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ARM 06, 004 (P338942)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338942 |
| Museum no. | NMSDeZ — ? |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, 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 be-li2-ia | To my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ba-ah-di-li-im | Thus Baḫdi-Lim |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 5 | mu-ba-al-li-it-tum sza szu-ri-im | “Muballittu of the šurīm, |
| 6 | sza sza-ap-la-nu _GAN2-hi-a_ {d}igi-kur | of the top of the field of Igikur, |
| 7 | sza asz-szum na-ah-lim ep-sze-et | who because of the destruction of the deeds |
| 8 | i-nu-ma na-ah-lum ha-qa-at it-bu-ka-am | When the naḫlum-disease afflicted you, |
| 9 | asz-szum na-ah-lim mu-ba-al-li-tam sza-a-tu# | Concerning the naḫlim-demon, that muballiṭtam |
| 10 | u2-sze-szi-ru | he made come forth. |
| 11 | [u3] mu-u2 ka-ab-tu-ma | and the name of the captive |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u2-su-uk-ka]-am#? sza-ap-lam | he imposed upon you. The second |
| 2 | sza# mu#-ba#-[li]-it#-tim mu-u2 | of Uballitum, the man |
| 3 | im-su-ma _4(disz) gi_ bi-it-qa-am | he smote, and 4 reeds were missing. |
| 4 | ur-ta-ap-pi2-szu s,a-ba-am | he has seized him, |
| 5 | al-pu-ut a-na {d}igi-kur al-li-ik-ma | I went to Igikur and |
| 6 | bi-it-qa-am sza#-a-tu as2-ki-ir | I imposed that penalty. |
| 7 | u3 me-e u2-sze#-szi-ir | and water he brought in. |
| 8 | t,up-pi2 an-ne2-em i-na {d}igi-kur | This tablet from Igikur |
| 9 | a-na s,e-er be-li2#-ia# [u2-sza]-bi#-lam | to my lord I sent. |
| 10 | u3 a-na-ku a-na [ma-ri{ki}] | and I to Mari |
| 11 | a-na e-si-ik-ti e-bu-ur2# | for the esiktu-festival of Ebur |
| 12 | _e2-gal_-li-ia at-ta-la-ak# | I went to my palace |
Sources & licences
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