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ARM 04, 035 (P338797)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 035 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338797 |
| 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 | i-na tup-pi2 _lugal_ pa-ni-im | on the tablet of the previous king |
| 6 | qa-du-um s,a-bi-im sza it-ti-ka | together with the troops who are with you |
| 7 | a#-na# ka-wi-la-a{ki} a-la-kam | to Kawila he shall go |
| 8 | _lugal_ isz-pu-ra-kum | the king sent to you |
| 9 | wa-ar-ka-nu-um# i-na tup-pi2-im | After that, according to the tablet |
| 10 | wa-ar-ki-i-im# | later |
| 11 | asz-ra-nu-um-ma wa-sza-ab-ka# | Ašrum, your residence |
| 12 | u3 re-esz na-asz-pa-ar#-tim# | and the beginning of the našpartum |
| 13 | wa-ar-ki-tim ku-ul-[lam] | later, he was victorious |
| 14 | _lugal_ isz-pu-ra-[kum] | the king sent to you |
| 15 | [i]-na#-an-na i-na [tup-pi2-ia] | Now, on my tablet |
| 16 | [an-ne2-em sze-me2-im] | This is the hearing |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [pa-an s,a-bi-im sza it-ti-ka] | against the troops who with you |
| 2' | s,a#-ab#-tam-[ma] | captured, and |
| 3' | ar-hi-isz a-na na-hu-ur#[{ki}] | quickly to Nahur |
| 4' | hu-um-t,a3-am i-na na-hu-ur[{ki}] | Ḫumṭām in Nahur |
| 5' | tu-usz-sza-ab# | you will dwell. |
| 6' | [_iti_] ki#-nu-nim _u4 1(u)-kam ba-zal_-ma | The month of Kinum, the day 10 passed, and |
| 7' | [u4-mu-um] sza#*-hu-un tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am | Today is the deadline for this tablet. |
| 8' | [u2]-sza-bi-la-kum | I sent to you. |
Sources & licences
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