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ARM 06, 033 (P338970)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338970 |
| 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 | t,e4-em na-asz-pa-ra-at ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lu2_ babila2{ki} | News of the sending of Hammurapi, man of Babylon. |
| 4 | sza a-na s,e-er ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lu2_ kur-da{ki} | who to Hammurapi, the man of Kurda |
| 5 | {disz}sa3-si2#-ia# u3 zi-im-ri-ia _lu2_ zu-ur-ra{ki} | Sasiya and Zimriya, the man of Zurra |
| 6 | [{disz}]a-bu-me-ki-im asz2-ta#-[al]-ma | I asked Abumekim, and |
| 7 | [a-na ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lu2_] kur-da{ki} <ki-a-am isz-pu-ur> [um-ma-a]-mi | to Ḫammurapi, a man of Kurda, wrote me |
| 8 | [...] x-bi# | ... its ... |
| 9 | [...] x | |
| 10 | isz#?-[tu ...] ma-la sza u4-mi [...] | From ... as much as the day ... |
| 11 | sza i#-[na _{gesz}tukul-hi-a_] sza#-la-am# ma-ti-ka s,a-bi# [i-pu-szu] | who with the support of the strong one of your land fought |
| 12 | _lu2_ esz3-nun#-[na{ki} isz-tu _u4_]-mi ma-du-tim ki-ma [...] | the man of Ešnunna from a long time like |
| 13 | u2-sa3-ah#-[hi-ir-ka-ma s,a]-bu-um# [sza esz3]-nun#-na#{ki} | I turned to you, and the troops of Ešnunna |
| 14 | ma-at#-[ka ...] x [...] | Your land ... ... |
| 15 | _{gesz}gu-za_-ka#? lu?-x-x [...] | May your throne |
| 16 | t,e4-mu-um sza asz-pu-ra-ak-[kum za]-ku#-ra-[...] | News of which I wrote to you: "... |
| 17 | [u3] _ARAD2_-ka ki-ri-ib#-[sze-ri]-isz# a-t,a3#-ar#-[da-kum] | and your servant Kirib-sherish I have sent to you. |
| 18 | [an]-ne2-[tim] a-na ha-am-mu#-ra#-[pi2] isz#-pu#-[ur] | he wrote this to Hammurapi. |
| 19 | u3 a-na sa3-si2-ia ki-a-am isz-pu-ur# um-ma-a-mi# | and wrote to my lord as follows: |
| 20 | [isz]-de#-ku-nu ru-uk-sa3-nim-[ma] | he sent to you, my lord |
| 21 | [til-la-ti]-ku-<nu> t,u2-ur-da-nim <asz>-szum til-[la-ti-ku-nu] | <If> you are alive, Ṭurdanum, because of your life |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [isz-tu] u4-mi ma-du-tim asz2-[ta-al-ka] | From a long time ago I have been waiting for you. |
| 2 | [um]-ma# at-ta-a-ma at-ta-al-la#-[ak] | Thus you, I went: |
| 3 | u3 a-la-ak-ka u3 e-be2-[er-ka u2-ul a-mu-ur] | I will not see your journey or your return. |
| 4 | i-na-an-na it-ti s,a-bi-im sza# [...] | Now, with the troops of ... |
| 5 | s,a-bu-ka ar-hi-isz li#-ik-szu#-dam# | May your army quickly arrive. |
| 6 | u3 a-na zi-im-ri-ia _lu2#_ zu-[ur-ra{ki}] | and to Zimriya, the man of Zurra |
| 7 | ki-a-am isz#-pu-ur um-ma-a-[mi] | Thus he wrote: |
| 8 | isz-tu u4-mi-im [sza a-na _{gesz}gu-za e2_ a-bi-ka] | From the day that to the throne of your father’s house |
| 9 | te-ru-bu a-na zi#-mi# sza# a-ah-[hi-ka qa-an-ni] | You entered the life of your brother inside. |
| 10 | u3 si2-si2-ik-ti _e2#_-tim an-[ni-im] | and the foundations of this house |
| 11 | tu-ka-al na-asz-pa-ra-ti-[ka] | You will hold your messages. |
| 12 | esz-me-ma a-na t,e4-mi-im ma-di-isz szu-ta#-ah-su2-sa3 | He heard (it) and quickly sent it to me. |
| 13 | i-na-an-na s,a-bu-ka lu-u2 1(disz) me lu-u2 2(disz) me | Now, your troops are either 100 or 200. |
| 14 | ar#-hi-isz t,u2-ur-dam | Quickly return. |
| 15 | an-ne2-tim a-na zi-im-ri-ia isz-pu-ur | he wrote this to my name. |
| 16 | _iti_ e-bu-ri-im _u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 16 |
| 17 | i-na mu-usz-te-er-ti-szu t,up-pi2 an-ne2-em | At the beginning of his writing this tablet |
| 18 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi-lam | I sent to my lord. |
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