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ARM 04, 009 (P338771)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338771 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | _dar*{muszen} hi#-a_ | a kind of bird |
| 6 | li-ba-ru#-ma# | may they divide, and |
| 7 | i-na ka-si-i*{sar#*} | with kasû beer |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _muszen#* [hi-a_ szu-nu-ti] | Those birds |
| 2 | a-na# s,e-ri-ia# | to my country |
| 3 | szu#-bi-lam# | send me! |
| 4 | _dar*{muszen*} hi-a_ ka-ab*-ru-tim | a kind of bird |
| 5 | i-na# _2(disz)-kam_ i-na _3(disz)-kam_ | on the second, on the third, |
| 6 | a-na s,e-ri-ia | to my country |
| 7 | lu# ka-a-ia-an | may it be constant. |
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