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ARM 04, 012 (P338774)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338774 |
| 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-Addu |
| 4 | a-bu-ka#-a-ma | your father |
| 5 | isz-tu# dingir#-ga#-mil#? it-ti isz-me-{d}da-gan | From Ilī-gamil to Išme-Dagan |
| 6 | e-[li]-isz# it-ta-al-ku | they went up. |
| 7 | {disz}[me-es3]-ki#*-nu#*-um i-sze-em-me-ma | Me-eskinum heard, and |
| 8 | x [x] x x u2-ul# isz-ta-ap-pu | ... he has not written |
| 9 | i#-[na] li#-ib#-bi ma#-a-tim | in the midst of the land |
| 10 | x x x-ba#?-al | ...-bal |
| 11 | [...] x x x (x)-da | ... ... |
| 12 | [...] x | |
| 13 | [isz-tu ...]{ki} | from ... |
| 14 | [a-na ma-tim e-li]-tim# | to the Upper Land |
| 15 | a-[na ta-al-mu-usz{ki} _kaskal_] | to Talmuš the road |
| 16 | szu-u2 s,a!-bi#-it# | he is captured |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na ma-a]-tim# e-li-tim# | to the Upper Land |
| 2 | a-na# ma#-a-at ta*-al-mu-usz#[{ki}] | to the land of Talmuš |
| 3 | pa-ni-szu isz-ta-ka#-an | he set his face towards him |
| 4 | i-na-an-na-ma a-me-er x x x [x] x | Now then ... |
| 5 | te-re-tu-ka lu-u2 in#*-ne2#*-ep-sza | May your extispicies be performed. |
| 6 | t,e4-em-ka lu-u2 s,a-bi#-it# | Your report should be gathered. |
| 7 | a-na ki-ma wa-ar-ka#-nu-um | as before |
| 8 | isz#-tu sza ta-al*-li#-ku | After you have gone |
| 9 | [_lu2 kur2_] ki-ma 1(disz) _lu2_ a-na ma-ti-szu | a foreigner like one man to his country |
| 10 | [...] x-ba-szu-ma | ... and |
| 11 | [...]-im#? i-na ma-ti-[x] x | ... in the land |
Sources & licences
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