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ARM 04, 002 (P338764)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338764 |
| 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-Adad |
| 4 | a-bu-ka-a-ma# | your father |
| 5 | szu-ur-ra-am 1(disz)-szu 2(disz)-szu# | It is šūram, once and twice |
| 6 | a-na tu-ut-tu-ul{ki#} | to Tuttul |
| 7 | a-la-ak-ka asz-pu-ra#-[kum] | I am coming to you. I have written to you: |
| 8 | i-na-an-na a-na szu-ba-[at-{d}en-lil2{ki}] | Now to Šubat-Enlil |
| 9 | ak-szu-dam-[ma] | I made secure, and |
| 10 | tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am# | This tablet |
| 11 | u2#-sza-bi-la-kum# | I sent to you. |
| 12 | [_lu2_] szu-ut _sag-mesz_-ka | the man who your heads |
| 13 | _lu2#-mesz_ sza bi-la-ti-ka# | the men of your life |
| 14 | s,a#-ba-am sza it-ti sa-mi-da-hi-im | captive who with Sami-daḫum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | il-li-kam | came. |
| 2 | _giri3-sig5-ga-mesz_-ka | your good feet |
| 3 | it-ti-ka gu-um-me-ra-am-ma | “With you, I am a gummērāmû-demon, |
| 4 | a-na szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2{ki} | to Šubat-Enlil |
| 5 | a-na s,e-ri-ia al-kam | Come to my side! |
| 6 | tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am | This tablet |
| 7 | i-na sze-me-e-[em] | according to the word |
| 8 | a-na szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2[{ki}] | to Šubat-Enlil |
| 9 | pa-an _kaskal_-ka szu-uk-[nam] | be placed before your campaign. |
Sources & licences
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