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ARM 06, 008 (P338945)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338945 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | a-na szi-ip-ri-im ak-szu-ud-ma | I completed the work and |
| 6 | ha-bu-ur a-na pa-ni-ia | “Habūr-to-me’s-presence. |
| 7 | 2(disz) am-ma-tim im-la | 2 female lambs, weighed out, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na-an-na a-di mi-lum | Now, until justice |
| 2 | sza ha-bu-ur u2-ta-ar-ru | of Habur they shall return. |
| 3 | bi-it-qa-am | a gift |
| 4 | u2-ul e-se2-ek-ke#-er | he shall not be negligent. |
| 5 | ha-bu-ur ki-ma ma-t,e4-em | “Ḫabur, like a dead person’s, |
| 6 | bi-it-qa-am e-se2-ek-ke-er | “It is a gift, it is an ese’kkēr. |
Sources & licences
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