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ARM 04, 001 (P338763)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338763 |
| 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 ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur | to Yasmaḫ-Addu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur | Thus Šamšī-Addu |
| 4 | a-bu-ka-a-ma | your father |
| 5 | {disz}sa-ku-ra-nu | Sakuranu |
| 6 | {disz}ma-na-ta-nu | Manatanu |
| 7 | i-na ha-ar-ra-dim{ki} wa-asz-bu | in Ḫarradim stationed, |
| 8 | {disz}ka3-i-la-lum | Ka-ilālum |
| 9 | {disz}za-zu-nu-um | Zazunum |
| 10 | {disz}da*-di-ia | Dadiya |
| 11 | i-na a-ma-tim{ki} wa-asz-bu | in Amātum stationed |
| 12 | {disz}ha-ti-ku _lu2_ su-ga-ag-szu-nu | Hatiku, the man of their shrine |
| 13 | ga-u2-um yu-ma-ha-mu#-[um] | “Gā’um (is) yumahamum |
| 14 | 5(disz) _lu2-mesz_ an-nu-tum# | 5 men of this type |
| 15 | ga-a-szu-nu i-zi-bu-ma# | their milk they stood, and |
| 16 | a-na s,e-ri-ia | to my country |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | it-ta-al-ku-nim | they have come. |
| 2 | u3 an-na-nu-um ah-hu-szu-nu | and Annum, their brothers, |
| 3 | sze-em u3 _a-sza3_ pa-aq-du | the barley and the field are entrusted. |
| 4 | i-sza-ri-isz ap-lu | the apl[u] |
| 5 | i-na-an-na a-nu-um-ma _lu2_ su-ga-ag-szu-nu | Now, herewith, a man of theirs |
| 6 | at,-t,a3-ar-da-ak-kum | I have sent to you. |
| 7 | _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu-ti li-is,-ba-as-su2-nu-ti-ma | these men may he seize them, and |
| 8 | a-na qa-ti-szu pi2-iq-dam-ma | is placed in his hand, and |
| 9 | a-na s,e-ri-ia li-ir-du-ni-isz-szu-nu-ti-ma | let him bring them down to my steppe and |
| 10 | i-sza-ri-isz li-pu-lu-szu-nu-ti | They should do it quickly. |
| 11 | u3 it-ti ah-hi-szu-nu | and with their brothers |
| 12 | li-il-li-ku | they should go. |
Sources & licences
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