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ARM 06, 013 (P338950)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338950 |
| 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 a-na szi-pi2-ir _{gesz}kiri6_ | because for the work of the orchard |
| 6 | _lu2-mesz_ ki-na-at-te-e u3 s,a-ab _ka2 e2-gal_-lim | the loyal men and the troops at the gate of the palace |
| 7 | [ku-um]-mu-si-im sza be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am | Kummusum, which my lord wrote me |
| 8 | [_lu2-mesz_] ki-na-at-tu-u2 | the true men |
| 9 | [ma-ah]-ri#-ia szi-ip-ra-am s,a-ab#-tu# | My older brother, the work is seized. |
| 10 | [li]-ib#-bi mu-sze-zi-bi | Its heart, its utterance |
| 11 | [lu-u2] hu#-di szi-ip-rum szu-u2 | he is a šiprum, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ma-di-isz] da#-mi-iq be-li2 i-ma-ar-ru-szu | May my lord look upon him with pleasure. |
| 2 | [pi2-qa-at] ur#-ra-am u3 ul-li-ti-isz | The responsibility for the future and the future |
| 3 | szi-ip#-[ra]-am# sza-a-tu u2-sza-al-la-mu | That work will be completed. |
| 4 | u3 sza-pi2-il-ti _lu2_ ki-na-at-te-e | and the šāpiltu-offerings of the true men |
| 5 | i-na a-bu-ul-la-at u3 _a-gar3_ {d}hur-ra | from the watercourse and the meadow of Hurra |
| 6 | e-pe2-ri i-ha-ar-ru-u2 | they will receive the harvest. |
| 7 | [asz-szum] szi#-ip#-[ri-im sza]-ni-im | Concerning another work |
| 8 | [be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am um-ma]-mi# | My lord wrote me, thus: |
| 9 | [a-na _u4 4(disz)-kam_ szi-pi2-ir _{gesz}kiri6_] | for 4 days the harvest of the orchard |
| 10 | li#-sza-al-li-[mu-nim] | may they keep me alive! |
| 11 | a-na _u4 4(disz)-kam_ szi-pi2-ir _{gesz}[kiri6_] | for 4 days the harvest of the orchard |
| 12 | ki-ma sza be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am | as my lord wrote me, |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-ip-hu-ru-ma szi-ip-ra#-[am sza-a-tu] | May that work be completed. |
| 2 | i-na _u4 1(disz)-kam_ li-sza-al#-[li-mu] | On the 1st day may they be well. |
| 3 | u3 a-na-ku ur-ra-am mu#-[usz-te-er-tam] | And I, in the future, seek a lawsuit |
| 4 | [a-na] s,e#-er be-li2-ia a-[al-la-ak] | to my lord I shall go. |
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