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ARM 06, 012 (P338949)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338949 |
| 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 | asz-szum ia-qi2-im-{d}iszkur | Concerning Yaqim-Addu |
| 6 | u3 6(disz) _lu2 szu-gi-mesz_ | and 6 šugi men |
| 7 | it-ti-ia ta-ri-im | with me a gift |
| 8 | u3 a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia a-la-ki-ia# | and to my lord my journey |
| 9 | sza be-li2 ia-si-im-dingir | of my lord Yasim-ilum |
| 10 | isz-pu-ra-am | he wrote to me |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _e2_ t,u2-ur-ri ku-un ra-ki-is3 | the temple of Ṭurri he established as a pledge. |
| 2 | {gesz}szu-rum na-ki-im t,e4-mi s,a-ab-ta-ku | “The šurānu-tree is the nākim-plant, I am the one who takes orders. |
| 3 | u4-ma-am u2-ul a-al-la-kam | It is not the day. |
| 4 | ur-ra-am _u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam_ | In the future, on the 19th day |
| 5 | bi-it-qa-am e-se2-ek-ke-er | “It is a gift, it is an ese’kkēr. |
| 6 | la-ma-sa3-at be-li2-ia li-ir-de-ni-in#-ni5 | May my lord's distress be directed to me. |
| 7 | bi-it-qa-am e-se2-ek-ke-ra-am | “It is a gift, it is an eseŋara’m. |
| 8 | u3 _lu2-mesz_ sza be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am | and the men about whom my lord wrote me |
| 9 | a-ta-ar-ra-am-ma | I shall return, and |
| 10 | at-ta-al-la-kam | I went. |
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