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ARM 04, 024 (P338786)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 024 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338786 |
| 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# t,e4-em _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-ki-i | Concerning the report of the men of Turuk |
| 6 | sza# ta-asz-pu-ra-am | of which you wrote |
| 7 | _[lu2]-mesz_ tu-ru-ku#-u2# i-na ma-a-at ti-gu-na#-nim{ki}-ma# | the Turukeans in the land of Tigunanum |
| 8 | wa-asz-bu i#-[na] pa-ni-tim ib-ru-ma# | the one who resides in the province entered, and |
| 9 | a-na ma-a-at hi-ir-ba-za-nim{ki} il-li-ku-ma | to the land of Hirbazanum went, and |
| 10 | [ka-ap]-ru-um# ta#?-al#?-zu-ri-yu{ki} | the quay of Talzuriya |
| 11 | it#-ti#-szu-nu is3#-li-im-ma | he swore with them, and |
| 12 | zi-ka-ra-am szum-szu sza# kap#-ri-im# sza-ti i-du-ku | The ziggurat, whose name is that kaprim, they shall kill. |
| 13 | ni-szi-_mesz_ u3# ba#-szi-is-su2 il-qu2-u2 | they took the people and his possessions. |
| 14 | kap-ru#-[um] szu#-u2 sza-ad-du-wa# [be]-ri# | This kaprum is Šadduwa. |
| 15 | i-na-da#-an-na _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-ku#-u2# | Now, the Turukeans |
| 16 | a#-ka-al _u4 5(disz)-kam_ i-na kap-ri-im sza-ti | On the 5th day in that festival |
| 17 | il#-qu2-u2 isz-tu kap-ru-um szu-u2 | They took it from the kaprum. |
| 18 | it#-ti-szu-nu is3-li-mu-ma | with them he heard, and |
| 19 | il-qu2-szu | took it, |
| 20 | ma-a-tum an-ni-tum | This land |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza# a-na s,e-ri-szu-nu | which to their territory |
| 2 | u2-zu-un-sza tu-ur-ra-at | her limbs are shattered |
| 3 | id-da-ni-in it-ti-szu-nu it-ta-ki-ir | he gave, with them he cut off. |
| 4 | u3 _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-ku-u2 | and the Turukeans |
| 5 | bi-te-ru-u2 ma-ka-lam u2-ul i-szu-u2 | They have no claim. |
| 6 | u3 i-na ma-a-at ti-gu-na-nim{ki}-ma | and in the land of Tigunanum |
| 7 | wa-asz-bu wa-ar-ki tup-pi2-ia an-ni-im | After this tablet |
| 8 | a-szar a-la-ki-im pa-ni-szu-nu | wherever I go, before them |
| 9 | i-sza-ka-nu-ma | shall place, and |
| 10 | it-ta-la-ku u3 t,e4-em ma-la-ki-szu-nu | They have gone, and the report of their trip |
| 11 | a-sza-ap-pa-ra-kum | I will send to you. |
| 12 | sza-al-ma-ku um-ma-na-tum sza-al-ma | I am well; the women are well. |
| 13 | szu-lum-ka szi-ta-pa-ra-am | Send me your well-being! |
Sources & licences
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