Pu-Ba'lu
Pu-Ba'lu, was ruler/mayor of Yursa,, identified with Tell Jemmeh, of the 1350-1335 BC Amarna letters correspondence. His name translates in west semitic as well as 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'.Example letter of ''Pu-Ba'lu''
EA 314, ''"A shipment of glass"''
EA 235, entitled: "An order of glass", is of the same subject, a letter from Satatna of Akka. See also the same subject glass: Yidya of Ašqaluna, EA 323; see: Yidya.
