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ARM 04, 007 + M 05737 (P338769)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 007 + M 05737 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338769 |
| 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 a-bu#-ka#-a-ma | Thus Šamšī-Addu, your father: |
| 4 | an-ni-ke-em a-na# ub-bu-ub ma-tim# | This to speak of the land |
| 5 | ka-li#-sza qa-tum sza-ak-na-at# | Her whole hand is placed. |
| 6 | [ul]-li#-ke-em a-hu-ka u2-ub-ba#-ab | I will go and bring your brother. |
| 7 | u3 an#-na-nu-um a-na-ku u2-ub-ba-ab | And now I will bring it. |
| 8 | u3 at-ta# a-na te-bi-ib-tim | and you to the extispicy |
| 9 | a-ah#-ka# la ta-na-ad-di | Do not neglect your father! |
| 10 | a-na qa#-ab-li-it na-wi-im al-kam | Come to the midst of the people! |
| 11 | {disz}la-i-im u3 su2-ga-gi sza a-ah _i7 buranun-na_ | Lāʾim and the Sugagi of the side of the Euphrates |
| 12 | it-ti-ka li-il-li-ku-nim | they must come with you. |
| 13 | i-na li-ib-bi na-wi-im | in the heart of the people |
| 14 | 1(disz) li-im s,a-bu-um sza a-ah _i7 buranun-na_ | 1 thousand troops from the bank of the Euphrates |
| 15 | sa3#-ar-ra-ru-um i-ba-asz-szi | there is sarrarum. |
| 16 | [a-na] li#-ib-bi na-wi-im | to the heart of the man |
| 17 | [qa]-at#-ka# szu-ku-un-ma# | place in your hands, and |
| 18 | [{disz}la]-u2-um u3 su-ga-gu | Lā’um and Sugagu |
| 19 | [sza a-ah] _i7 buranun-na_ | of the bank of the Euphrates |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [na-we-em] ka#-la-sza li-ba-'u5-u2 | 'May all of it be revered.' |
| 2 | u3 su-ga-gi sza na-wi-im | and the šugātu of Nawum |
| 3 | ni-isz _dingir_ szu-uz2-ki-ir | the life of the god, the šuzkīru |
| 4 | sa3-ar-ra-ri szu-nu-ti | these saŋarru-vessels |
| 5 | i-na pa-ni-ka a-na a-ah _i7 buranun-na_ | in your presence to the bank of the Euphrates |
| 6 | si2-ni-iq-ma a-na u2-ub-bu-bi-im | “Seize it and bring it to me! |
| 7 | qa-at-ka szu-ku-un | place in your hands. |
| 8 | i-[na] li-ib-bi [na-wi]-im | in the heart of the people |
| 9 | a-[wa]-tum# ma-da-[tum] i#-ba#-asz#-sze# | There is a claim concerning the land. |
| 10 | a-nu-um#-ma ma-sza-am t,e4-ma-am | Herewith, a report |
| 11 | ga-am-ra-am u2-ta-e-ra-ak-kum | (Sum) I am the one who is enraged with you (Akk) The whole of you, I am angry with you |
| 12 | a-na t,e4-mi-szu qu2-ul | to his report he did not reply. |
Sources & licences
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