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ARM 04, 005 (P338767)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338767 |
| 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}usz#-ta#-an-szar-ri _dumu_ ul-lum*-ti-isz-ni | Uštān-šarru, son of Ullumtishni |
| 6 | _lu2_ tu-ru-uk-ki-i# sza# a-na babila2{ki} na-as2-hu | the Turukean, who was brought to Babylon |
| 7 | it-ti ma-szi-im | with the dowry |
| 8 | i-na sa-an-ga-ra-tim{ki} ib-ba-szi | in Sangaratum he settled. |
| 9 | _e2#_ ma#-szi-im _e2-gal_-lum ir-di | the palace he conquered. |
| 10 | [i-na]-an-na wa-ar-ka-at | Now, after |
| 11 | [_lu2_] sza#-ti | that man |
| 12 | [pu]-ru#-us2-ma | I sent, and |
| 13 | [a-szar] szu-u2 | wherever he |
| 14 | [i]-ba-asz-szu-u2 | there is |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li#-is,#-ba-tu-szu-ma | may they seize him, and |
| 2 | _lu2#_ re-du-u2 | the shepherd |
| 3 | [a-na] s,e-ri-ia | to my country |
| 4 | [a]-na szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2{ki} | to Šubat-Enlil |
| 5 | [li]-ir-du-ni-isz-szu | may they grant him. |
| 6 | _lu2_ babila2-yu{ki} | the man of Babylon |
| 7 | i-ri-szu-ni-in-ni5 | Irišuninni |
Sources & licences
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