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ARM 02, 082 (P272993)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 02, 082 |
|---|---|
| ID | P272993 |
| 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 _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | Thus Zakirahammû, your servant: |
| 4 | 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. |
| 5 | i-na pa-ni-tim-ma tup-pi2 aq-ba-a-hi-im isz-tu kur-da{ki} | I said before the tablet: From Kurda |
| 6 | a-na _e2_-ka-pa-an ik-szu-da-an-ni | to the granary he bound me |
| 7 | um#-ma-a-mi ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ kur#-da{ki} a-na ma-ri{ki} | Thus Hammurapi, king of Kurda, to Mari |
| 8 | a-na s,e-er _lugal_ i-la-ak asz-szum _nig2-gub hi-a_-szu | to the king he shall go, concerning his property |
| 9 | a-na s,e-er _lugal_ szu-pu-ur-ma i-si-ik-ti _nig2-gub hi-a_-szu | to the king send, and the scepter of his property |
| 10 | li-il-qu2-ni-kum | may they take from you. |
| 11 | _ninda_ u3 _kasz nig2-gub_-szu i-na _e2_-ka-pa-an | bread and beer is his pledge in the storehouse. |
| 12 | re-sza-am li-ki-il an-ni-tam aq-ba-a-hu-um | May my head hold this one. I said to you: |
| 13 | [a-na s,e-ri]-ia isz-pu-ra-am-ma qa-tam# | he sent me to my country, and the hand |
| 14 | [a-na qa-tim] isz-tu _e2_-ka-pa-an t,e4-ma-am li?-[x] | from the storehouse a report |
| 15 | [i-na tup-pi2]-im# u2-sza-at,-t,e4-ra-[am]-ma* | he wrote on tablets, and |
| 16 | a#-[na] s,e#-er be-li2-[ia] | to my lord |
| 17 | asz-pu-ra-am i-na-an-na asz-szum a-la-ak | I have now written to you about going. |
| 18 | {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ kur-da{ki} | Hammurapi, king of Kurda |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [{disz}]aq-ba-a-hu-um sza-ni-isz a-na s,e#-[ri-ia] | Aqba-aḫum alternatively to me |
| 2 | isz-pu-ra-am um-ma-a-mi t,e4#-em#-ka lu#-u2 [s,u2]-bu#-ut | he wrote to me, saying: "May your report be good." |
| 3 | a-na s,e-er _lugal_ szu-pu-ur-ma i-si-ik-ti | Send it to the king and he will receive the payment. |
| 4 | _nig2-gub hi-a_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _ninda kasz_ u3 _udu [hi-a]_ | rations of Hammurapi, bread, beer, and sheep |
| 5 | li-il-qu2-ni-kum an-ni-tam aq-ba-a-hu-um | I said to you this: |
| 6 | isz-pu-ra-am [i-na-an]-na# i-si-ik-ti _nig2-gub hi-a_-szu | Now, he has written to me about the shackles of his property. |
| 7 | be-li2 li-si-[ka-am]-ma# an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam | My lord, may this not be the case! |
| 8 | be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra#-am u3 1(disz)* [_lu2_ i-na] _dumu#*-mesz* ulu3*-gal2_ | May my lord write to me, and one man among the sons of Ululugal |
| 9 | li-il-li-kam-ma _nig2-gub# hi-a_-szu#* [u2-sza]-ka#-al* | May he come and set aside his property. |
| 10 | u3 szum-ma _gu4_ mi-im-ma a-na# [_nig2-gub_]-szu# | and if an ox whatever for his booty |
| 11 | it,-t,a3-ab-ba-ah 1(disz) _gu4_ i-gi-[se-e] _e2-gal_-lim | Itṭāb-aḫ 1 ox, Igisê of the palace |
| 12 | szi-ra-am im-la-a-ma ik-ta*-bi-it!-ma | a song he sung, and he kissed, and |
| 13 | i-na u2-zu-uz-zi-im sza-ap-la-nu-um | in the middle of the lower part |
| 14 | sze-pi2-szu da-mu-um is,-ba-at-ma u2-zu-uz#-za-am# | (Sum) His foot was seized by a flood, and he sat down (Akk) He seized his foot, and the flood seized him |
| 15 | u2-ul i-le-i u3 a-<na> _sza3-gal_-szu i-na du#*-un#*-ni | he does not know, and in his heart, in our strength |
| 16 | usz-ta-na-at-bu-szu _gu4_ szu-u2 a-la-kam# | that ox is to go |
| 17 | a#-na ma-ri{ki} u2-ul i-le-i | to Mari he shall not go |
| 18 | be-li2 t,e4-em _gu4_ sza-a-ti# | my lord, that ox report |
| 19 | an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam# | This is not the case. |
| 20 | [li-isz-pu]-ra#-am | may he send me. |
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