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ARM 04, 039 (P338801)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338801 |
| 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#-ma ta-sza-pa-ra-am | you will write to me. |
| 6 | s,a-ba-am sza a-na s,e-ri-ka# i#-la#-kam# | The captive who goes to your side |
| 7 | _lugal_ u2-si2-kam-ma it,-t,a3-ar#-[da]-kum# | The king called you, and he prayed to you. |
| 8 | u3# i#-na sza-pa-ri-[ka] | and in your letter |
| 9 | s,a#-ba-am sza ia-di-di#-[im] | the capture of Iadīnum |
| 10 | u3# mu-tu-{d}iszkur u2-ul asz2#-[pu-ra-kum] | and Mutu-Addu I did not send to you |
| 11 | i#-na-an-na s,a-ab ha-ab#-[du-...] | Now, grab (my) hand and ... |
| 12 | [u2]-ta#*-si2-[ik-ku-um] | he has imposed upon you |
Sources & licences
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