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ARM 02, 072 (P272983)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 02, 072 |
|---|---|
| ID | P272983 |
| Museum no. | NMSD — |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Mari (mod. Tell Hariri) |
| Coordinates | 34.5504, 40.8887 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [a]-na# be-li2-ia qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my lord |
| 2 | [um]-ma ia-ri-im-{d}iszkur _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | Thus Yarim-Addu, your servant: |
| 3 | {disz}t,a3-ab-e-li-ma-a-tim {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim | Ṭāb-elimatum, Sîn-bēla-aplim |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-du-_mesz_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | servants of Hammurapi. |
| 5 | sza isz-tu u4-mi ma-du-tim i-na ma-asz-ka-an-sza-pi2-ir{ki} wa-asz-bu | who from distant days in Maškanšapir stationed, |
| 6 | a-na babila{ki} ik-szu-du-nim _4(disz) lu2-mesz_ ra-ak-bu-ut# _ansze-hi-a_ | to Babylon he conquered. 4 large men and donkeys |
| 7 | _lu2-mesz_ la-ar-su2-u2 a-li-ik i-di-szu-nu | the larsû men who went with them |
| 8 | t,e4#-em-szu-nu al-ma-ad-ma ki-a-am sza-ap-ru | I gathered their reports and sent (them) as follows: |
| 9 | um-ma-a-mi asz-szum s,a-bi-im sza ta-asz2-ta-na-ap-pa-ra-am | Thus (says) the king, my lord: concerning the troops about whom you wrote to me |
| 10 | esz-me-e-ma _lu2-kur2_ a-na ma-a-tim sza-ni-tim pa-nam sza-ki-in | he heard, and the enemy to another country the name set. |
| 11 | asz-szum ki-a-am s,a-bi u2-ul at,-ru-da-ak-kum | Because of this I did not send you the troops. |
| 12 | s,a-bi re-sza-am-ma u2-ka-a-al | “Its troops will be at the head and I will hold it.’ |
| 13 | szum#-ma _lu2-kur2_ a-na s,e-ri#-[ka] pa-nam isz-ta-ak-nam# | If a hostile man to your country opened his mouth |
| 14 | [s,a]-bi in-'a4-ra-ar-ra-ak-kum | its troops will be gathered for you |
| 15 | [u3] szum-ma _lu2-kur2_ a-na s,e-ri-ia pa-nam isz-ta-ak-nam# | and if a foreigner to my country has opened the mouth |
| 16 | s,a-bu-ka li-in-'a4-ar-ra-am | May your army be numerous. |
| 17 | an-ni-tam ri-im-{d}suen | This (is) Rīm-Sîn |
| 18 | a-na s,e-er ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 isz-pu-ra-am | He wrote to Hammurapi: |
| 19 | u3 asz-szum _dumu-mesz_ mu-ti-a-ba-al | and concerning the sons of Muti-abal |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza# i-na _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ ip-pa-ar-szi-du-ma | who with weapons he defeated, and |
| 2 | a-na ia-mu-ut-ba-lim i-ru-bu asz-szum _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu-ti | to Yamut-bālim entered, concerning those men |
| 3 | sza#-li-im ha-am-mu-ra#-pi2 | “Exalted one, Hammurapi |
| 4 | a-na ri-im-{d}suen isz-pu-ur-ma ki-a-am i-pu-lam um-ma szu-ma | to Rīm-Sîn he sent, saying thus: |
| 5 | ki-ma na-pi2-isz-tam a-ra-am-mu at-ta u2-ul ti-de-e | You do not know how to love like a wild cow. |
| 6 | _[lu2]-mesz_ szu-nu-ti 1(disz)-am3 2(disz)-am3 | these men are one and two. |
| 7 | a-na li-ib-bi ma-ti-ia# as-sa3-hur-szu-nu-ti | I turned them into the heart of my land. |
| 8 | li-ib-ba-szu-nu u2-na-ah-ma u2-ta-[ra]-ak-ku-usz2-szu-nu-ti | their hearts he filled with fear and he made them flee. |
| 9 | an-ni-tam isz-pu-ra-asz-szum | this he sent to him. |
| 10 | sza-ni-tam {disz}szi-me-ta-gu-up _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri sza _sukkal_ elam-ma-tim | Secondly, Šimeta-guup, sons of the workman of the Elamite minister. |
| 11 | a-na pa-an zi-im-ra-ha-am-mu ir-pu-ud mi-im-ma u2-ul#-ma | before Zimrāḫamu he performed. Nothing is now |
| 12 | {disz}{d}suen-i-di2-nam _dub-sar_ sa3-ka3-ki-im | Sîn-iddinam, scribe of Sakakim. |
| 13 | isz-[tu _e2]-gal_-lim u2-s,e-e-em-ma | he brought out from the palace and |
| 14 | a-na# [_e2_] szu-tu-um-mi-im# sza# _sukkal dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri szu-nu-ti | to the house of Šutummum, belonging to the vizier, these sons of the work |
| 15 | u2-[sze]-ri#-bu-ma szi-me-ta#-gu#-up | they brought in, and Šimetaguup |
| 16 | sza 6(disz) _nig2#-gub_ 3(disz)-szu uh-hi-zu-szu | of 6 nig-gub, three times they have slain him |
| 17 | u3 ba-ab na-ap-t,a3-ri-szu ik-ta-lu-szu | and Baʿaba, his napṭarīšu-offerings, prayed to him. |
| 18 | _sa2-du11_-szu ih-ta-ar-s,u2 | his regular offerings he shall return. |
| 19 | u3 ta-asz-li-ma-tim a-na pa-an _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri szu-nu-ti | and tašlīmâtu in the presence of these sons of the work |
| 20 | u2-[ul u2-sza]-li#-mu# | he did not make whole |
| 21 | be#-[li2 lu-u2 i]-de# | My lord should know! |
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