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ARM 04, 033 (P338795)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338795 |
| 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 | s,a-ab ya-i-la-nim | the army of Yaʾilanim |
| 6 | qa-du-um ga-ma-ar-ti-szu | together with his entire family, |
| 7 | it-ti dumu#-{d}iszkur | with Dumu-Addu |
| 8 | a-na ka-ak-ki e-pe2-szi-im | for making kakku-bread |
| 9 | ip-hu-ra-am-ma | he received, and |
| 10 | i-na tu-tar*-wi{ki} | in Tutarwi |
| 11 | ka-ak-ki | (a kind of container) |
| 12 | ni-pu-usz-ma | we did, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | da-wi-da-am ad-du-uk | I killed a man. |
| 2 | {disz}dumu-{d}iszkur | Mar-Adda, |
| 3 | u3 _dumu-mesz_ ya-i-la-nim | and the sons of Yaʾilānum |
| 4 | ka#-lu-szu-nu di-i-ku | all of them, the judges |
| 5 | ARAD2-du-szu ka-lu-szu-nu | his allies, |
| 6 | u3 s,a-bu-szu di-ik | and his ṣabūšu-disease is severe. |
| 7 | u3# _lu2#_ na-ak-rum sza u2-s,u2-u2 | and the enemy who goes out |
| 8 | [u2]-ul# i-ba-asz-szi | there is none. |
| 9 | [lu]-u2# ha-di-it | may he be glad. |
Sources & licences
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