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ARM 04, 032 (P338794)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 032 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338794 |
| 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 i-sza-tim sza ta-[asz-pu-ra-am] | Concerning the oil that you wrote me about: |
| 6 | um-ma at-ta-ma mu-[szi-tam] | Thus you: the night |
| 7 | 2(disz) i-sza-ta#-tim# [ta-asz-szi] | 2 išatātum-vessels you took |
| 8 | a-na-ku u2#*-ul# [asz-szi] | I do not have. |
| 9 | mi-im-ma a-na#-ku# 2(disz) i#-[sza-ta-tim] | all that, I have two daughters |
| 10 | u2-ul asz-szi u3 ta#-[asz-szi] | I will not take it and you will take it. |
| 11 | ki#-ma na-asz-pa-[ar-tim] | like a letter |
| 12 | [a]-lum#{ki} me-eh-re-[et] | of Alum, opposite |
| 13 | [a]-lim#{ki} sza-ki-in-[ma] | of the city was established, and |
| 14 | _1(disz)-am3_ i-sza-at-su2 | 1 he imposed upon him. |
| 15 | sza isz-szu-u2 | that he took |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ni-it,-[lim] | for the niṭlim |
| 2 | a-na szi-it-ta i-sza-ta#-[tim] | for the second time he will die |
| 3 | i-na-an-na i-nu-ma 1(disz) a#*-[lum-ma] | Now, when 1 alum |
| 4 | 2(disz) i-sza-ta-tim i-na-asz-[szu-u2] | 2 i-šatātum they shall carry |
| 5 | mi-im-ma i-sza-ta-tim la ta-[na-asz-szi] | you will not take anything away. |
| 6 | a-lum{ki} szu-u2 ga*-al*-[ta-am] | that city is great |
| 7 | ra-sa-bu-um i-ra-su*-ma up-ta#*-[la-ah-ma] | Rāsabum trembled, he became frightened, and |
| 8 | 2(disz) i-sza-ta-tim i-na-asz-szi# | 2 i-šatātum he shall carry. |
| 9 | i-nu-ma a-la-nu ma-du-tum# | When the city of Mandutum |
| 10 | _2(disz)-am3_ i-sza-ta-tim it-ta-szu#-[u2-ma] | 2 shekels of silver they carried, and |
| 11 | ta-at-ta-ap-la-su-us4*-si2#-[na-ti] | you have smeared with them |
| 12 | i-na u4-mi-szu 2(disz) i-sza-ta-tim# [ta-na-asz-szi] | At that time, you will carry two baskets for her. |
| 13 | u3 asz-szum 1(disz) me s,a-ab ne2-eh#*-[ra-ri-im] | Further, concerning the 100 neḫarārim troops |
| 14 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra#-[am um-ma-mi] | As to what you wrote me, thus: |
| 15 | s,a-ba-am sza-ti a-na# [s,e-ri-ia] | that captive to my country |
| 16 | t,u2-ur-dam s,a-ba-am [ma-da-am] | Give me a firm positive answer! |
| 17 | a-na bi-ra-tim | to the intercalary |
| 18 | i-na qa-ti-ia usz-te-[s,i] | he made go out of my hand |
Sources & licences
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