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ARM 06, 014 (P338951)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338951 |
| 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 | a-lum ma-ri{ki} _e2-gal_-lum | the city Mari, the palace |
| 6 | u3 ha-al-s,um sza-lim | and the district are well. |
| 7 | sza-ni-tam t,e4-hi-tum _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri | Alternatively, ṭeḫitum (means) the sons of the craftsman. |
| 8 | isz-tu ia-am-ha-ad u3 qa-ta#-nim{ki} | from Yamhad and Qatanum |
| 9 | ik-szu-du-nim i-bi-{d}isztaran | Ibbi-Ištaran |
| 10 | {disz}ia-ba-an-ni-dingir | Iabanni-ilī, |
| 11 | u3 ut-li-esz18-dar | and Utli-Ištar |
| 12 | 3(disz) _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri _babila2{ki} | 3 sons of the messengers of Babylon, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}sa-am-su-{d}i-szar# | Samsu-Išar |
| 2 | _dumu_ szi-ip-ri ia-am-ha-du-u2 a-li-ik i-di-szu#-nu# | son of the messenger Iamḫadû, who went with them |
| 3 | isz-tu ia-am-ha-ad{ki} ik-szu-du-nim | from Yamḫad he captured |
| 4 | a-na _babila2{ki} i-ti-qu2 | to Babylon they passed. |
| 5 | {disz}{d}suen-dingir _dumu_ szi-ip-ri | Sîn-ilī, son of Šipri |
| 6 | _lu2 e2-gal_-la-tim{ki} | the man of Egallatim |
| 7 | u3 s,a-ya-da-an _lu2_ ia-am-ha-ad{ki} | and Ṣāyadan, man of Yamḫad |
| 8 | a-li-ik i-di#-szu | the one who goes with him |
| 9 | a-na _e2-gal_-la-tim{ki} i-ti-qu2 | to the palace of Latium passed, |
| 10 | {disz}ia-ar-pa-{d}iszkur _dumu_ szi-ip#-[ri] | Iār-pa-Adad, son of Šipri |
| 11 | qa#-ta-na-yu{ki} | Qatanayu |
| 12 | [a]-na s,e-er be-li2-ia sza-pi2-ir | to my lord he sent. |
| 13 | u3 ba-lum a-li-ik i-di-im | and without (the permission of) the governor |
| 14 | il-li-kam i-na-an-na | came. Now |
| left | ||
| 1 | _lu2_ a-li-ik-szu it-ti-szu usz-ta-as,-bi-tam-ma | the man who went with him seized, and |
| 2 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia at,-t,a3-ar-da-asz-szu | I have sent him to my lord. |
Sources & licences
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