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ARM 02, 080 (P272991)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 02, 080 |
|---|---|
| ID | P272991 |
| 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 | _{gesz}[ma2_ sza? t,a3]-ba-tim{ki} | the boat of Ṭabatum |
| 7 | i-pe2#*-es,#*-s,i2 i-nu-ma _ha-na-mesz_ | he will build. When the granaries |
| 8 | i#-bi-ru _{gesz}ma2_ szi-i ih-ta-li-iq | that boat has floated |
| 9 | i-na-an-na sze-um sza _e2-gal_-lim | Now the barley of the palace |
| 10 | u3 _lu2-mesz_ mu-usz2-ke-nim | and the men of the guarantors |
| 11 | i-na a-ha-ra-tim na-di | It is given in the exchange. |
| 12 | u3 a-na _{gesz}ma2-tur_ | and to a small boat |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza re-esz be-li2-ia | of the head of my lord |
| 2 | i-na qa-at,-t,u2-na-an{ki} | in Qaṭṭunan |
| 3 | u2-ka#-al-lu | they will hold. |
| 4 | a-na# _{gesz}ma2-tur_ sza-a-ti | to that small boat |
| 5 | isz-ta-na-pa-ru-nim | keep sending to me, |
| 6 | i-na-an-na be-li2 li-isz-ta-al-ma | Now, my lord should ask and |
| 7 | szum-ma sza na-da-nim | If that of a gift |
| 8 | _{gesz}ma2-tur_ sza-a-ti | that small boat |
| 9 | lu-sza-asz-szi-ma | let me bring, and |
| 10 | sze-um szu-u2 li-bi-ra-am | That barley is the libīrām. |
| 11 | an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam | This is not the case. |
| 12 | be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am | my lord should write me. |
Sources & licences
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