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ARM 04, 029 (P338791)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 029 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338791 |
| 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 | isz-tu a-lim*{ki*} nu-ba#-at#-ti a-na mar#*-'a4-ta-an{ki} | from the city of Bison to Mar’atan |
| 6 | ub-lam isz-tu# [mar]-'a4-ta-an{ki} | he brought. From Mar'atan |
| 7 | et-be2-em-ma u3# isz#-[tu mar-'a4-ta-an{ki}] | and from Mar'atan |
| 8 | a-na qa-t,a3-ra-a{ki#} ak#-[szu-dam] | to Qaṭarā was carried off. |
| 9 | u3 i*-din*-{d}iszkur _u4 2(disz)-kam_ la#-ma# isz#?-[tu a-lim{ki}] | and Iddin-Adad 2nd day, from the city |
| 10 | wa-s,i-ia a-na t,e4-mi-im ga#?*-[am-ri-im] | who came to me for a full report |
| 11 | le-qe2-em a-na szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2{ki} asz-pu-ur#-ma# | I sent to Šubat-Enlil and |
| 12 | a-na qa-t,a3-ra-a{ki} a-na pa-ni-ia | to Qaṭarāya in my presence |
| 13 | il-li-kam-ma | came, and |
| 14 | t,e4-em ha-di-im ub-lam | I brought a favorable report. |
| 15 | ki-a-am iq-be2-em [um-ma-mi] | thus said: |
| 16 | s,a-bu-um sza it-ti puzur4#-il3-a-ba4 | a slave who with Puzur-ilaba |
| 17 | sza _ka2 e2-gal_-lim u3 ri*-bi*-ia | of the gate of the palace and my entourage |
| 18 | u3 ne2-eh-ra-ar du#-ma#-[tim] | and the remission of debts |
| 19 | a-na szu-ba-at-[{d}en-lil2{ki}] | to Šubat-Enlil |
| 20 | ik-szu-dam-ma# | arrived, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma#-a#-tum isz*-[me2-e-ma] | the land heard, and |
| 2 | _lu2-szu-gi-mesz_ ma-a-tim# | the governors of the land |
| 3 | mu-szi-tam-ma a-na s,e-er [ha-li-ia] | “The night of my death, |
| 4 | a-na szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2#{ki#} | to Šubat-Enlil |
| 5 | il-li-ku-nim-ma# | came, and |
| 6 | ki-a-am iq-bu-szum um-ma-mi | thus said to him: |
| 7 | t,e4-ma-am an-ni-a-am ni#-nu u2-ul ni-de | We did not know this report. |
| 8 | mi-nam#? i ni-pu-usz2 | What did we do? |
| 9 | i#-na#-an#-na na#*-t,u3-u2-ma | Now he is negligent. |
| 10 | u3 _lu2_ szu#-u2 i-ne2#-[szu?] it#-ta-szu-u2-ma li-qu2-[ul] | and that man, when he has taken it, may he take it. |
| 11 | an-ni-tam# a#-na ha-li-ia# [iq]-bu | This to my destruction he said: |
| 12 | t,e4#-mu-um an-nu-um# sza ha#-[li]-ia# | This is the report of my reconciliation. |
| 13 | lu#-u2# ha-di-it# | may he be glad. |
| 14 | i-na-an-na-ma i-nu-ma ne2-eh-ra#-[rum] | Now, when the extispicy |
| 15 | ik#-szu#-du an-ni-tam _lu2-szu-[gi-mesz]_ | This is a šugītu. |
| 16 | id#-bu#-bu i-nu-ma a-na-ku# | when I |
| 17 | a-na szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2{ki} | to Šubat-Enlil |
| 18 | a-ka-[asz]-sza#-du-ma ma-a-tum i-ma-ra-ni | I will conquer, and the land will become happy. |
| 19 | ma#-a-tum# ka-lu#-sza i-sa-lim | All the land will be well. |
| 20 | tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am# i-szar-li#-im# | This tablet is good. |
| 21 | szu#-usz-me2 | |
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