Letter of the King to the Queen Mother
[To the queen my mother]
[say:]
[Message of] the king, [your son.]
At the feet of my mother [I fall.]
With my mother may it be well. [May the gods]
guard you and keep you well.
Here with me all is well.
There with you, whatever
is well, send word back to me.
Why did you send this soldier?
then […] of the king
[…]
[…]
[…] of the king
And you send two […]
to me, and you break my heart.
And the tablet of the daughter of the king of Amurru,
when my mother speaks
before the city
if now […]
[…]
the city, then what
I have sent the tablet
of the daughter of the king of Amurru.
Ybnn went
to the king of Amurru
and he brought a hundred
of gold and […]
for the king of Amurru. And he took
oil in his horn
and poured it on the head
of the daughter of the king of Amurru.
Whatever […]
that my mother […]
[…]
[…]
[…] you know […]
[…] your enemy, and I
[…]
Texts in conversation
Compare KTU 2.72:31 and Ezekiel 16:9
Ancient Near East, Ugaritic · Hebrew Bible
Summary
Passages
KTU 2.72:31
Ancient Near East, Ugaritic · Cuneiform Texts from UgaritEzekiel 16:9
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