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ARM 04, 021 (P338783)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338783 |
| 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 isz-me#-[{d}da-gan] | Thus Išme-Dagan |
| 4 | a-hu-ka-a-[ma] | your brother |
| 5 | na-ak-rum tu-ru-[uk-ku-u2] | enemy of Turukkû |
| 6 | u2-s,u2-ma a-na ma#*-[a-tim] | they went out and to the land |
| 7 | ik#-szu-du#*-[nim] | he conquered |
| 8 | _munx(|U.DIM|)_ il-qu2-[u2-ma] | salt they took and |
| 9 | u3 sa-ad-[da-am] | and the dowry |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na li#-ib-bi# [ma-a-tim] | to the heart of the land |
| 2 | u2-wa-asz-sze-ru-[nim] | they shall release me. |
| 3 | _gu4 hi-a_ u3 sza-al#-[la-tam] | oxen and lambs |
| 4 | il-qu2-[u2] | took |
| 5 | isz#-tu# a-la-ki-im an-[ne2-e-em] | After this I went. |
| 6 | mi-nu-um u2-ul ra-bi-bu# | What is it that is not great? |
| 7 | we-di i-ti-ru | “If he dies or flees, |
| 8 | ir-t,u2-bu a-ta*-lu-[ka-am] | I went to you. |
| 9 | asz2-ta-al-ma t,e4-ma-am [ga-am-ra-am] | I asked, and there was a report |
| 10 | a-sza-ap-pa-ra-kum | I will send to you. |
Sources & licences
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