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ARM 05, 006 (P338856)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 05, 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338856 |
| 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 ap-la-ha-an-da | Thus Aplahanda: |
| 4 | a-nu-um-ma szu-ri-pu-um | Now, Šuripūm |
| 5 | i-na zi-ra-nim{ki} | in Ziranum |
| 6 | i-ba-asz-szi ma-a-ad# | there is plenty. |
| 7 | _lu2-tur-mesz_-ka a-na ma-as,-s,a-[ar-ti-szu] | your young men for his guard |
| 8 | szu-ku-un-ma ak-ka-szi-i | place, and I will achieve it. |
| 9 | li-is,-s,u2-ru-ni-ik-kum | may they guard you, |
| 10 | u3 a-di u4-mi asz-ra-nu-um | and as long as Ašrum |
| 11 | wa-asz-ba-at ka#-a-ia-an-tam#-ma# | who dwells in the kāyantam, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-za#-ab#-bi-lu | they should bring. |
| 2 | u3 szum-ma _gesztin du10-ga_ | and if good wine |
| 3 | ma-ah-ri-ka a-na sza-te-[e]-ka# | Before you, to your left |
| 4 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi | there is none. |
| 5 | szu-up-ra-am-ma _gesztin_ t,a3-ba-am | send me, and the wine will be good. |
| 6 | a-na sza-te-e-ka lu-sza-bi-la-[kum] | Let me send you to that end! |
| 7 | a-al-ka{ki} ru-u2-uq | of Alka, the ru’uq |
| 8 | a-na s,i2-bu-ti-ka mi#-im#-ma | for your life everything |
| 9 | a-na s,e-ri-ia szi-tap-pa-[ra]-am#-ma# | write to me, and |
| 10 | s,i2-bu-ut-ka lu-ut-ta-ad-di-na-[ak-kum] | Let me give you your blessings. |
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