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ARM 02, 134 (P273041)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 02, 134 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273041 |
| 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 qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my lord! |
| 2 | um-ma isz-hi-{d}iszkur _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | Thus Išḫi-Addu, your servant: |
| 3 | a-na-ku u3 ib-bi-{d}mar-tu a-na ge-er-ri-im | I and Ibbi-Amurrum to the army |
| 4 | sza ARAD2-i3-li2-szu a-na aq-da-ma-tim | belonging to Warad-ilīšu, for the aqdamâtu-service |
| 5 | nu-usz-tam-hi-ir-ma te-re-tu-ni u2-ul sza-al-ma | “Let us praise, but the extispicies are not good. |
| 6 | te-re-tim szi-na-ti a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | these extispicies to my lord |
| 7 | usz-ta-bi-lam a-na te-re-tim szi-na-ti | I sent to those extispicies. |
| 8 | be-li2 ma-di-isz li-qu2-ul | My lord, may it be very abundant. |
| 9 | i-na-an-na szum-ma be-li2 i-qa-ab-bi | Now, if my lord commands, |
| 10 | i-na _{gesz}ma2_ a-na ra-ka-ab _munus-tur-mesz_ | in a boat for the transport of young women |
| 11 | lu#-pu-usz2 | I shall do. |
| 12 | u2-la-szu-ma be-li2 s,a-ba-am | Alternatively, my lord shall seize it. |
| 13 | ta-aq-ri-ba-tam | you will praise. |
| 14 | sza a-di i-ma-a-ar{ki} | which until Imar |
| 15 | u2-qa-ar-ra-bu i-t,a3-ar-ra-dam | they shall libate, they shall redeem. |
| 16 | be-li2 li-it,-ru-da-am-ma | my lord may send me, and |
| 17 | lu-pu-usz2 | I shall do. |
| 18 | an-ni-tam la an-ni#-[tam] be#-li2 li-isz-pu#-ra-am | Let my lord write me this not this! |
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