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ARM 06, 023 (P338960)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338960 |
| 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,u2-um sza#-lim | The city of Mari, the palace and the district are well. |
| 6 | ki#-ma sza be-li2 u2-wa-e-ra-an-ni | As my lord has instructed me |
| 7 | [a-na]-ku# u3 ia-si-im-su-mu-u2 a-na ma-ri{ki} | I and Yasimsumû to Mari |
| 8 | [ni]-ik-szu#-ud-ma e-si-ik-ti de-szi-im ni-si-ik | We set up a scepter of justice. |
| 9 | a-na e-bu-ri-im ka-ma-si2-im a-hu-um u2-ul na#-di | To the eburīm (temple) of Kamasî, my brother I did not give. |
| 10 | as#-su2#-ur-re-e-ma be-li2 ki-a-am i-qa-ab-bi | I shall return, and my lord will say thus: |
| 11 | [um-ma]-a-mi a-na ka-ma-as2 e-bu-ri-im | Thus (says) the kamaš-demon of the harvest. |
| 12 | [a-hu]-um# na-di mi-im-ma a-hu-um u2-ul na-di# | He should not give a brother, anything else should not be given. |
| 13 | [i-na-an]-na# a-nu-um-ma# na-ap-si-e-ra-ah _ARAD2#_ [be-li2-ia] | Now then, Napsi-Erah, servant of my lord |
| 14 | [u3 _dumu-mesz_ szi]-ip#-ri sza isz-me-{d}da-gan | and the craftsmen of Išme-Dagan |
| 15 | [a-li-ku-ut i]-di-szu | who goes with his weapon |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na s,e-er be]-li2-ia at,-t,a3-ar-dam# | I have sent to my lord. |
| 2 | [u3 x _dumu-mesz_] szi#-ip-ri e-[la-mi-i] | and x sons of Elam's work |
| 3 | [it-ti-szu-nu i-zu]-za-am u2-ul ad#-[di-in-szu-nu-ti] | he will stand with them. I did not give them. |
| 4 | [sza-ni-tam _dumu]-mesz#_ szi-ip-ri-im e-te-eq-tum# | Secondly, the sons of the work-assignment of E-teqtum |
| 5 | [isz-tu] babila2#{ki} esz3-nun-na{ki#} _e2-gal_-la-tim{ki} | from Babylon, Ešnunna, and Egallatim |
| 6 | ka-ra-na#-a{ki} qa-ab-ra-a{ki} | Karana, Qabra |
| 7 | u3 ar-ra-ap-hi-im{ki} sza a-na ia#-[am]-ha-ad{ki} | and Arraphim, which to Yamḫad |
| 8 | qa#-t,a2-nim{ki} ha-s,u2-ra-a{ki} u3 kar#-ka#-mi#-is3#{ki} | Qaṭānim, Haṣuraya, and Karkames |
| 9 | wu-u2-ru i-ka-asz-sza-du-nim | they will defeat me. |
| 10 | u2-wa-asz-sa-ar a-ka-al-la-szu-nu-ti-i | he will release them. |
| 11 | u3 szum-ma _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri isz-tu ia-am-ha-ad#{ki} | and if the sons of the workmen from Yamḫad |
| 12 | qa#-t,a2#-nim#{ki} ha#-s,u2-ra-a#{ki} u3 kar-ka-mi-is3{ki} | Qaṭānim, Haṣuraya, and Karkamis |
| 13 | [sza a-na _babila2{ki} esz3-nun-na{ki} _e2-gal_-la]-tim{ki} | who to Babylon, Ešnunna, and Egallatim |
| 14 | [ka-ra-na-a{ki} qa-ab-ra-a{ki} u3 ar-ra-ap]-hi-im{ki} | Karana, Qabru and Arrapḫum |
| 15 | [wu-u2-ru i-ka-asz-sza-du-nim] | they will defeat me. |
| 16 | [u2-wa-sza-ar a-ka]-al#-la-szu-nu-ti#-[i] | he shall redeem them. |
| 17 | [an-ni-tam la an]-ni#-tam be-li2 pu-ru-sa3-[szu] | This is not the case, my lord, his verdict |
| 18 | [li-isz-pu]-ra-am# | may he write to me. |
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