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PRU 4, pl. 24-25 RS 17.0227 (P503587)
Treaty, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | PRU 4, pl. 24-25 RS 17.0227 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503587 |
| 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)
From 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)
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} {m}šu-up-pi₂-lu-li-ma | Thus says Šamaš-šēzibanni: |
| 2 | LUGAL GAL LUGAL KUR ha-at-ti UR.SAG | Great King, King of Hatti, hero. |
| 3 | e-nu-ma LUGAL-MEŠ KUR nu-ha-aš-ši gab-bu-šu-nu | When all the kings of the land have been killed |
| 4 | u₃ LUGAL KUR mu-kiš it-ti {d}UTU{ši} LUGAL GAL EN-šu-nu ⸢na-ak-ru⸣ | and the king of the land of Mukiš with Shamash, the great king, their lord |
| 5 | u₃ {m}ni-iq-ma-an-du LUGAL KUR {iri}u₂-ga-ri-it | and Niqmaddu, king of Ugarit |
| 6 | it-ti {d}UTU{ši} LUGAL GAL EN-šu ša-lim u₃ la-a na-kir | with Šamaš, the great king, his lord, may it be well and not be forgotten. |
| 7 | u₃ LUGAL-MEŠ KUR nu-haš u₃ LUGAL KUR mu-kiš | and the kings of the land of Nuḫšu, and the enemy king |
| 8 | {m}ni-⸢iq⸣-ma-an-da LUGAL KUR u₂-ga-ri-it | Niqēmaddu, king of Ugarit |
| 9 | u₂-ṣa-ahₓ(GU)ha-tu-šu-⸢ma um⸣-ma šu-nu-ma um-ma-a am-mi-ni | “They have seized him, thus they are, thus (saying): 'Why are you here?' |
| 10 | it-ti-ni ul-tu muh-hi {d}UTU{ši} | with us from Šamaš |
| 11 | la-a na-ak-ra-ta-mi₃ | not my enemy |
| 12 | u₃ {m}niq₂{iq}ma-an-du-ma | and Niqbi-manduma |
| 13 | nu-kur₂-ta it-ti {d}UTU{ši} LUGAL GAL EN-⸢šu⸣ | with Šamaš, the great king, his lord |
| 14 | ⸢u₂⸣-ul i-ma-an-gur u₃ {d}UTU{šu} | he will not return, and Šamaš |
| 15 | LUGAL GAL ki-⸢it⸣-ta ša {m}ni-iq-ma-an-⸢da⸣ | Great king, from the quay of Niqman-Ea |
| 16 | i-ta-mar-ma UD{ma} {m}šu-up-⸢pi₂⸣-lu-lim-ma | he saw, and on the day that Šup-epî-eluluma |
| 17 | LUGAL GAL LUGAL KUR ha-at-ti | Great King, King of Hatti. |
| 18 | ⸢ri⸣-ki₂-⸢il⸣-ta a-na {m}niq₂{iq}ma-an-da | from E-ki-e-il to Niqmaddu |
| 19 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR {iri}u₂-ga-ri-it a-⸢kan₂⸣{an}na ir-ku-us | the king’s palace, the land of Ugarit, entered the gate. |
| 20 | ma-a ma-an-da-at-ka a-na {d}UTU{ši} LUGAL ⸢GAL⸣ EN-ka | "Your tribute to Šamaš, the king of the palace, your lord, |
| 21 | 12 MA.NA 21 GIN₂ KU₃.GI-MEŠ at-ru | 12 minas 21 shekels of atru-gold, |
| 22 | 1 GAL KU₃.GI-MEŠ MA.NA KI.LA₂-⸢šu⸣ ša pa-ni ⸢ma⸣-an-da-at-ti | 1 gold colossus, one mina weight, which is before Mā-Eandatti. |
| 23 | 4 {tug₂}GADA 1 {tug₂}GADA GAL 5 me-at {sig₂}ZA.GIN₃-MEŠ | 4 linen garments, 1 large linen garment, 500 (shekels of) blue wool |
| 24 | 5 me-at {sig₂}ZA.GIN₃ haš-ma-na a-na {d}UTU{ši} LUGAL GAL EN-šu | 500 (shekels of) blue-purple wool for Šamaš, the great king, his lord. |
| 25 | 1 GAL KU₃.GI⸣-MEŠ 30 KI.LA₂-šu 1 {tug₂}GADA 1 me-at {⸢sig₂⸣}ZA.GIN₃ | 1 golden bowl, 30 weights, 1 linen garment, 100 (shekels of) blue-purple wool |
| 26 | 1 me-at {sig₂]}⸢ZA⸣.GIN₃ haš-ma-ni a-na MUNUS.LUGAL | 100 (shekels of) blue-purple wool for the queen |
| 27 | 1 GAL] ⸢KU₃.GI⸣-MEŠ 30 KI.LA₂-šu 1 {tug₂}GADA 1 me-at {sig₂}ZA.⸢GIN₃⸣ | 1 big gold bowl, 30 weights, 1 linen garment, 100 (shekels of) blue-purple wool |
| r | ||
| 1 | 1 me⸣-at {sig₂}ZA.GIN₃ haš-ma-ni ⸢a-na {lu₂⸣}tar-te-ni | 100 (shekels of) blue-purple wool for the turtenu-official |
| 2 | 1 GAL KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ 30 ⸢KI.LA₂-šu⸣ 1 {⸢tug₂}GADA⸣ 1 me-at {sig₂}ZA.GIN₃ | 1 silver cup, 30 ešalātu-vessels, 1 linen turban, 100 (shekels of) blue-purple wool |
| 3 | 1 me-at {⸢sig₂⸣}ZA.GIN₃ haš-ma-ni a-na {⸢lu₂⸣}tup-pa-la-⸢nu-ri⸣ | 100 (shekels of) blue-purple wool for the scribal school |
| 4 | 1 GAL KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ 30 KI.LA₂-⸢šu⸣ 1 {tug₂}GADA 1 me-at {⸢sig₂}ZA.GIN₃⸣ | 1 silver cup, 30 (shekels of) refined silver, 1 linen garment, 100 blue-purple wool, |
| 5 | 1 me-at {sig₂}ZA.GIN₃ haš-ma-ni a-na {lu₂}hu-bur-ta-nu-⸢ri⸣ | 100 shekels of blue-purple wool for the ḫuburtanû-official. |
| 6 | u₃ a-na {lu₂}hu-bur-ta-nu-ri ša-ni-i a-kan₂{an}na-ma | and to that ḫuburtanuri-official herewith |
| 7 | 1 {tug₂}GADA 1 me-at {sig₂}ZA.GIN₃ 1 me-at {sig₂}ZA.GIN₃ haš-ma-ni | 1 linen garment, 100 (shekels of) blue-purple wool, 100 shekels ḫašmānu-blue wool, |
| 8 | a-na {lu₂}SUKKAL | to the vizier |
| 9 | 1 GAL KU₃.BABBAR-ME 1 {tug₂}GADA 1 me-at {⸢sig₂⸣}ZA.GIN₃ haš-ma-⸢ni⸣ | 1 silver cup, 1 linen garment, 100 (shekels of) blue-purple wool |
| 10 | 1 me-at {sig₂}ZA.GIN₃-MEŠ a-na {lu₂}an-du-ub-šal-lim-ma | 100 (shekels of) blue-purple wool for the envoy |
| 11 | u₃ ša i-ia-nu i-na {⸢lu₂-meš⸣}GAL-MEŠ{ti} | and who among the rab šarri |
| 12 | it-ti {d}UTU{ši} LUGAL EN-⸢šu i⸣-na u₄-mi | with Šamaš, the king, his lord, on the day |
| 13 | ki-i u₂-še-re-eb {m}niq₂{iq}ma-an-⸢da⸣ | when he had brought in Niqbi-mandâ, |
| 14 | ma-an-da-at-ta-šu u₃ {m}niq₂{iq}ma-an-da | Mandattu and Niqmaddu |
| 15 | ⸢a⸣-na šul-ma-ni-šu ⸢la⸣-a iṣ-ṣa-bat | (Sum) He seized the eagle's horns (Akk) His horned lions he seized |
| 16 | u₃ {d}UTU{šu} LUGAL GAL ki-i-it-ta ša {m}niq₂{iq}ma-an-da | and Šamaš, the great king of the universe, whom Niqmaddu |
| 17 | i-ta-mar-ma ki-i šu-ma it-⸢tal⸣-ka | he saw, and when he came back to you |
| 18 | a-na šu-pa-li ⸢GIR₃⸣-MEŠ ša {d}UTU{ši} LUGAL GAL EN-šu | For the protection of the chariots of Šamaš, the great king, his lord |
| 19 | iq-ta-ra-ar u₃ {d}UTU{šu} LUGAL GAL EN-šu | and Šamaš, the great king, his lord |
| 20 | ri-kil₂-ta an-ni-ta a-kan₂{an}na | by this command |
| 21 | i-ta-din-šu aš-šum a-ma-te-MEŠ ša lib₃-bi | If the words of the heart |
| 22 | ṭup-pi₂ an-ni-ti šaṭ-ru 1 li-im DINGIR-MEŠ | This tablet is written by one thousand gods |
| 23 | lu-u₂ i-du-u₂ {d}UTU AN{e} {d}IŠKUR {iri}a-ri-in-na | or they knew, Šamaš, Anu, Adad of Arinna |
| 24 | {d}⸢IŠKUR⸣ AN{e} {d}IŠKUR {iri}ha-at-ti | Ea, Anu, Adad of Hatti |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | ⸢lu⸣-u₂ i-du-u₂ ša a-ma-te-MEŠ ša ṭup-pi₂ ⸢an⸣-ni-ti | The one who knows the words of the scribal art |
| 2 | ⸢u₂⸣-ša-aš-na-a | of E-e-ša-as-nâ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {na₄}KIŠIB {m}šu-up-pi₂-lu-li-u-ma LUGAL GAL LUGAL KUR {iri}ha-at-ti na-ra-am {d}IŠKUR | Seal of Uppiluluma, great king, king of the land of Hatti, beloved of Adad. |
| 2 | {na₄}KIŠIB {f}ta-wa-na-an-na MUNUS.LUGAL GAL DUMU.MUNUS KAR KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | Seal of Tawanana, the great queen, daughter of the slave woman of Babylon. |
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