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ARM 06, 032 (P338969)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 032 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338969 |
| 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 | am#-sza-li i-nu-ma isz-tu ma-ha-ar be-li2-ia | When from before my lord |
| 6 | ak#-szu-dam | to be carried off |
| 7 | qa-tam a-na qa-ti-ma a-na pa-qa-ad s,a-bi-im | “It is a gift, it is given to me to be entrusted. |
| 8 | [qa]-tam# asz-ku-un# | I deposited. |
| 9 | [u3 as-su2-ur]-re | and assur |
| 10 | [be-li2 i-qa-be2]-em | my lord will say |
| 11 | [um-ma-mi] wa#?-tar#-tum# | my name is Watartum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [szi]-i# mi-im-ma i-ba#-[asz-szi] | whatever there is |
| 2 | s,a-bu-um mi-t,i3#-tam ir#-szi-ma | the ṣābûm-priestess a crime committed, and |
| 3 | u3 a-di ta-am-li-tam | and the sea |
| 4 | s,a-ba-am u2-ma#-al-lu-u2 | they will pay back the captured. |
| 5 | _lu2_ su-ga-gi u2-ul u2-wa-asz-sza-ar | the man of Sugāgu shall not release. |
| 6 | asz-szum ki-a-am pi2-qi2-it-tum id-li-ip | because he has broken the contract in the following way |
| 7 | i-na-an-na am-sza-li ap-qi2-id | Now, I have entrusted to you. |
| 8 | [u4-ma]-am sza-pi2-il-ti s,a-bi-im | The day of the exalted extispicy |
| 9 | [i-na] pa-an-di-im u2-sza-la-am | before me he shall pay. |
| 10 | [e]-nu-ut _{gesz}tukul_ i-ma-ha-ar | the weapon he shall accept |
| 11 | u3 na-ap-ta-na-am | and naptānum, |
| 12 | i-pa-at-ta-an | he shall redeem. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u3] i-na#-asz-szi | and he shall bear |
Sources & licences
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