂{li₃} 3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ mu-ul-la-a | and of one man 3 minas of silver he carried. |
| 8 | ša UŠ₂-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it u₂-ma-al-lu-ni | of the UŠ-men, the citizens of the land of Ugarit, they will fill. |
| 9 | u₃ šum-ma {lu₂-meš}da-i-ku-šu-nu la-a iṣ-ṣa-⸢ba⸣-tu₄ | And if their witnesses are not present |
| 10 | u₃ DUMU-MEŠ KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it il-la-ku-nim-ma | and the citizens of Ugarit will come and |
| 11 | i-na {iri}nu-ba-an-na u₃ šum-ma i-na {iri}gur-a-ta | in Nubanna and if in Gurata |
| 12 | a-na pa-ni ŠEŠ-MEŠ ša {lu₂-meš}DAM.GAR₃ šu-nu-ti | in the presence of the governors of those merchants |
| 13 | i-na NAM.ERIM₂ i-tam-mu-ni <ma-a šum-ma {lu₂-meš}da-i-ku-ti-šu-nu ni-de-mi₃> | When he speaks to the enemy, <If> we know their deeds |
| 14 | u₃ ša {lu₂-meš}DAM.GAR₃ NIG₂.GA(GU₄-)MEŠ-šu-nu u₂-nu-te-MEŠ-šu-nu | and of the merchants, their property and possessions |
| 15 | i-hal-li-iq u₃ DUMU-MEŠ KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it | and the citizens of Ugarit |
| 16 | 3 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ mu-ul-la-a ša 1{en} LU₂{li₃} | 3 minas of refined silver belonging to one man |
| 17 | u₂-ma-al-lu-nim-ma | they will fill me, and |
| 18 | {m}i-ni-{d}IŠKUR LUGAL KUR {iri}kar-ga-miš DUMU-šu | Ini-Adad, king of Carchemish, his son |
| 19 | ša {m}šu-hu-ru-nu-wa DUMU DUMU-šu ša {m}LUGAL-{d}30 | From Šuhurunuwa, son of Mar-Sîn. |
| 20 | UR.SAG ri-kil₂-ta an-ni-ta a-kan₂-na ir-ku-us | (Sum) The hero, this rīkilta, has sat down here (Akk) [The hero], this ritual he has performed here |
| 21 | ma-an-nu-me-e ša ri-kil₂-ta an-ni-ta | Whoever you are, who this scepter |
| 22 | u₂-ša-aš-na-a {d}IŠKUR AN {d}UTU AN | may Adad, Anu, Šamaš, An |
| 23 | {⸢d⸣}NIN ku-ba-ba GAŠAN KUR {iri}kar-ga-miš | E22d-E23 Kubaba, lady of Kargamiš |
| 24 | {d}⸢NIN.GAL GAŠAN⸣ {iri}nu-ba-an-ni | E-NINGAL, lady of Nubanni |
| 25 | {⸢d⸣}NIN.GAL ⸢GAŠAN⸣ {iri}gur-a-ti | (for) the temple of Nikkal, the tavern of Gurat |
| 26 | [(x)] lu-u₂ be(GADA-)lu ma-mi-ti-šu | or the lord of his land |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB {m}i-ni-{d}U LUGAL KUR {iri}kar-ga-miš | Seal of Ini-Nabû, king of Carchemish. |
| 2 | DUMU {m}ša-hu-ru-nu-wa LUGAL KUR kar-ga-miš | son of Vahurunuwa, king of Carchemish. |
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