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ARM 04, 020 (P338782)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338782 |
| 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 i-ba]-al#*-{d*}[iszkur] | to Ibal-Adad |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma isz-me-{d}iszkur# | Thus Išme-Addu |
| 4 | a-hu-ka-a-ma | your brother |
| 5 | a-na _{gesz}gu-za e2_ a-bi-ia e-ru-ub | to the throne of my father's house entered. |
| 6 | u2 se2-he-ku-u2-ma | and sehekû-plant |
| 7 | szu-ul-mi u2-ul asz-pu-ra-kum | I did not send you my well-being. |
| 8 | i-na-an-na# a-hi at-ta ul-la-nu-uk-ka | Now you, my brother, I will come to you. |
| 9 | a-ha-am sza-ne2-e-em u2-ul i-szu | a second one has none, |
| 10 | a-lam{ki} u2 _lugal*_ sza i-na qa-ti-ka | the city and the king who by your hand |
| 11 | ta-s,a-ab-ba-tu sa-li-im-szu | “You have seized his whole body, |
| 12 | e-le-eq-qe2 mi-im-ma la-a ta-na-'i3-id | (Sum) He will take whatever he takes (Akk) You will not take anything |
| 13 | _{gesz}gu-za_-ka _{gesz}gu-za_-ka-a-ma | your chair, your chair |
| 14 | {d}iszkur!-u2-{d}utu i-na qa-ti-ia | Iškur-utu in my hand |
| 15 | u2-ka-al _elam-mesz_ u3 _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki} | the Elamites and the man of Ešnunna |
| 16 | i-na ti-ka-ti-ia u2-ka-al | he will hold in my hand. |
| 17 | mi-im-ma la-a ta-na-'i3-id | nothing you shall ask. |
| 18 | [a]-di a-na-ku u3 at-ta# | until I and you |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ba-al-t,a3-nu | |
| 2 | a-na da-ri-tim i-na _{gesz}gu-za_-ka | forever on your throne |
| 3 | wa-asz-ba-ta ni-isz _dingir-mesz_ | who dwells in the midst of the gods, |
| 4 | i-na bi-ri-ti-ni dan-na-am | in our strong midst |
| 5 | i ni-iz2-ku-ur-ma | we shall cut off and |
| 6 | a-na-ku u3 at-ta <i> ni-na-mi-ir-ma | I, and you, we will see and |
| 7 | at-hu-tam i-na bi-ri-ti-ni | “I have sinned against you, |
| 8 | a-na da-ri-tim i ni-isz-ku-un | We have deposited it forever. |
| 9 | lu-u2 ha-de-<et> mi-im-ma li-ib-ba-ka | May your heart be glad. |
| 10 | ni-zi-iq-tam la-a i-ra-asz-szi | a curse will not be imposed upon her. |
| 11 | _lu2-sukkal elam-mesz_ be-li2 | the vizier of Elam, my lord |
| 12 | [szi-ip]-ri isz*-me2-em | He heard my work. |
| 13 | [ki-a-am] id*-bu#*-[ub] | thus spoke: |
| 14 | [um-ma-mi] ne#*-[eh-ra-ri?] | my name is neḫarari |
| 15 | [... szum-ma] | ... if |
| 16 | [hi-sze-eh]-ta#-am [mi-im-ma] | “It is a hazehtâm-disease, everything |
| 17 | [ha]-asz#*-ha-ta im*-gur#*?-[{d}...] | ... Imgur- |
| 18 | [t,u2]-ur2#*-dam*-[ma] | he shall return, and |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [t,e4-em]-ka# ga-am-ra-am | Your full report |
| 2 | [a-na s,e]-ri-ia | to my country |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | szu-up-ra-asz-szi | send to her. |
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