ARM 02, 121 (P273028)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | ARM 02, 121 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273028 |
| 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 |
English translation
By Ajango, Kelsey M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To my lord |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | Thus Meptum, your servant: |
| obverse 4 | (There are) 4 tablets |
| obverse 5 | of the governor of Susa in Elam, |
| obverse 6 | whom they killed—the carriers |
| obverse 7 | whom they in a campaign war captured— |
| obverse 8 | those tablets I opened, and |
| obverse 9 | thus I: “Perhaps |
| obverse 10 | a report of field and land |
| obverse 11 | in the tablets is recorded; |
| obverse 12 | if they did not open and hear, |
| reverse 1 | if to my lord I were not to send, |
| reverse 2 | and if I would not myself seize my report, |
| reverse 3 | (then it is as if) a report in them |
| reverse 4 | there was none.” Concerning the report |
| reverse 5 | of field and land, |
| reverse 6 | now these tablets to my lord |
| reverse 7 | I have sent. May my lord hear them. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na be-li2-ia | |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | |
| 3 | um#-ma me-ep-tu-um _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | |
| 4 | 4(disz) t,up-pa-tum | |
| 5 | sza _sukkal_ szu-szi-im sza elam-ma{ki#} | |
| 6 | sza i-du-ku-szu na-szu-u2 | |
| 7 | sza i-na ge5-er-ri-im il-qu2-nim | |
| 8 | [t,up-pa]-tim# szi-na ep-te-e-[ma] | |
| 9 | [um-ma a-na-ku]-ma# pi2-qa-at | |
| 10 | [t,e4-em _a-sza3_ u3 ma-tim]-ma | |
| 11 | [i-na li-ib-bi t,up-pa]-tim# sza-t,e4-er | |
| 12 | [szum-ma la i-pe-et-tu]-ma i-sze-mu-u2-ma | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na# be-li2-ia a-sza-ap-pa#-ru# | |
| 2 | u3 a-na-ku t,e4-mi a-s,a#-[ba]-tu | |
| 3 | mi-im-ma# t,e4-mu-um i-na li-ib-bi-szi-na | |
| 4 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi asz-szum t,e4-em | |
| 5 | _a-sza3_ u3 ma-tim-ma | |
| 6 | a-nu-um-ma t,up-pa-tim szi-na-ti a-na be-li2-ia | |
| 7 | usz-ta-bi-lam be-li2 li-isz-me-szi-na-ti | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-11.