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ARM 04, 023 (P338785)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338785 |
| 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 | asz-szum _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-uk-ki-i | concerning the men of Turukkī |
| 6 | ta-asz-pu-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 7 | u4-um _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-uk-ku-u2 | when the Turukkû men |
| 8 | u2-s,u2-u2 se2#-he-ku-ma | they went out, and |
| 9 | t,e4-em _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-uk-ki-i | news of the Turukeans |
| 10 | u2-ul# asz-pu-ra-kum | I did not send to you |
| 11 | _kaskal_ ir-te-ed-di-szu-ma | the road he pursued, and |
| 12 | s,a-ba-am ma-dam-ma a-du-uk | “Take hold of me, and I will kill you! |
| 13 | u3 i-na a-ah _i7_ ik-szu-ud-ma | and on the bank of the river he reached, and |
| 14 | it-ta-sza-ab _i7_ ma-li-ma | he settled. The canal was empty |
| 15 | e-be2-ra-am u2-ul i-le | “If he does not have a daughter, |
| 16 | u3 s,a-ba-am u2-sze-bi-ir-ma | and the slave he sent, and |
| 17 | a-na ma#-a-at ti-gu-na-nim{ki} | to the land of Tigunanum |
| 18 | at,-t,a3-ra-ad | I have sent to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | wa-ar-ki s,a-bi-im _i7_ | after the capture of the river |
| 2 | im-t,i3-ma _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-uk-ku-u2 | he killed, and the Turukkû men |
| 3 | mu-szi-tam-ma i-bi-ru | “If he sees a woman— |
| 4 | wa-ar-ki-szu _i7_ im-la-ma | afterwards the river he dug, and |
| 5 | e-be2-ra-am u2-ul e-le | (Sum) I am the one who does not have a spouse (Akk) I do not have children |
| 6 | i-na-an-na | Now, |
| 7 | _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-uk-ku-u2 | the Turukean men |
| 8 | a-na ma-a-at# ti-gu-na-nim{ki} | to the land of Tigunanum |
| 9 | i-te#-ru-ub | entered |
| 10 | u3 ki-[a]-am# iq-bu-nim um-ma-mi | And thus they said to me: |
| 11 | a-na ma-ti-szu it-ta-al-la-ak# | to his country he went |
| 12 | wa-ar-ki tup-pi2-ia an-ni-i-im | After this tablet |
| 13 | t,e4-em _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-uk-ki-i | news of the Turukeans |
| 14 | ga-am-ra-am a-sza-[ap]-pa-ra-kum | I will send you a detailed report. |
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