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ARM 02, 098 (P273009)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 02, 098 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273009 |
| 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 as3-qu2-du-um | Thus Asqudum: |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 5 | i-na mi-im-ma szum-szu sza u2-sza-al-li-mu-ma | from whatever it is that he will complete and |
| 6 | u3 hi-t,i3-tum mi-im-ma la i-ib-ba-szu-u2 | and any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation shall not arise. |
| 7 | i-na pa-ni# at#-lu-ki-ia isz-tu# ia#-ab#-li-ia{ki} | in the presence of my troops from Yabliya |
| 8 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | li-isz-bu-ma _lu2_ nu#-um#-ha#-yu-u2#-_mesz sag-ARAD2 gu4_ u3 [...] | May they stand, and the men of Umḫayu, the slaves of oxen and ... |
| 2' | i-re-ed-du-u2 u3 re-qu2-us-su2-nu | they will re-establish, and their remainder |
| 3' | i-la-ku li-ik-su2-nim | May they go, may they bind me. |
| 4' | u3 a-ha-ra-tam isz-tu ap-pa-an{ki} | and adjoining from Appan |
| 5' | a-di ni-a-tim-bu-ur-tim | as far as Niatimburtum |
| 6' | _lu2-mesz_ sa-ag-bu li-isz-bu-ma | may the men of the head stand, and |
| 7' | sza a-na li-ib-bi na-we-em a-na e-te9-qi2-im | (Sum) The one who to the heart of the nawīmu-demon, to the eteqim-disease |
| 8' | pa-nu-szu sza-ak-nu li-ik-su2#-nim-ma | May he set his face towards me, and |
| 9' | a-na pa-an _lu2-mesz_ su-ga-gi sza ha-na-_mesz_ | before the Sugâ-priests of Hana |
| 10' | a-na ma-ri{ki} li-pa-ah-hi-ru-szu-nu-[ti] | to Mari they shall release them. |
| 11' | an-ni-tam be-li2 la i-mi-isz | This my lord did not hear. |
| 12' | u3 a-na _lu2-mesz_ sza-pi2-t,u2-ut# [ma-a-tim] | and to the citizens of the land |
| 13' | li-isz-pu-ur-ma sza ki-ma# [an-nu-tim] | Let him write, and that which is like these |
| 14' | i-im-ma-ru li-ik-[su2-nim] | they will see. May they bind them. |
Sources & licences
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