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ARM 06, 028 (P338965)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338965 |
| 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 | {disz}ia-an-ti-in-e-ra-ah ik-szu-dam-ma | Iān-tin-ērah arrived, and |
| 6 | ki-a-am iq-be2-em# um-ma-a-mi s,a-ba-am a-pa-qi2-dam-ma | Thus he said: "I will seize the captured, and" |
| 7 | u3 a-tu-ur-ra-am szum-ma# ha#-[na]-_mesz ku5_ a-na _ku5_ | And I have returned. If the haunas are cut off, to cut off |
| 8 | u3 ga-yu-um a-na ga-yi#-[im] s,a-bu-um an-nu-um | And a pig to a goat, this pig |
| 9 | pi2-ih-rum-ma u3 a-na pi2#? [t,up-pi2-szu] s,a#-bu-um szu-u2 | He is responsible for checking it and for the wording of his tablet. |
| 10 | u2-ul _lu2 egir#-mesz 2(disz) [li-im _lu2]-mesz# 2(disz) kesz2_ | not a man behind, 2 thousand men, 2 keš |
| 11 | [u3] ma-an-nu-um# u2#-sza#-al#-la#-[mu-szu]-nu#-ti# | and who will satisfy them? |
| 12 | u3 ia-at-ti-in-e-ra#-ah it-[ta-al-kam] | and Iattin-Erah has come |
| 13 | tap-pu-ni-ma _lu2_ babila2{ki} | together, and the man of Babylon |
| 14 | a-na 2(disz) me 3(disz) me s,a-bi-im | for 2300 prisoners |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _gal# mar-tu_ i-sza-ak-ka-[nu] | the Amorite chief will place. |
| 2 | [um]-ma#-a-mi ra-ab-bu-ut _kalam?_-tim | the great gods of the nation |
| 3 | i-na-an-na s,a-bu-um ma-du-um | Now there is a great army. |
| 4 | i-il-la-ak u3 _gal mar-tu_-szu | he shall go, and the great Amorite of his |
| 5 | u2-ul u2-ta-ad-da | he shall not give back. |
| 6 | {disz}ia-an-ti-in-e-ra-ah | Iantin-eraḫ |
| 7 | s,a-ba-am li-sza-al-lim u3 ul-li-isz | May the captive be well, and may he live long! |
| 8 | a-na s,e-er s,a-bi-im li-ik-szu#-ud-ma | let him go to the troops, and |
| 9 | s,a-ba-am li-ip-qi2-id u3 zi-im-ri-{d}iszkur# | may he entrust. Further, Zimrī-Adad |
| 10 | lu-u2 _gal mar-tu_-ma ia-at-ti-in-e-[ra-ah] | or the great Amorite, and Iatti-Eraḫ |
| 11 | lu#-u2 re-du-szu szum-ma ur-ra-am# | or his troops, if in the future |
| 12 | i-du-um a-na be-li2-ia im-qu2-ut-ma | Idum fell upon my lord and |
| 13 | um-ma-a-mi s,a-bu-um s,a#-el#-[tam-ma] | The following: “The young woman is pure. |
| 14 | li-szi-ib u3 wa-ar#-[ka-nu-um] | reside, and afterwards |
| left | ||
| 1 | s,a-ba-am sza-a-tu ma-an-nu-um u2-sza#-lam | That slave, who will restore it? |
| 2 | [{disz}]ia-an-ti-in-e-ra-ah s,a-ba-am li-sza-lim | Yantin-Erah, captive, may it be well. |
| 3 | u3 li-te-ra-asz-szu a-na-ku sza _ARAD2_-ti-ia | and return to him. I of my servant |
| 4 | a-na be-li2-ia asz2-tap-ra-am be-li2 sza# szar#-ru-ti#-[szu] li-isz-ta-al# | I have written to my lord. May my [lo]rd ask about his kingship. |
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