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ARM 04, 006 (P338768)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338768 |
| 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 | _lu2-mesz_ ra-ab-ba-yu | the great men |
| 6 | sza i-na ma-a-at ia-am-ha-ad{ki} wa-asz-bu | who dwells in the land of Iamḫad |
| 7 | isz-pu-ru-nim um-ma-a-mi# | they wrote to me, saying: |
| 8 | pa-ni-ni5 a-na e-be2-ri-im | our face towards the steppe |
| 9 | ni-isz-ku-un-ma# | we set up, and |
| 10 | _{gesz}ma2 hi-a_ a-na [e-be2-ri]-ni | a boat to sail |
| 11 | u2-ul i-[ba-asz-sze-e] | there is none |
| 12 | an-ni-tam isz-pu#-[ru-nim] | this he sent to me. |
| 13 | _lu2-mesz_ u2-s,u2-u2-[ma pa-ni-szu-nu] | the men went out and before them |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | an-ni-isz a-na e#-[be2-ri-szu-nu] | this to their rear |
| 2 | isz#-ta-ak-nu | they placed. |
| 3 | _1(disz)-am3 2(disz)-am3_ us2-ta-al#-lu#? | 1 pair, 2 pairs of shoes |
| 4 | u3 _{gesz}ma2 hi-a_ e-be2-ri-szu-nu | and a boat of their own |
| 5 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-sze-e | there is none. |
| 6 | i-na-an-[na] a-na# ia-szu-ub-dingir | Now, to Yashub-il |
| 7 | szu#-pu-ur#-ma | send, and |
| 8 | _{gesz}ma2 hi-[a_ i-na] ia-ka#*-al#*-tim{ki} | a boat in Yakaltim |
| 9 | u3-[lu] a!*-[szar-sza-ni] | the man of his place |
| 10 | sza a-ah _i7 buranun-na{ki}_ | of the bank of the Euphrates |
| 11 | li-isz-ku-ma | may he place, and |
| 12 | ki-ma ma-ah-ru-um#-ma# | like before |
| 13 | sza i-il-la-[ku-nim] | who come |
| 14 | i-ib-ba-ra-ma# | he shall bring, and |
| 15 | la i-ka-[al-lu] | they shall not eat |
Sources & licences
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