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PRU 4, pl. 47 RS 17.0339A + RS 17.0340 + RS 17.0366 (P503628)
Treaty, Middle Babylonian, Ugarit · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | PRU 4, pl. 47 RS 17.0339A + RS 17.0340 + RS 17.0366 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503628 |
| 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) |
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| 1 | um-ma {d}UTU{ši} {m}šu-up-pi₂-⸢lu⸣-li-ma LUGAL GAL LUGAL KUR ha-at-ti UR.SAG | Thus (says) Šamaš-šarru-eluma, the great king, king of Hatti, warrior. |
| 2 | e-nu-ma {m}GUR-{d}IŠKUR LUGAL KUR mu-kiš u₃ {m}{d}IŠKUR-ni-ra-ri | When Nergal-Adad, king of the land of Kiš, and Adad-nirari |
| 3 | LUGAL KUR nu-ha-aš-ši u₃ {m}a-git₂-{d}IŠKUR LUGAL {iri}ni-i | king of the land of Nuhašši and Agit-Adad, king [of] Nippur. |
| 4 | ul-tu le-et {d}UTU{ši} LUGAL GAL EN-šu-nu KUR₂ u₃ ERIN₂-MEŠ-šu-nu | From the command of Šamaš, the great king, their lord, the enemy and their troops |
| 5 | up-te-hi₂-ru u₃ IRI{ki}DIDLI-HI.A iš-tu lib₃-bi KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it | Uptehiru and the cities from the land of Ugarit |
| 6 | iṣ-ṣa-ab-tu₄ u₃ KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it u₂-⸢ṣa⸣-ah-hi₂-tu-ša | Issabtu and the land of Ugarit he defeated. |
| 7 | u₃ ša {m}ni-iq-ma-an-di LUGAL KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it NAM.RA-MEŠ-šu | and Niqmaddu, king of Ugarit, his destinies |
| 8 | iš-lu-lu-ni u₃ KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it uh-ta-al-li-qu | and the land of Ugarit have been destroyed. |
| 9 | il-la-ak-ma {m}ni-iq-ma-an-du LUGAL KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it | went and Niqmaddu, king of Ugarit |
| 10 | a-na {m}šu-up-pi₂-lu-li-ma LUGAL GAL iš-pu-ra-ma | to Uppiluluma the great king wrote, and |
| 11 | ma-a {d}UTU{šu} LUGAL GAL EN-ia iš-tu qa-ti {lu₂}KUR₂ lu-še-zi-ba-an-ni | "Šamaš, the great king, my lord, should release me from the hands of the enemy. |
| 12 | ma-a a-na-ku IR₃{du} ⸢ša {d}UTU{ši⸣} LUGAL GAL EN-ia ma-a it-ti {lu₂}KUR₂ | "I am Šamaš's apprentice, the great king, my lord, with the enemy." |
| 13 | ša EN-ia na-ak-ra-[ku] ⸢u₃ it⸣-ti ša-la-mi₃ ša EN-ia šal-ma-ku | I am the enemy of my lord. I am well. |
| 14 | ma-a LUGAL-E.NE ⸢u₂⸣-ṣa-ah-ha-tu-ni-in₄-ni | saying: “The king, my lord, should bring me the ešbaḫḫatuni plant.’ |
| 15 | iš-me-ma LUGAL GAL an-na-a qa-ba-šu ša {m}ni-iq-ma-an-di | Has the great king heard this speech of Niqmaddu? |
| 16 | iš-pu-ur-ma {m}šu-⸢up⸣-pi₂-lu-li-ma LUGAL GAL | sent, and Šū-Eupiluliuma the great king |
| 17 | ⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ LUGAL{ri} ⸢u₃ {lu₂⸣-meš}GAL{ti} a-du ERIN₂-MEŠ | The king's sons and the chief priests together with the troops |
| 18 | {[giš]}⸢GIGIR⸣-MEŠ a-na KUR {iri}u-ga-ri-it u₃ ERIN₂-MEŠ {lu₂}KUR₂ | The chariots to the land of Ugarit and the troops of the enemy |
| 19 | [i-na] ⸢lib₃⸣-bi KUR {iri}⸢u⸣-ga-ri-it ih-tab-bi-tu₄ | in the interior of the land of Bīt-Gārut they defeated. |
| 20 | [u₃ gab-ba] ⸢NAM⸣.[RA-MEŠ]-šu-nu ša il-te-qu-ni | and all their ešamaš-priestesses who have taken |
| 21 | [u₃ a-na {m]}ni-iq-ma-an-di i-qi-iš-šu-nu-ti | and to Niqmaddu he gave them |
| 22 | ⸢u₃ {m}ni⸣-[iq-ma]-⸢an⸣-du ⸢LUGAL KUR⸣ {[iri}u]-⸢ga-ri-it⸣ DUMU-MEŠ LUGAL{ri} u₃ {lu₂-meš}GAL{ti} | Niqmaddu, king of the land of Ugarit, sons of the king and the magnates |
| 23 | ša KUR ⸢ha⸣-[at]-⸢ti⸣ dan-niš₂ uk-te-bi-it-šu-nu KU₃.BABBAR-MEŠ KU₃.GI-MEŠ URUDU-MEŠ | of the land Ḫāt-etî, they have imposed a severe punishment on them: silver, gold, and copper |
| 24 | ma-aʾ-⸢da⸣ [i]-⸢qi⸣-iš-šu-nu-ti u₃ a-na {iri}a-la-la-ah | he took them and to Alalaḫ |
| 25 | {m}niq₂-ma-an-[du a-na] ⸢muh⸣-hi {d}UTU{ši} LUGAL GAL EN-šu ik-šu-da | Niqmaddu to the E-muhhi of Šamaš, the great king, his lord, sealed. |
| 26 | u₃ NIG₂.BA [x-x] x-x a-na {d}UTU{ši} LUGAL GAL be-li-šu | and the gift to Šamaš, the great king, his lord |
| 27 | il-te-qa [x x x x x]-⸢na⸣ i-na a-ma-ti-MEŠ ša nu-kur₃-ti | ... has taken ... from the words of a curse |
| 28 | it-ti ⸢LUGAL⸣ [EN-šu la-a] ⸢su₁₄⸣-um-mu-uh {m}ni-iq-ma-⸢an⸣-[du] | with Šarru-ēmur his lord, Niqmaddu |
| 29 | ⸢u₃⸣ {[m}šu-up-pi₂-lu-li]-⸢ma⸣ LUGAL GAL ki-it-ta [...] | Uppiluli-emāe, the great king, true |
| 30 | [...] x ša KUR {iri}u-⸢ga⸣-[ri-it] | of the land of Ugarit |
| 31 | [... ha-a-ma] ⸢u₃⸣ hu-ṣa-ba [mim-ma ...] | “... ḫāma e’e-mu-e-23, Ḫuṣaba, everything |
| 32 | [...] x la-a [...] | ... not ... |
| 33 | [...] x [...] | |
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] x al-li-ku | ... I went |
| 3' | [...] la-be-ru-⸢tu₄⸣ | ... Lābarûtu |
| 4' | [...] ⸢KUR⸣ {iri}⸢u-ga⸣-ri-⸢it⸣ | ... the Ekur temple, Ugarit |
| 5' | [... {iri}u-ga]-ri-it | ... Ugarit |
| 6' | [...] x ⸢KUR⸣{ti} ka-[li-šu] | ... all the Ekur temples |
| 7' | [... {iri}u-ga]-ri-it | ... Ugarit |
| 8' | [...] ⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ-šu | ..., his sons |
| 9' | [... a]-⸢du⸣ HUR.SAG-MEŠ ⸢ša⸣ ši-me₂-[ri] | “... ādû-plant, ḫursag-plants, šimeru-plant |
| 10' | [... x]-⸢ra⸣-ti-sa | ... her ... |
| 11' | [...] {iri}⸢bi⸣-tu-hu-li-be₂ | ... the city Ebi-tuḫulibe |
| 12' | [...] {iri}zi-⸢im⸣-ma-ri | ... Zi’emāri |
| 13' | [... a]-⸢du⸣ {hur.sag}⸢he⸣-eš-ma-ra-si | ... Adu’eš-marasi |
| 14' | [... {iri}ṣa-ha-ru]-⸢wa⸣ {iri}ia-ar-qa-ni | of the cities Baharu-ewa, Ia-arqani |
| 15' | [... {iri}kan-za-ta {iri]}⸢ma⸣-ag-da-la | from Kanza to Ma’eagdala |
| r | ||
| 1 | [a-du HUR.SAG]-⸢HI⸣.A KASKAL-[MEŠ ša {m}pi₂-it-ha]-⸢na⸣ [a]-du {hur.sag}ki-bu-ri | as far as Hursag-ēḫē-Ea, the road of Pitha-emena, as far away as Mount Sag-kiburi |
| 2 | [a]-⸢du {hur⸣.sag}a-[ša-am-ti-he₂ a-du {hur.sag}ma]-⸢at-ra-ni-ya⸣ | As far as Mount Ašamtiḫe and Mount Atraniya |
| 3 | {iri}a-lu-ul-⸢li⸣ {[iri}hu-lu-ri {iri}ia-al-da] | Alul-elī-e, Ḫuluri, Ialda |
| 4 | {iri}mi₃-ra-ar {[iri}na-ša {iri}ul-mu-wa {iri}ia-at-ha-ba] | (The cities) Mirar, Naša, Ulmuwa, and Iathaba |
| 5 | {iri}ia-ku-na-[mi {iri}he-en-zu-ri-ya {iri}ni-da-bi] | (The cities) Ia-kunami, Ḫenzuriya, and Nidabi |
| 6 | {iri}kam-ka₃-⸢ti-ia {iri⸣}[har-ba-hu-li {iri}ša-ni-zu-la] | Cambyses, Ḫarbaḫuli, (and) Vanizula |
| 7 | {iri}ba-[aq]-⸢at⸣ a-du [HUR.SAG-šu {iri}ha-la-ni {iri}na-ap-ša-ti] | (The cities) Baq-eat and Ḫursaĝu, Halani, and Napšati |
| 8 | {iri}⸢šam₃-ra⸣-a {iri}pu-gul-i {⸢iri⸣}x-[x {iri}še]-⸢ta {iri}ia-ʾa⸣-ni-ya | (The cities) Šamra-ea, Puguli, ..., Sve-eta, Ia-alaniya, |
| 9 | <a-du> HUR.[SAG] ⸢u₂(I-)ga-ri DAR₃ a-du {hur.sag}ha-da-am-gi | as far as Mount Ashurbanipal (and) Mount Hadamgi |
| 10 | {⸢iri}ki⸣-id-ki-di₃-⸢ia⸣ {iri}pa-ni-iš-ta-i {iri}na-ag-ha-ti | (The cities) Idkid-kidi-eya, Paništa, and Naghati |
| 11 | {[iri]}⸢hal⸣-bi-{hur.sag}na-na-a {iri}šal-ma {iri}gul-ba-ta | the cities Eḫalbi-Ḫursagnana, Svalma, and Gulaba |
| 12 | {[iri]}⸢za⸣-mi-ir-ti {iri}su-la-da {iri}ma-ra-DINGIR {iri}hi-mu-li | the cities Zā-emirti, Sulada, Mara-ili, (and) Ḫimuli |
| 13 | [UD]{ma} {m}šu-up-pi₂-lu-li-ma LUGAL GAL LUGAL KUR ha-at-ti UR.SAG | On the day that Šuppiluliuma, great king, king of Hatti, warrior |
| 14 | [ZAG]-MEŠ IRI-DIDLI-HI.A HUR.SAG-MEŠ an-nu-ti a-na {m}ni-iq-ma-an-di | These cities and lands to Niqmaddu |
| 15 | [LUGAL] ⸢KUR⸣ {iri}u-ga-ri-it ik-nu-uk-šu-nu-ti u₃ a-na DUMU-MEŠ-šu | the king of the land of Ugarit sealed them, and to his sons |
| 16 | ⸢DUMU⸣-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ-šu a-di da-ri-iš a-nu-um-ma {m}ni-iq-ma-an-du | Now, Niqmaddu |
| 17 | ⸢it⸣-ti {lu₂}KUR₂-ia na-ki-ir u₃ it-ti ša-la-mi₃-ia ša-lim | My enemy is the enemy, and my life is long. |
| 18 | u₃ a-na {d}UTU{ši} LUGAL GAL be-li-šu i-ta-na-ah dan-niš₂ | and to Šamaš, the great king, his lord, he has become frightened |
| 19 | u₃ ri-kil₂-ta ša-la-ma ša KUR ha-at-ti na-ṣi-ir | and the rīkilta-offerings of the land Ḫattu were brought. |
| 20 | UD{ma} {d}UTU{šu} LUGAL GAL ki-it-ta ša {m}niq₂-ma-an-di i-ta-mar | On the day that Šamaš, the great king, saw Niqmaddu, |
| 21 | u₃ ša a-ba-te-MEŠ ṭup-pi₂ ša ri-ki₂-il-ti an-na-a-ti | And of the words of this tablet: |
| 22 | u₂-ša-aš-na-a 1 li-im DINGIR-MEŠ lu-u₂ i-de {d}IŠKUR ša-me-e | May one thousand gods know, O Adad of heaven, |
| 23 | {d}UTU{šu} ša-me-e {d}IŠKUR {iri}ha-at-ti | Šamaš, who knows, Adad of Hatti |
| 24 | {d}UTU{šu} {iri}a-ri-in₄-na {d}he₂-bat {iri}ki-zu-wa-at-ni | Šamaš of Arinna, Hebat of Kizuwatni |
| 25 | {d}INANNA {iri}a-la-la-ah {d}NIN.GAL {iri}nu-ba-an-ni | Ištar of Alalah, Nikkal of Nubanni |
| 26 | {d}IŠKUR {hur.sag}ha-zi ⸢lu-u₂⸣ x-x-⸢ti-šu⸣ | Adad of Ḫazi, lord of ..., |
| 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 DUMU.MUNUS LUGAL KUR KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | Seal of Tawanana, queen daughter of the king of Babylon. |
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