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ARM 06, 027 (P338964)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 027 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338964 |
| 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 | sza-ni-tam _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri e-ti-iq#-[tum] | Secondly, the sons of the work-assignment of Etiqtum |
| 5 | a-na _e2-gal_-la-tim{ki} u3 [kur-da{ki} il-li-ku] | to Egallātum and Kurda they went. |
| 6 | {disz}i-ba-al-{d}iszkur _dumu_ [szi-ip-ri-im _lu2_ kur-da{ki}] | Ibal-Adda, son of Šipirum, man of Kurda |
| 7 | {disz}ha-aq-bu-da-di [_lu2 e2-gal_-la-tim{ki}] | Ḫaqbu-dādi, the man of the palace of Latium |
| 8 | u3 im-gur-{d}utu _lu2_ [esz3-nun-na{ki} a-lik i-di-szu-nu] | and Imgur-šamaš, the man of Ešranna, the one who went with them |
| 9 | 3(disz) _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu-ti u2-[ka-as-su2] | 3 of those men he bound. |
| 10 | i-na qa-ab-li-it bu-lim [is,-ba-tu-nim-ma] | they seized me in the middle of the cattle pen, and |
| 11 | a-na s,e-er me-ep-ti-i-im ir-[du-ni-isz-szu-nu-ti] | he made them enter into a trap. |
| 12 | u3 me-ep-tu-u2 a-na# s,e#-ri-ia# [it,-ru-da-asz-szu-nu-ti] | And he brought them back to my country. |
| 13 | i-na-an-na a-nu-um-ma _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu#-ti# a#-na# s,e#-er# be#-li2#-ia | Now, herewith, these men to my lord |
| 14 | at,-t,a3-ar-dam wa-ar-ki t,up-pi2-ia an-ni-i-im i-ka-asz-sza-du-nim# | I have sent. After this my tablet is ready, |
| 15 | u3 t,e4-em esz3-nun-na{ki} asz2-ta-al-ma um-ma-a-mi | and the news of Ešnunna I asked, and my mother |
| 16 | 1(u) 2(disz) li-mi s,a-bu-um _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki} | 12 thousand troops of the man of Ešnunna |
| 17 | a#-na szi-tu-ul-lim{ki} i-le-em u3 i-na li-ib-bi s,a-bi-im sza#-a#-tu# | to Šitullī he went, and in that army |
| 18 | [6(disz)] li#-mi s,a-[bu-um] sze#-em isz-szi u3 6(disz) li-mi s,a-bu-um | 6 thousand shabûm of barley he brought, and 6 thousand sibum |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] _lu2#_ la-[ar-sa{ki}] | ... the man of Larsa |
| 3' | x [...] e-be-ru-um-ma [te-eb-bi-ir ...] | ... ... is above and below ... |
| 4' | u3 sza# ni-ip-pe2-sza-ak-kum# [tu]-ta#-ar | and you return what we have done. |
| 5' | sze-em 1(disz) ka-ra-am a-na _elam-ma-mesz_ | barley, 1 karam for the Elamites |
| 6' | {disz}s,il2-li2-{d#}suen# id#-di-in a-na di-ni-ik-tim{ki} | Ṣillī-Sîn gave to Diniktum. |
| 7' | i-za-ab-bi-lu-[nim] u3 a-na pa-an _elam-ma_ usz!-te-re-e!-em#! | they will bring to me, and they will return to Elam. |
| 8' | u3 um-ma-a-mi 1(u) li-[mi] s,a-bu-um _lu2_ qu2-tu-u2 | and the following: 10 thousand troops of a fugitive |
| 9' | sza _munus_ na-wa-ri-tim# a-na# pa#-an#? si-bu-ut sza-at-tim-ma# | of a woman a nawariātu in the presence of the rest of the year |
| 10' | i-li-em a-na la-ar-sa3{ki} pa-nu-szu-nu sza-ak-[nu] | the gods were present to Larsa. |
| 11 | u3 _lu2_ babila2{ki} isz-tu ma-al-gi-im[{ki}] | and the man of Babylon from Malgium |
| 12' | u2-s,e-em-ma _udu-hi-a_ sza _elam-ma-mesz_ i-na [...] | I brought out, and the Elamite sheep in ... |
| 13' | isz-hi-it, u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 i-na zimbir#[{ki} wa-szi-ib] | and Hammurapi dwelled in Sippar. |
| 14' | t,e4-ma-am an-ne2-em _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu ub-lu-[nim] | this report, those men brought |
| 15' | u3 wu-u2-ur-ta-szu-nu asz2-ta-al-ma | I asked their descendants, and |
| 16' | a-na isz-me-{d}da-gan u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | to Išme-Dagan and Hammurapi |
| 17' | ki#-a-am# sza-ap-ru um-ma-a-mi ma-a-at szu-bar-tim | Thus (says) the mother of the land of Sumer. |
| 18' | i-na qa-ti-ku-nu ki-la u3 s,a-ba-am til-la-tam | With your firm approval and steadfast support |
| 19' | a-na _lu2_ babila2{ki} la ta-na-ad-di-na | do not give to the man of Babylon. |
| 20' | u3 a-na zi-im-ri-li-im szu-up-ra-ma | and send to Zimrī-Lîm. |
| 21' | [s,a]-ba#-am til-la-tam a-na _lu2_ babila2{ki} | seized, and to the man of Babylon |
| 22' | la# i-na-ad-di-in | does not give |
| left | ||
| 1 | _iti#_ [hi]-bi-ir-[tim _u4 n-kam_] | The month of Hibirtu, the day n |
| 2 | t,up#-pi2# an-ne2-em [a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia] | This tablet to my lord |
| 3 | u2#-sza-bi-[lam] | he sent to me |
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