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ARM 06, 015 (P338952)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338952 |
| 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 u3 ha-al-s,um sza-lim | the city Mari, the palace and the district are well. |
| 6 | _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri t,e4-hi-tum isz-tu qa-t,a2-nim{ki} ik-szu-du-nim | the sons of the ṭeḫitum workers from Qaṭanum they captured. |
| 7 | {disz}u-bar-rum _ARAD2_ be-li2-ia | Ubarrum, servant of my lord |
| 8 | {disz}{d}iszkur-ba-ah-li _lu2_ qa-t,a2-nim{ki} | Adad-baḫli, man of Qaṭānum |
| 9 | a-li-ik i-di-szu a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | I will go with him to my lord's aid. |
| 10 | {disz}na-ap-si-ia-an-du _lu2_ qa-t,a2-nim{ki} | Napsiyandu, man of Qaṭānum |
| 11 | e-ti-iq-tum a-na _babila2{ki} | the rites to Babylon |
| 12 | {disz}gi-mil-{d}suen _lu2_ ar-ra-ap-hi-im | Gimillu-Sîn, the arrapḫim |
| 13 | {disz}{d}iszkur-ba-ah-li _min3_ | Adad-bahli ditto |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _lu2_ qa-ta-nim{ki} a-li-ik [i]-di-szu | the man of Qatanum, the one who went with him |
| 2 | a-na ar-ra-ap-hi-im{ki} | to Arrapḫum |
| 3 | sza-ni-tam s,a-ba-am te-ni-it bi-ir-tim | Secondly, capture of the enemy land. |
| 4 | sza ha-ar-be2-e{ki} at,-ru-ud | of Ḫarbē I entrusted. |
| 5 | u3 pa-ni-tam ha-am-mi-ta-lu-u2 su-tu-u2 | and the face of Ḫammitalû, the Sutean, |
| 6 | ik-szu#-dam-ma 3(disz) _a-gar3 sze_ | arrived, and 3 hectares of arable land |
| 7 | u3 _5(asz) gur_ ku-na-szi | and 5 gur of kunašu |
| 8 | ad-di-in-szum a-pu-ul-szu-ma | I gave him, I imposed upon him, and |
| 9 | u3 it#-ta-la-ak | and has gone |
Sources & licences
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