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ARM 02, 079 (P272990)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 02, 079 |
|---|---|
| ID | P272990 |
| 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# | To my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma za-ki-ra-ha-am-mu-u2 | Thus Zakirahammû: |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 5 | a-lum qa-at,-t,u2#-na-an{ki} u3 ha-al-s,u2-um sza-lim | The city Qaṭṭunan and the district are well. |
| 6 | 2(disz) li-im s,a-bu-um sza ha-ia3-su-mu-u2 | 2 thousand troops of Haiasumû, |
| 7 | u3 szu-ub-ra-am a-na qa-at,-t,u2-na-an{ki} | and to Qaṭṭunan |
| 8 | {disz}zu-ha-at-ni a-lik pa-an s,a-bi-im | Zuḫātni, who marched before the troops |
| 9 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia pa-nu-szu-nu sza-ak-nu | are placed in the presence of my lord. |
| 10 | sza-ni-tam qar-ni-li-im a-na s,e-ri-ia# | Another thing: a warrior to me |
| 11 | ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-am um-ma#-a-mi# | Thus he wrote me: |
| 12 | {disz}i-ba-as2-si-ir _lu2-na#-[gada]_ | Ibašsir, the herdsman |
| 13 | u3 sza-pi2-dingir _lu2_ ha-nu-u2 | and Ša-pî-ilī the mayor |
| 14 | sza# _udu hi-a_ sza ha-a-ia!-dingir | of sheep and goats belonging to Haia-ili |
| 15 | _lu2_ ia-mu-ut-ba#-lim | the man of Iamut-bālim |
| 16 | im-szu-hu i-na asz-na-[ak-ki-im{ki}] | in Ašnakkim |
| 17 | _ARAD2_-di-_mesz_-ia a-na s,e#-[ri-ka] | my servants to you |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | at,-t,a3-ar-dam _lu2-mesz_ ha-[ni-i szu?-nu?-ti?] | I have sent. These men |
| 2 | u3 ia-usz-{d}iszkur _lu2-ugula* [na-gada-mesz]_ | and Iāš-Addu, the overseer of the herdsmen |
| 3 | it-ti _ARAD2_-di-_mesz_-ia szu-us,#*-[ta-as,-bi-it-ma] | with my servants you have seized, and |
| 4 | a-na s,e-er a-hi-ia t,u2-ru-us#-[su2-nu-ti-ma] | send them to my brother. |
| 5 | a-hi di-nam li-sza-hi-is-su2-nu#-[ti] | May a lawsuit be brought against them. |
| 6 | an-ni-tam qar-ni-li-im isz-pu-ra#-[am] | This is what the hero wrote to me. |
| 7 | a-na-ku _lu2-tur_ qar-ni-li-im ki-a-am a-pu#-[ul] | I am a young man, a hero, like a shepherd. |
| 8 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _lu2-na-gada-mesz_ i-na qa-ti-ia# | Thus I, the herdsman, in my hand |
| 9 | u2-ul i-il-la-ku t,e4-em _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu-ti | they shall not go. The report of those men |
| 10 | i-na qa-at be-li2-ia i-ba-asz-szi an-ni-tam | This is from the hand of my lord. |
| 11 | _lu2-tur_ qar-ni-li-im a-pu-ul | a young man, a qarnālīm-demon, the harvester, |
| 12 | i-na-an-na a-nu-um-ma _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-im | Now, herewith, the messenger |
| 13 | sza qar-ni-li-im a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia [at,]-t,a3#*-ar*!-dam | of Qarna-līm I have sent to my lord. |
| 14 | u3 tup-pi2 qar-ni-li-im sza a-na s,e-ri#-[ia] | and a tablet of Qarna-līm that to me |
| 15 | il-li-kam ak-nu-kam-ma a-na s,e#-[er] | came, I arrived, and to the flock |
| 16 | be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi-lam# | my lord I sent. |
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