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ARM 06, 019 (P338956)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338956 |
| 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 qi2#-bi2#-ma# | Speak to my lord |
| 2 | um-ma ba-ah-di-li#-im# _ARAD2#_-[ka]-a-ma | Thus Bahdi-Lim, your servant: |
| 3 | a-lum ma-ri{ki} _e2-gal#_-[lum u3] ha#-al-s,um sza-lim | The city of Mari, the palace and the district are well. |
| 4 | _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri _elam-ma-mesz_ u3 qa-t,a2-na-yu{ki} | sons of the work of the Elamite and Qaṭanayu |
| 5 | e-ti-iq-tum isz-tu ma-ha-ar _sukkal_ ik-szu-du-nim | had passed, before the vizier he defeated me. |
| 6 | {disz}ku-ku-ma-an-zu _dumu_ szi-ip-ri _elam-ma_ | Kukum-manzu, son of the Elamite craftsman |
| 7 | u3 e-pi2-dingir _dumu_ szi-ip-ri qa-t,a2-na-yu{ki} | and Epī-ilum, son of the craftsman of Qaṭanayu |
| 8 | a-li-ik i-di-szu a-na qa-t,a2-nim{ki} | to Qaṭānum went. |
| 9 | i-ti-qu2 _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu-ti ak-la | he passed, those men I captured. |
| 10 | szum-ma i-ti-qu2 u2-lu-ma ik-ka-al-lu-u2 | If he has fallen, either he will die. |
| 11 | [an]-ni#-tam# la an-ni-tam ar-hi-isz be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am | Let my lord quickly write me this not this. |
| 12 | [{disz}ia]-ar#-pa-{d}iszkur _dumu_ szi-ip-ri _lu2_ qa-t,a2-nim{ki} | Iār-pâ-Addu, son of Šibru, man of Qaṭanum |
| 13 | [sza] a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia sza-ap-ru | which I wrote to my lord |
| 14 | sza# i-na pa-ni-tim | which before |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szum a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia t,a3-ra-di#-szu | Concerning the news of my lord: |
| 2 | asz-pu-ra-am i-na-an-na asz2-ta-al-ma | I wrote to you, but now I have asked and |
| 3 | u3 _lu2_ sza-a-tu ak-la um-ma a-na-ku-ma | and that man I acted, thus I: |
| 4 | as-su2-ur-re-ma s,a-bu-um til-la-tum | (Sum) I have sent a message to you (Akk) I am sending a messenger, a greeting-gift |
| 5 | ma-ha-ar be-li2-ia u2-ul pa-ah-ra | in the presence of my lord will not be accepted. |
| 6 | u3 _lu2_ sza-a-tu a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia a-t,a3-ra-ad-ma | and that man to my lord I have sent, and |
| 7 | wa-ar-ka-at s,a-bi-im i-pa-ra-as2 | After he has collected the troops, |
| 8 | asz-szum an-ni-tim ak-la-szu | Because of this I imposed it. |
| 9 | i-na-an-na _lu2_ sza-a-tu a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | Now that man to my lord |
| 10 | a-t,a3-ar-ra-da-asz-szu an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam | I have written to him, this is not the case. |
| 11 | be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am | my lord should write me. |
| 12 | u3 asz-szum ia-tar-{d}iszkur i-na a-hi-ti-ia-ma | and concerning Iatar-Addu in my side |
| 13 | _dumu#-mesz dam-gar3_ a-sza-al-ma | the sons of the merchant I asked, and |
| 14 | um-ma-a-mi sza-lim u2-ul mi-im-ma# | All is well; nothing |
| 15 | wa-ar-ki _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri _lu2_ qa-t,a2#-[nim{ki}] | after the sons of the work of the man of Qaṭānu |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-na sza-ni-im u4-mi-im sza-a-tu u2-wa-e-ru | In the future, in that day, they will renew |
| 2 | u3 in-ne2-er-ri it-ti-szu wu-u2-ur | and a lawsuit against him will arise. |
| 3 | _iti_ {d}igi-kur _u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam_ t,up-pa-am a-na s,e-er be-li2-[ia] u2-sza-bi-lam | The month of Igikur, the 11th day, my tablet to my lord I sent. |
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