Pu-Ba'lu

Who is Pu-Ba'lu?

Pu-Ba'lu, was ruler/mayor of Yursa, of the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence. His name translates in Akkadian as: "word/mouth Baal", the 'Spokesman Baal',.

Pu-Ba'lu of Yursa is the author of three letters to pharaoh. See: Yursa

The three Amarna letters, to pharaoh from Pu-Ba'lu of Yursa are:

Of the entire Amarna letters 382–letter corpus, Pu-Ba'lu of Yursa is only referenced in letters 314, and 315, as: "..Pu-Ba'lu, the ruler of Yursa", and EA 316, as "Pu-Ba'lu". One other reference in EA 104, entitled: "Ullassa taken" is to Abdi-Ashirta's son, "Pu-Bahla", presumably a separate 'Pu-Baal'.