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ARM 04, 027 (P338789)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 027 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338789 |
| 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 e-re-esz szu-ba-at-{d}utu{ki} | Concerning the servants of Šubat-Šamaše |
| 6 | it-ti _lugal_ sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | with the king about whom you wrote |
| 7 | 1(disz)-szu tup-pa-am# tu-sza-bi-lam-ma me-he-er tup-pi2-ka | You send one tablet to me so that I can read the remainder of your tablet. |
| 8 | u2-sza#-bi-la-kum | I sent to you. |
| 9 | i-na-an-na sza-ni-isz tup-pa-am tu-sza-bi-lam | Now, you have sent me a second tablet. |
| 10 | e-re-esz szu-ba-at-{d}utu{ki} a la ka-at-tam-ma | Šubat-Utu, the šēpê-priestess, the one who does not fear |
| 11 | i-nam u2-ul ma-hi-ir | he did not receive. |
| 12 | asz-szum i-na pa-ni-tim _lugal_ i-zi-za-ak-ku | because they stand before the king |
| 13 | um-ma-mi am-mi-nim usz-de ma-ri{ki} | My mother, why did you kill me? Mari |
| 14 | u3 tu-ut-tu-ul{ki} a-di i-na-an-na | and Tuttul until now |
| 15 | la ta-ar-ku-us2 | do not delay! |
| 16 | [asz]-szum ki-a-am e-re-esz szu-ba-at#-{d}utu{ki} | Because thus Šubat-šamaše |
| 17 | i-nam u2-ul ma-hi-ir# | he did not receive. |
| 18 | as-su2-ur-re szu-ba-at-{d}utu{ki} | Assur, Šubat-Utu |
| 19 | te-er-ri-isz-ma u3 _lugal_ ki-a-am i-qa-ab-bi | return, and the king thus says: |
| 20 | um#-ma-mi usz-de ma-ri{ki} | the mother who engendered Mari |
| 21 | u3# tu-ut-tu-ul{ki} | and Tuttul |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u2]-ul# ir-ku#-us2#-[ma] | did not enter, and |
| 2 | [u3 szu]-ba#-at#-[{d}]utu i-ir-ri-isz# | and Šubat-šamašētu he entrusted. |
| 3 | a-na# la qa-bi#-[im-ma] i-sza-ak-ka-an-ka | Without speaking he shall place you. |
| 4 | isz-tu usz-de [ma]-ri#{ki#} u3 tu-ut-tu-ul{ki} | from the foundations of Mari and Tuttul |
| 5 | tu-ki#-in-nu wa#-ar#-ka-nu-um | You are adjured. After that, |
| 6 | szu-ba#-at-{d}utu#{ki#} it-ti _lugal_ e-ri-isz#-ma | Shubat-Šamaš with the king he conquered. |
| 7 | i3-na hi-du-ti-szu i#-na-ad-di#-na#-kum | in his inheritance he will give to you |
| 8 | mi-il-ka-am sza at-hu-tim asz-pu-ra-kum | I have written to you a letter of reconciliation. |
| 9 | as-su2-ur-re ki-a-am ta-qa-ab-bi | You say thus: |
| 10 | um-ma at-ta-ma e-se-ek szu-ba-at-{d}utu{ki} | Thus (says) Šubat-Utu: |
| 11 | a-na ha-la-as, ma-ri{ki} isz-me-{d}da-gan | for the share of Mari Išme-Dagan |
| 12 | u2-ul ha-sze-eh a-na-ku i-na szu-ba-at-{d}utu{ki} | I shall not be negligent, and in Šubat-Utu |
| 13 | mi-nam e-ep-pe2-esz szu-ba-at-{d}utu{ki} | Why did Šubat-Utu do this? |
| 14 | a-na a-lim{ki} 2(u) bi-ri ru-u2-uq | to the city 20 bīru rūqu |
| 15 | a-na i-di-ka a-na ha-la-as, ma-ri{ki} | to your help for the division of Mari |
| 16 | qi2-ru-ub szum#-ma pi2-it,-ru sza e-ri-szu | “Speech, if it is the wording of a curse against him |
| 17 | im-qu2-ta-ku e-ri-us2-su | I fell, I seized him. |
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