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ARM 06, 020 (P338957)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338957 |
| 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 | sza-ni-tam na#-ap#-si-e-ra-ah _ARAD2_ be-li2-ia | Secondly, Napsi-Erah, servant of my lord |
| 7 | u3 _lu2-tur-mesz_ ia#-si-im-{d}da-gan sza-al-mu | and the children of Yasim-Dagan are well. |
| 8 | isz-tu ha-asz-szi-im{ki} ik-szu-du-nim | from Haššim he conquered |
| 9 | ge-er-ra-szu-nu sza-al-ma-at | their land is well. |
| 10 | u3 ia-mu-ur-ad-du _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-im | and Iamur-addu, son of the craftsman |
| 11 | _lu2_ ia-am-ha-ad{ki#} | the man of Yamhad |
| 12 | sza pa-ni-szu-nu is,-ba-tam-ma | who had seized their faces, and |
| 13 | u3 u2-sza-al-li#-ma-asz-szu-[nu-ti] | and he made them live. |
| 14 | t,up-pi2# [a-ni]-isz#-hur#-bi# [na-szi] | I am sending a tablet to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a]-nu-um#-[ma it-ti _lu2-tur_]-ri#-ia | Now, with my apprentice |
| 2 | a-na s,e-er be-li2#-ia# [at,-ru-da]-szu | I gave him to my lord. |
| 3 | u3 [asz-szum] t,e4-em _babila2{ki} | and concerning the news of Babylon |
| 4 | a-[di-ni] t,e4#-mu#-um mi#-im-ma | until now I have not heard anything |
| 5 | u2-ul# im#-qu2-tam u3 a-na-ku bu-qa-qa-am | I did not fall, and I was a flood. |
| 6 | u2-na-a'2-'i3-id um-ma a-na-ku-ma | he will measure out, thus I: |
| 7 | [i]-na# ka#-sza-di-ka-ma | on your journey |
| 8 | [_lu2-tur_ t,u2]-ru-ud-ma t,e4-em _babila2{ki} | a child born and the news of Babylon |
| 9 | [li-il]-qe2#-ek-kum-ma u3 ar-hi-isz | take you, and quickly |
| 10 | [a-na s,e]-ri-ia szu-up-ra#-am | send to me! |
| 11 | [t,e4-em _babila2{ki}] ma-li# [i]-ma-aq-qu2-tam | News of Babylon: the people will be distressed. |
| 12 | ar#-[hi-isz a-na s,e]-er be-li2-ia | quickly to my lord |
| 13 | a-sza-ap#-pa-ra-am | I shall send. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _iti_ {d}igi-kur _u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_ t,up-pa-am | The month of Iyyar, the 14th day, tablet |
| 2 | a-na s,e#-er be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi-lam | to my lord I sent. |
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